North Wilkesboro vs Wilkesboro

A side-by-side comparison of North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Wilkesboro has the higher population (4,348 vs 3,664 in Wilkesboro). Wilkesboro has the higher median household income ($41,175 vs $39,288 in North Wilkesboro). North Wilkesboro has the higher median home value ($231,400 vs $197,600 in Wilkesboro).

Population, income & housing

	North Wilkesboro	Wilkesboro
Population	4,348	3,664
Median age	41.6 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$39,288	$41,175
Median home value	$231,400	$197,600
Median gross rent	$659	$713
Housing units	1,985	1,828
Homeownership rate	45.6%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Wilkesboro	Wilkesboro
Population	4,194 → 4,348 (+3.7%)	3,495 → 3,664 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$24,479 → $39,288 (+60.5%)	$38,136 → $41,175 (+8.0%)
Median home value	$116,400 → $231,400 (+98.8%)	$176,900 → $197,600 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $659 (+8.6%)	$622 → $713 (+14.6%)

North Wilkesboro

Population

4,1944,348

Median household income

$24,479$39,288

Median home value

$116,400$231,400

Median gross rent

$607$659

Wilkesboro

Population

3,4953,664

Median household income

$38,136$41,175

Median home value

$176,900$197,600

Median gross rent

$622$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Wilkesboro	Wilkesboro
Under 5	4.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	14.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	11.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	7.9%	14.2%
35 to 44	16.4%	7.0%
45 to 54	15.8%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	13.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	9.9%
75 and over	8.6%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Wilkesboro	Wilkesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	69.5%	80.9%
Black or African American	14.0%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Wilkesboro	Wilkesboro
No high school diploma	23.3%	6.9%
High school graduate	17.4%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Wilkesboro	Wilkesboro
Drove alone	79.2%	81.9%
Carpooled	4.6%	1.9%
Public transit	0.6%	1.4%
Walked	2.8%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	7.7%
Other means	0.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Wilkesboro	Wilkesboro
1-unit, detached	58.2%	53.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	20.6%
20 or more units	11.1%	14.8%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	North Wilkesboro	Wilkesboro
Poverty rate	21.1%	18.7%
Average household size	2.15	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1965	1981