Millers Creek

Population: 1,469
Median household income: $59,239
Median home value: $191,700

Located in Wilkes County, North Carolina, Millers Creek is a community with a population of 1,469. Its median household income of $59,239 runs above the Wilkes County figure of $50,438.

Between 2019 and 2023, Millers Creek's population grew 4.3% from 1,408 to 1,469, while its median home value rose 64.7% from $116,400 to $191,700.

The median gross rent is $822. 9.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,469
Median age: 59.9 yrs
Median household income: $59,239
Median home value: $191,700
Median gross rent: $822
Housing units: 847
Homeownership rate: 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4081,469

Median household income

$31,763$59,239

Median home value

$116,400$191,700

Median gross rent

$657$822

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,408	$31,763	$116,400	$657
2020	1,461	$35,547	$134,600	$665
2021	1,360	$36,917	$145,600	$707
2022	1,475	$41,434	$174,400	$765
2023	1,469	$59,239	$191,700	$822

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 176.7%

18 to 242.4%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7423.1%

75 and over18.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	48	3.3%
5 to 17	99	6.7%
18 to 24	35	2.4%
25 to 34	167	11.4%
35 to 44	142	9.7%
45 to 54	129	8.8%
55 to 64	238	16.2%
65 to 74	339	23.1%
75 and over	272	18.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,400	95.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	39	2.7%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.9%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	282	21.9%
High school graduate	527	40.9%
Some college or associate's	361	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	72	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	45	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	517	79.5%
Carpooled	67	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	10.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	169	28.9%
15 to 29 min	268	45.9%
30 to 44 min	36	6.2%
45 to 59 min	10	1.7%
60+ min	101	17.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 7.0% (103 of 1,469)

	Count	Share
Family households	476	66.5%
Nonfamily households	240	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	716	84.5%
Vacant	131	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	647	90.4%
Renter-occupied	69	9.6%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	699	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	135	15.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3743160
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.1909, -81.2356