North Wilkesboro

Population: 4,348
Median household income: $39,288
Median home value: $231,400

Located in Wilkes County, North Carolina, North Wilkesboro is a community with a population of 4,348. At $39,288, its median household income sits below Wilkes County's $50,438.

From 2019 to 2023, North Wilkesboro's population grew 3.7% from 4,194 to 4,348, while its median home value rose 98.8% from $116,400 to $231,400.

26.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 45.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,348
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $39,288
Median home value: $231,400
Median gross rent: $659
Housing units: 1,985
Homeownership rate: 45.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1944,348

Median household income

$24,479$39,288

Median home value

$116,400$231,400

Median gross rent

$607$659

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,194	$24,479	$116,400	$607
2020	4,139	$30,114	$156,800	$656
2021	4,247	$40,750	$177,900	$603
2022	4,349	$36,855	$218,600	$606
2023	4,348	$39,288	$231,400	$659

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	174	4.0%
5 to 17	623	14.3%
18 to 24	497	11.4%
25 to 34	344	7.9%
35 to 44	712	16.4%
45 to 54	685	15.8%
55 to 64	500	11.5%
65 to 74	441	10.1%
75 and over	372	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,024	69.5%
Black or African American	610	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.2%
Asian	163	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	332	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	209	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.3%

High school graduate17.4%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	711	23.3%
High school graduate	532	17.4%
Some college or associate's	1,012	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	442	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	357	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,406	79.2%
Carpooled	82	4.6%
Public transit	11	0.6%
Walked	50	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	216	12.2%
Other means	10	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	755	48.4%
15 to 29 min	403	25.8%
30 to 44 min	40	2.6%
45 to 59 min	195	12.5%
60+ min	166	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 21.1% (808 of 3,830)

	Count	Share
Family households	755	42.0%
Nonfamily households	1,044	58.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,799	90.6%
Vacant	186	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	821	45.6%
Renter-occupied	978	54.4%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,155	58.2%
1-unit, attached	47	2.4%
2 to 4 units	296	14.9%
5 to 19 units	224	11.3%
20 or more units	220	11.1%
Mobile home & other	43	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3747880
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.1728, -81.1389