Belews Lake is located nearby, and North Carolina Highway 68 and North Carolina Highway 65 both intersect U.S. Route 158 near the town's center.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,924 people, 1,837 households, and 1,439 families residing in the town.

As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 5,047 people, 1,201 households, and 962 families residing in the town.

16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Students in Stokesdale continue to attend Northwest Guilford Middle School and Northwest Guilford High School, located to the south in Greensboro.