North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
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Population change since 2000: +3.9%
Males: 2,060 | |
Females: 2,216 |
Median resident age: | 39.1 years |
North Carolina median age: | 38.8 years |
Zip codes: 28659.
North Wilkesboro: | $21,498 |
NC: | $52,752 |
Estimated per capita income in 2017: $21,032 (it was $14,594 in 2000)
North Wilkesboro town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $123,141 (it was $84,000 in 2000)
North Wilkesboro: | $123,141 |
NC: | $171,200 |
Median gross rent in 2017: $490.
North Wilkesboro, NC residents, houses, and apartments details
(39.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 55.7% for Black residents, 77.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 79.3% for other race residents, 50.1% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in North Wilkesboro, NC
- 2,98770.4%White alone
- 56913.4%Black alone
- 55613.1%Hispanic
- 761.8%Two or more races
- 250.6%Asian alone
- 180.4%Other race alone
- 130.3%American Indian alone
- 10.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in North Wilkesboro detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 53 registered sex offenders living in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina as of January 26, 2021.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in North Wilkesboro is 82 to 1.
Type |
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2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
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Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (47.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (23.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Rapes (per 100,000) | 1 (23.9) | 2 (46.6) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (72.5) | 3 (72.2) | 1 (23.3) | 2 (46.9) | 1 (23.5) | 1 (23.7) | 1 (23.7) | N/A | N/A |
Robberies (per 100,000) | 3 (71.7) | 7 (163.2) | 7 (166.9) | 9 (217.4) | 3 (72.2) | 8 (186.1) | 4 (93.7) | 3 (70.5) | 1 (23.7) | 3 (71.2) | 2 (47.3) | 2 (46.8) |
Assaults (per 100,000) | 17 (406.4) | 12 (279.9) | 12 (286.1) | 6 (145.0) | 9 (216.5) | 16 (372.2) | 22 (515.6) | 15 (352.4) | 17 (402.7) | 18 (427.0) | 6 (141.9) | 15 (350.7) |
Burglaries (per 100,000) | 54 (1,291) | 70 (1,632) | 77 (1,836) | 64 (1,546) | 56 (1,347) | 49 (1,140) | 32 (749.9) | 41 (963.3) | 15 (355.3) | 3 (71.2) | 1 (23.7) | 1 (23.4) |
Thefts (per 100,000) | 206 (4,925) | 240 (5,597) | 172 (4,100) | 177 (4,276) | 146 (3,511) | 222 (5,164) | 200 (4,687) | 190 (4,464) | 142 (3,363) | 135 (3,203) | 145 (3,430) | 112 (2,619) |
Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 10 (239.1) | 13 (303.2) | 12 (286.1) | 10 (241.6) | 8 (192.4) | 5 (116.3) | 9 (210.9) | 7 (164.5) | 2 (47.4) | 6 (142.3) | 5 (118.3) | 12 (280.6) |
Arson (per 100,000) | 7 (167.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (24.1) | 1 (23.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (23.7) | 3 (71.0) | 1 (23.4) |
City-Data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 274.0) | 428.4 | 504.7 | 518.0 | 450.8 | 372.8 | 444.5 | 425.6 | 416.6 | 269.8 | 270.2 | 209.8 | 231.7 |
The City-Data.com crime rate weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in North Wilkesboro detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2018, including police officers: 26 (25 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 5.85 |
North Carolina average: | 2.34 |

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Ancestries: American (45.7%), English (7.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Irish (1.9%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 1016 feet
Land area: 5.12 square miles.
Population density: 835 people per square mile (low).

