North Wilkesboro, NC Demographic Data
North Wilkesboro, NC Summary
North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County in North Carolina
- Population: 4,264
- Area: 6.59 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.59 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 647.33 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,143.04 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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North Wilkesboro, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,132
50%
50.8
Male
2,134
50%
49.2
Total Population
4,266
323,128,000
North Wilkesboro, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
307
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
152
3.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
370
8.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
257
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
361
8.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
443
10.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
504
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
524
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
245
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
238
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
406
9.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
213
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
246
5.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,268
76.6%
77.2
Female
1,752
53.6%
51.3
Male
1,516
46.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,068
71.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
935
21.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
865
20.3%
15.2
Female
596
68.9%
55.8
Male
269
31.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
North Wilkesboro, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,210
98.7%
96.8
White
3,191
74.8%
72.6
Black or African American
547
12.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.1%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
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
37
0.9%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
37
0.9%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
429
10.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
56
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
639
15.0%
17.8
Mexican
526
12.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
11
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
12
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
90
2.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,627
85.0%
82.2
North Wilkesboro, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
259
9.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
724
25.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
792
28.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
381
13.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
201
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
321
11.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
141
5.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
983
34.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,836
65.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
462
16.4%
31.2
North Wilkesboro, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,301
37.9%
33.7%
Now Married
1,285
37.4%
47.5
Divorced
360
10.5%
11.0%
Separated
115
3.3%
2.0
Widowed
376
10.9
5.8%
North Wilkesboro, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,547
89.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
412
10.4%
21.6%
Spanish
396
10.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
16
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
North Wilkesboro, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
443
27.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
220
13.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
242
14.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
181
11.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
175
10.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
136
8.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
101
6.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
90
5.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
33
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
19
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
18,911
57,617
Per capita income
17,212
31,128
North Wilkesboro, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
23
1.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
120
9.5%
9.8
Construction
49
3.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
348
27.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
91
7.2%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
196
15.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
110
8.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
104
8.2%
11.4
Public administration
26
2.1%
4.6
Retail trade
158
12.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
15
1.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
27
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
101
8.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
382
30.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
238
18.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
297
23.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
249
19.7%
18.1%
North Wilkesboro, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,242
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,103
88.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
128
10.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
11
0.9%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.3
26.6
North Wilkesboro, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
363
22.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
510
31.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
436
26.6%
37.1
3 or more
331
20.2%
21.0
North Wilkesboro, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,640
87.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
597
36.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,043
63.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
225
12.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
North Wilkesboro, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,865
1 room
33
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
92
4.9%
2.7
3 rooms
250
13.4%
9.1
4 rooms
312
16.7%
16.5
5 rooms
417
22.4%
19.8
6 rooms
353
18.9%
17.8
7 rooms
138
7.4%
12.0
8 rooms
107
5.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
163
8.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
North Wilkesboro, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,865
1-unit, detached
1,088
58.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
16
0.9%
5.9
2-units
41
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
216
11.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
163
8.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
62
3.3%
4.4
20 or more units
202
10.8%
9.0
Mobile home
77
4.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
North Wilkesboro, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
226
12.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
149
8.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
525
28.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
147
7.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
226
12.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
304
16.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
169
9.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
110
5.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
9
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
North Wilkesboro, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
22
1.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
77
4.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,264
77.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
213
13.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
41
2.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
23
1.4%
1.1
North Wilkesboro, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
370
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
8
2.2%
7.0%
Less than $500
16
4.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
24
6.5%
20.1%
$3,000 or more
26
7.0%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
122
33.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
174
47.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
128
34.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
45
12.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
41
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
30
8.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
126
34.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
North Wilkesboro, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,017
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
41
4.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
488
48.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
488
48.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
26
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
514
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
77
7.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
100
9.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
87
8.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
128
12.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
43
4.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
582
57.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
26
0.0%
0.0%
North Wilkesboro, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
597
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
38
6.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
165
27.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
114
19.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
144
24.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
92
15.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
7
1.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
37
6.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
141,900
205,000
