| Index | Walnut Cove | North Carolina | National |
| Income per capita | $18,919 | $25,608 | $28,555 |
| Median household income | $35,329 | $46,693 | $53,482 |
| Median income owner occupied | $43,125 | $59,204 | $68,142 |
| Median income renter occupied | $16,818 | $29,260 | $33,219 |
| Median earnings male | $34,934 | $32,206 | $36,116 |
| Median earnings female | $26,250 | $24,378 | $25,692 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9% | 6.6% | 5.8% |
| Poverty level | 19.7% | 17.6% | 15.6% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 9.2% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing sector | 22.8% | 2.4% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 8.6% | 4.8% |
| Public administration | 6.5% | 8.7% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 7.7% | 5.6% |
| Education, health & social services | 4.6% | 42.5% |
| Other | 38.8% | 21.0% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Summerfield, NC | 10,477 | $102,713 | 92% |
| Oak Ridge, NC | 6,435 | $101,667 | 90% |
| Stokesdale, NC | 5,177 | $76,691 | 43% |
| Germanton, NC | 872 | $69,821 | 31% |
| Bethania, NC | 311 | $56,250 | 5% |
| Walnut Cove, NC | 1,599 | $35,329 | 34% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Penn Valley, CA | 1,599 | $43,750 | 18% |
| Cleveland, WI | 1,599 | $55,568 | 4% |
| Hartley, IA | 1,599 | $43,309 | 19% |
| Craigsville, WV | 1,599 | $25,127 | 53% |
| Sour Lake, TX | 1,598 | $41,450 | 22% |
| Walnut Cove, NC | 1,599 | $35,329 | 34% |