187 residents are foreign born (4.4% Latin America, 1.2% Asia).
This town: | 4.4% |
North Carolina: | 7.8% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,144 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,387 (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (49.5 miles
, pop. 185,776).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (68.9 miles
, pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (420.1 miles
, pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 36.17 N, Longitude: 81.14 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +5,708 (+135.3%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 501 (38.9%)
Area code: 336


Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $147,400
- 1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $77,400
- 1999: 12 buildings, average cost: $109,300
- 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $127,800
- 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $129,100
- 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $123,300
- 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $234,300
- 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $303,800
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $358,100
- 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $525,000
- 2008: 5 buildings, average cost: $495,200
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $400,000
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $400,000
- 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $312,500
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $475,000
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $475,000
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $297,500
- 2017: 2 buildings, average cost: $450,000
Here: | 4.2% |
North Carolina: | 4.1% |

- Food (15.0%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (8.8%)
- Educational services (6.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.7%)
- Finance & insurance (4.5%)
- Health care (4.3%)

- Food (12.3%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (11.7%)
- Construction (7.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.5%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (4.8%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.3%)

- Food (18.6%)
- Educational services (11.5%)
- Health care (9.2%)
- Finance & insurance (7.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.4%)
- Apparel (5.0%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (4.8%)

- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Food processing workers (4.3%)
- Computer specialists (3.8%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (3.4%)

- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.1%)
- Computer specialists (6.7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.0%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.7%)

