Mulberry

Population: 2,134
Median household income: $52,416
Median home value: $164,000

Mulberry, a community in Wilkes County, North Carolina, has 2,134 residents. At $52,416, its median household income sits in line with Wilkes County's $50,438.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mulberry's population declined 4.7% from 2,239 to 2,134, while its median home value rose 2.4% from $160,100 to $164,000.

The median gross rent is $608. 17.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,134
Median age: 47.7 yrs
Median household income: $52,416
Median home value: $164,000
Median gross rent: $608
Housing units: 980
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 13.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2392,134

Median household income

$36,855$52,416

Median home value

$160,100$164,000

Median gross rent

$829$608

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,239	$36,855	$160,100	$829
2020	2,055	$48,275	$155,100	$769
2021	2,215	$51,471	$152,200	$545
2022	1,980	$51,750	$147,800	$595
2023	2,134	$52,416	$164,000	$608

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 445.8%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over19.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	174	8.2%
5 to 17	237	11.1%
18 to 24	206	9.7%
25 to 34	179	8.4%
35 to 44	124	5.8%
45 to 54	321	15.0%
55 to 64	214	10.0%
65 to 74	267	12.5%
75 and over	412	19.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,945	91.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	37	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	152	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	255	16.8%
High school graduate	565	37.2%
Some college or associate's	436	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	89	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	172	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	544	83.4%
Carpooled	66	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	6.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	186	30.5%
15 to 29 min	310	50.8%
30 to 44 min	17	2.8%
45 to 59 min	56	9.2%
60+ min	41	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 11.3% (241 of 2,134)

	Count	Share
Family households	770	85.7%
Nonfamily households	128	14.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	898	91.6%
Vacant	82	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	661	73.6%
Renter-occupied	237	26.4%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	721	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	60	6.1%
5 to 19 units	34	3.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	165	16.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3745560
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.2257, -81.1652