Cricket

Population: 2,512
Median household income: $40,405
Median home value: $153,600

Cricket, a community in Wilkes County, North Carolina, has 2,512 residents. The median household income of $40,405 is below the Wilkes County median ($50,438).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cricket's population grew 28.9% from 1,949 to 2,512, while its median home value rose 54.2% from $99,600 to $153,600.

The median resident is 27.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,512
Median age: 27.7 yrs
Median household income: $40,405
Median home value: $153,600
Median gross rent: $829
Housing units: 920
Homeownership rate: 45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9492,512

Median household income

$44,402$40,405

Median home value

$99,600$153,600

Median gross rent

$752$829

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,949	$44,402	$99,600	$752
2020	2,453	$35,345	$110,700	$783
2021	2,519	$42,667	$126,800	$850
2022	2,491	$45,536	$136,400	$902
2023	2,512	$40,405	$153,600	$829

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 2416.0%

25 to 3418.7%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 646.4%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	160	6.4%
5 to 17	557	22.2%
18 to 24	403	16.0%
25 to 34	470	18.7%
35 to 44	178	7.1%
45 to 54	217	8.6%
55 to 64	162	6.4%
65 to 74	214	8.5%
75 and over	151	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,662	66.2%
Black or African American	27	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	808	32.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate56.3%

Some college or associate's12.0%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	254	18.2%
High school graduate	784	56.3%
Some college or associate's	167	12.0%
Bachelor's degree	149	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	38	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone66.2%

Carpooled31.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	720	66.2%
Carpooled	347	31.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	0.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	430	39.8%
15 to 29 min	338	31.3%
30 to 44 min	253	23.4%
45 to 59 min	28	2.6%
60+ min	32	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 26.6% (657 of 2,468)

	Count	Share
Family households	577	70.4%
Nonfamily households	243	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	820	89.1%
Vacant	100	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	372	45.4%
Renter-occupied	448	54.6%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	628	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	95	10.3%
5 to 19 units	11	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	186	20.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3715440
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.1688, -81.1934