- Laborers and material movers, hand (8.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Food processing workers (5.3%)
Average climate in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 53.9. This is better than average.
City: | 53.9 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 3.62. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 1.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 3.62 |
U.S.: | 1.79 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 28.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 28.5 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2016 was 13.0. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 13.0 |
U.S.: | 19.6 |
Tornado activity:
North Wilkesboro-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/7/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.1 miles away from the North Wilkesboro town center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.
On 5/5/1989, a category F4 tornado 37.4 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
North Wilkesboro-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 208.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 176.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 159.9 miles away from North Wilkesboro center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 83.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 83.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Wilkes County (11) is near the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in North Wilkesboro:
Airports and heliports located in North Wilkesboro:
- Wilkes County Airport (UKF) (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 1,500, Itinerant Ops: 3,500, Local Ops: 5,000, Military Ops: 100)
- Wilkes Regional Medical Center Heliport (49NC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Wilkesboro:
- Wilkes Community College (about 4 miles; Wilkesboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,292)
- Surry Community College (about 28 miles; Dobson, NC; FT enrollment: 2,686)
- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (about 30 miles; Hudson, NC; FT enrollment: 3,636)
- Appalachian State University (about 31 miles; Boone, NC; FT enrollment: 17,362)
- Mitchell Community College (about 31 miles; Statesville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,458)
- Catawba Valley Community College (about 34 miles; Hickory, NC; FT enrollment: 3,785)
- NASCAR Technical Institute (about 43 miles; Mooresville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,350)
Private high schools in North Wilkesboro:
Public elementary/middle schools in North Wilkesboro:
- C C WRIGHT ELEMENTARY (Location: 200 CC WRIGHT SCHOOL RD, Grades: PK-5)
- MULBERRY ELEMENTARY (Location: 190 MULBERRY SCHOOL RD, Grades: PK-5)
- NORTH WILKESBORO ELEMENTARY (Location: 200 FLINT HILL RD, Grades: PK-5)
- NORTH WILKES MIDDLE (Location: 2776 YELLOW BANKS ROAD, Grades: 6-8)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in North Wilkesboro: Midtown Shopping Plaza (A), North Wilkesboro Womens Club (B), Wilkes Area Poultry Association Laboratory (C), Wilkes Art Gallery (D), Wilkes County Jaycees Clubhouse (E), Woodlawn Community Center (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: West Park Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in North Wilkesboro include: Hill Top Church (A), Hinshaw Street Church (B), Beulah Church (C), Northside Chapel (D), Dannel Chapel (E), Saint Johns Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), Gordon Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hoopers Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in North Wilkesboro include: YMCA Park (1), William K Newton Memorial Park (2), Smoot Park (3), Optimist Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotel: Addison Inn (Us Highway 421).
Birthplace of: Robert Byrd - (born 1917), politician, Dean Combs - Stock car racing driver.
Drinking water stations with addresses in North Wilkesboro and their reported violations in the past:
YADKIN CO I-77 RA NBL (Population served: 2,100, Groundwater):Past health violations:DOT-SURRY CO I-77 WEIGH ST NBL (Population served: 200, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-14-2012), St Public Notif requested (MAY-23-2012), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-23-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2012)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2009 and JUN-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-26-2009), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-26-2009), St Public Notif received (JUL-30-2009), St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-2009)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2007 and DEC-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-22-2007), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-22-2007), St Public Notif received (NOV-14-2007), St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-2010)
- Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring - In AUG-2010, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-30-2010), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-30-2010), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-2010), St Public Notif received (DEC-06-2010)
- Failure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring - In MAY-2010, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-20-2010), St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2010), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-13-2010)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-23-2007), St Public Notif requested (JAN-23-2007), St Public Notif received (NOV-14-2007), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JAN-22-2010), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2010)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
Past health violations:DOT-SURRY CO I-77 WEIGH ST SBL (Population served: 200, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-30-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-30-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-22-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-11-2010), St Intentional no-action (JUN-11-2010)
- Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - In AUG-03-2012, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-22-2012), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-22-2012), St Public Notif requested (OCT-22-2012), St Public Notif received (APR-10-2014)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (2 times from NOV-14-2005 to NOV-14-2005), St Intentional no-action (JUN-11-2010), St Compliance achieved (JUN-11-2010)
Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-14-2011), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-14-2011), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-14-2011), St Public Notif received (JUL-22-2011), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2012)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-2010 and DEC-2010, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-10-2011), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-10-2011), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-10-2011), St Public Notif received (APR-11-2011), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2012)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2008, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-18-2008), St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2008), St Public Notif received (JAN-15-2009), St Compliance achieved (JUN-21-2010)
Drinking water stations with addresses in North Wilkesboro that have no violations reported:
- DOT-IREDELL-YADKIN I-77 RA SBL (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- DOT-BLOWING ROCK RA US 221 W (Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
This town: | 2.3 people |
North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
This town: | 55.0% |
Whole state: | 66.7% |
This town: | 6.4% |
Whole state: | 5.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in North Wilkesboro in 2010:
- 223 people in state prisons
- 182 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 20 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 10 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 7 people in group homes intended for adults
- 3 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 3 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in North Wilkesboro in 2000:
- 257 people in state prisons
- 122 people in nursing homes
- 24 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 15 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Banks with branches in North Wilkesboro (2011 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Main Office Branch, Northside Branch, N. Wilkesboro Expr. Drive-In Branch. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- SunTrust Bank: North Wilkesboro Branch 569 at 924 Main Street, branch established on 1903/01/01. Info updated 2010/05/27: Bank assets: $171,291.7 mil, Deposits: $129,833.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1716 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: North Wilkesboro Branch at 901 Main Street, branch established on 1985/11/25. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Communityone Bank, National Association: North Wilkesboro Branch at 5 Sparta Road, branch established on 1994/06/01. Info updated 2007/12/11: Bank assets: $1,666.0 mil, Deposits: $1,443.4 mil, headquarters in Asheboro, NC, negative income in the last year, 46 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb United Corp.
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: North Wilkesboro Branch at Wilkesboro Avenue Near Sixth Street, branch established on 1973/05/29. Info updated 2011/10/11: Bank assets: $20,566.4 mil, Deposits: $17,596.8 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 433 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
- Piedmont Federal Savings Bank: North Wilkesboro Avenue Branch at 200 Wilkesboro Avenue, branch established on 1903/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $936.9 mil, Deposits: $719.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 10 total offices
- Yadkin Valley Bank and Trust Company: North Wilkesboro Branch at 1404 West D Street, branch established on 1984/08/01. Info updated 2009/05/19: Bank assets: $1,991.0 mil, Deposits: $1,738.1 mil, headquarters in Elkin, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 39 total offices, Holding Company: Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation
For population 15 years and over in North Wilkesboro:
- Never married: 35.3%
- Now married: 41.5%
- Separated: 3.7%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 10.1%
For population 25 years and over in North Wilkesboro:
- High school or higher: 69.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.9 minutes
Here: | 13.3 |
North Carolina average: | 11.9 |

