Wilkesboro, NC Demographic Data
Wilkesboro, NC Summary
Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County in North Carolina
- Population: 3,417
- Area: 5.90 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.90 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 579.54 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 995.73 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wilkesboro, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,909
54%
50.8
Male
1,643
46%
49.2
Total Population
3,552
323,128,000
Wilkesboro, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
205
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
195
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
306
8.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
220
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
185
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
462
13.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
487
13.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
377
10.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
95
2.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
189
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
352
9.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
318
9.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
161
4.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,734
77.0%
77.2
Female
1,605
58.7%
51.3
Male
1,129
41.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,519
70.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
953
26.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
831
23.4%
15.2
Female
571
68.7%
55.8
Male
260
31.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Wilkesboro, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,355
94.5%
96.8
White
2,835
79.8%
72.6
Black or African American
426
12.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
34
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
8
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
26
0.7%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
60
1.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
197
5.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
106
3.0%
17.8
Mexican
6
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
100
2.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,446
97.0%
82.2
Wilkesboro, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
310
12.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
316
12.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
536
22.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
404
16.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
301
12.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
303
12.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
271
11.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
626
25.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,815
74.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
574
23.5%
31.2
Wilkesboro, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
883
31.0%
33.7%
Now Married
1,122
39.4%
47.5
Divorced
258
9.1%
11.0%
Separated
171
6.0%
2.0
Widowed
412
14.5
5.8%
Wilkesboro, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,269
97.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
78
2.3%
21.6%
Spanish
52
1.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
26
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Wilkesboro, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
210
15.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
160
11.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
153
11.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
159
11.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
150
10.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
140
10.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
201
14.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
78
5.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
75
5.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
49
3.6%
6.4
Median household income
35,550
57,617
Per capita income
23,714
31,128
Wilkesboro, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
84
6.3%
9.8
Construction
30
2.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
353
26.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
47
3.5%
6.6
Information
41
3.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
334
25.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
29
2.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
86
6.5%
11.4
Public administration
83
6.2%
4.6
Retail trade
200
15.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
39
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5
0.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
119
8.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
516
38.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
159
11.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
373
28.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
164
12.3%
18.1%
Wilkesboro, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,284
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,178
91.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
75
5.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
31
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.6
26.6
Wilkesboro, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
126
9.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
573
41.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
444
32.3%
37.1
3 or more
232
16.9%
21.0
Wilkesboro, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,375
90.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
707
51.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
668
48.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
147
9.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.5
Wilkesboro, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,522
1 room
13
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
48
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
258
17.0%
9.1
4 rooms
268
17.6%
16.5
5 rooms
176
11.6%
19.8
6 rooms
307
20.2%
17.8
7 rooms
243
16.0%
12.0
8 rooms
73
4.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
136
8.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wilkesboro, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,522
1-unit, detached
864
56.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
82
5.4%
5.9
2-units
11
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
80
5.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
248
16.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
31
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
142
9.3%
9.0
Mobile home
64
4.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wilkesboro, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
39
2.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
66
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
213
14.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
215
14.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
364
23.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
248
16.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
208
13.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
152
10.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
17
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wilkesboro, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
74
5.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
74
5.4%
4.7
Electricity
1,167
84.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
41
3.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
19
1.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Wilkesboro, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
478
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
9
1.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
10
2.1%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
41
8.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
43
9.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
163
34.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
212
44.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
265
55.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
78
16.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
36
7.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
2.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
88
18.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wilkesboro, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
660
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
11
1.7%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
31
4.7%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
46
7.0%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
65
9.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
172
26.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
335
50.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
8
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
636
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
100
16.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
20
3.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
75
12.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
36
5.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
8
1.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
380
61.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
49
0.0%
0.0%
Wilkesboro, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
707
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
30
4.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
135
19.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
127
18.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
213
30.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
94
13.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
108
15.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
168,300
205,000