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Wilkesboro, NC
Demographic Data




Wilkesboro Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Wilkesboro Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

3,656

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.6%
5 - 17:
16.1%
18 - 24:
10.3%
25 - 34:
14.4%
35 - 54:
13.8%
55 - 64:
13.5%
Over 65 Years:
25.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
1.6%
1.6%
90.0%
90.0%
27.3%
27.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Wilkesboro
USA
$28,240
$28,240
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Wilkesboro
USA
$43,480
$43,480
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

22.2%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Construction
Accommodation
Administration
Education
Public Service
Other
19.3%
19.3%
17.9%
17.9%
17.8%
17.8%
11.4%
11.4%
8.9%
8.9%
6.5%
6.5%
4.8%
4.8%
3.3%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Asian
79.9%
79.9%
8.2%
8.2%
7.8%
7.8%
3.6%
3.6%
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0.5%
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0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
Scots-Irish
Italian
Dutch
Scottish
European
French
Northern European
Yugoslavian
Polish
Turkish
Swedish
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Jamaican
Haitian
8.8%
8.8%
5.9%
5.9%
4.8%
4.8%
3.7%
3.7%
2.9%
2.9%
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1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
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Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Persian
Polish
German/Yiddish
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
95.1%
95.1%
4.5%
4.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.0%
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% of Residents
Foreign Born Wilkesboro Residents

2.3%


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