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Political contributions by individuals in North Wilkesboro, NC
Religion statistics for North Wilkesboro, NC (based on Wilkes County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 34,199 | 116 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,396 | 22 |
Black Protestant | 573 | 4 |
Other | 516 | 3 |
Catholic | 407 | 1 |
None | 29,327 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 2.70 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.30 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Wilkes County: | 7.20 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Wilkes County: | 7.50 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 10.9% |
State: | 9.8% |
Wilkes County: | 27.9% |
North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Wilkes County: | 18.1% |
State: | 15.6% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 47.5% |
State: | 48.1% |
Here: | 43.0% |
North Carolina: | 44.6% |
This city: | 28.4 |
North Carolina: | 28.8 |
Here: | 22.5% |
State: | 21.2% |
Here: | 10.5% |
North Carolina: | 10.8% |
Here: | 6.8 |
North Carolina: | 6.8 |
North Wilkesboro: | 31.7% |
North Carolina: | 33.6% |
This city: | 52.9% |
North Carolina: | 54.9% |
North Wilkesboro: | 77.6% |
State: | 79.3% |
More about Health and Nutrition of North Wilkesboro, NC Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2016) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospitals | 570 | $2,288,699 | $48,183 | 131 | $250,064 |
Police Protection - Officers | 23 | $80,033 | $41,756 | 1 | $332 |
Water Supply | 8 | $23,166 | $34,749 | 0 | $0 |
Solid Waste Management | 7 | $16,200 | $27,771 | 5 | $5,040 |
Other and Unallocable | 6 | $19,816 | $39,632 | 6 | $3,959 |
Financial Administration | 4 | $12,327 | $36,981 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 4 | $23,323 | $69,969 | 6 | $2,420 |
Streets and Highways | 4 | $12,535 | $37,605 | 0 | $0 |
Sewerage | 4 | $12,500 | $37,500 | 0 | $0 |
Firefighters | 3 | $9,944 | $39,776 | 3 | $1,530 |
Parks and Recreation | 2 | $7,002 | $42,012 | 2 | $498 |
Police - Other | 1 | $2,376 | $28,512 | 0 | $0 |
Judicial and Legal | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,078 | |
Totals for Government | 636 | $2,507,921 | $47,319 | 155 | $264,921 |
North Wilkesboro government finances - Expenditure in 2012 (per resident):
- Construction - Housing and Community Development: $1,088,000 ($254.44)
Sewerage: $885,000 ($206.97)
Water Utilities: $623,000 ($145.70)
Parks and Recreation: $477,000 ($111.55)
General Public Buildings: $33,000 ($7.72)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,790,000 ($418.62)
Water Utilities: $1,285,000 ($300.51)
Sewerage: $897,000 ($209.78)
Liquor Stores: $797,000 ($186.39)
Solid Waste Management: $531,000 ($124.18)
General - Other: $520,000 ($121.61)
Regular Highways: $475,000 ($111.09)
Local Fire Protection: $414,000 ($96.82)
Central Staff Services: $347,000 ($81.15)
Parks and Recreation: $260,000 ($60.80)
Financial Administration: $248,000 ($58.00)
Housing and Community Development: $230,000 ($53.79)
General Public Buildings: $87,000 ($20.35)
Parking Facilities: $81,000 ($18.94)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $73,000 ($17.07)
Transit Utilities: $55,000 ($12.86)
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000 ($5.38)
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($2.34)
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $4,000 ($0.94)
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $177,000 ($41.39)
Police Protection: $87,000 ($20.35)
General - Other: $7,000 ($1.64)
Parks and Recreation: $6,000 ($1.40)
Regular Highways: $6,000 ($1.40)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $212,000 ($49.58)
North Wilkesboro government finances - Revenue in 2012 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,202,000 ($281.10)
Solid Waste Management: $435,000 ($101.73)
Parks and Recreation: $23,000 ($5.38)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $15,000 ($3.51)
Parking Facilities: $2,000 ($0.47)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $27,000 ($6.31)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $257,000 ($60.10)
Rents: $72,000 ($16.84)
Interest Earnings: $21,000 ($4.91)
Donations From Private Sources: $12,000 ($2.81)
Sale of Property: $6,000 ($1.40)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,184,000 ($276.89)
Liquor Stores: $834,000 ($195.04)
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $952,000 ($222.64)
General Local Government Support: $674,000 ($157.62)
Housing and Community Development: $259,000 ($60.57)
Highways: $140,000 ($32.74)
- Tax - Property: $2,356,000 ($550.98)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $898,000 ($210.01)
Occupation and Business License - Other: $58,000 ($13.56)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $20,000 ($4.68)
Other License: $1,000 ($0.23)
North Wilkesboro government finances - Debt in 2012 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,101,000 ($725.21)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,901,000 ($678.44)
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $556,000 ($130.03)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $356,000 ($83.26)
North Wilkesboro government finances - Cash and Securities in 2012 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,526,000 ($1292.33)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $266,000 ($62.21)
4.33% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($43,574 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.33% |
North Carolina average: | 7.88% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
from Surry County, NC | |
from Yadkin County, NC | |
from Iredell County, NC |
3.95% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($40,905 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.95% |
North Carolina average: | 7.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
to Surry County, NC | |
to Yadkin County, NC | |
to Iredell County, NC |
Businesses in North Wilkesboro, NC | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
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Burger King | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
FedEx | 2 | Subway | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
Hyundai | 1 | UPS | 2 | |
MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
McDonald's | 1 |
Strongest AM radio stations in North Wilkesboro:
- WKBC (800 AM; 1 kW; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
- WWWC (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS MEDIA, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
- WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in North Wilkesboro:
- WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
- WIFM-FM (100.9 FM; ELKIN, NC; Owner: VON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
- W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around North Wilkesboro:
- WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
- WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
- WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
- WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 26Number of bridges
- 210ft / 64.0mTotal length
- 99,990Total average daily traffic
- 8,319Total average daily truck traffic
- 132,780Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21930-1939
- 41950-1959
- 131960-1969
- 21970-1979
- 21990-1999
- 32000-2009
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 27 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in North Wilkesboro, NC)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 86 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in North Wilkesboro)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 13 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in North Wilkesboro)
2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in North Wilkesboro, NC
- 48753.5%Structure Fires
- 23525.8%Outside Fires
- 9910.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 899.8%Other
Most common first names in North Wilkesboro, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 197 | 72.0 years |
William | 142 | 72.8 years |
John | 138 | 75.1 years |
Mary | 103 | 76.8 years |
Robert | 98 | 68.5 years |
Ruth | 47 | 77.6 years |
Ruby | 47 | 76.9 years |
Charlie | 46 | 75.7 years |
Charles | 46 | 68.3 years |
Paul | 45 | 70.8 years |
Most common last names in North Wilkesboro, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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Johnson | 130 | 72.2 years |
Brown | 102 | 72.2 years |
Church | 99 | 76.1 years |
Anderson | 80 | 71.7 years |
Adams | 78 | 72.9 years |
Miller | 70 | 74.6 years |
Wyatt | 66 | 73.7 years |
Shumate | 61 | 72.1 years |
Foster | 60 | 72.9 years |
Hayes | 58 | 77.4 years |
- 67.5%Electricity
- 20.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.7%Utility gas
- 4.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.8%Wood
- 83.0%Electricity
- 5.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.4%Wood
- 1.8%Utility gas
- 1.4%No fuel used
North Wilkesboro compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
North Wilkesboro on our top lists:
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children (population 1,000+)"
- #89 (28659) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of United States first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"

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