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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).
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Wilkes County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 3.62. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.6 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in North Wilkesboro and their reported violations in the past:
DOT-SURRY CO I77 RA SBL (Population served: 5232, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-09-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-09-2005)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-29-2003), St Public Notif requested (AUG-29-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-22-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2004)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-19-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 9 minor monitoring violations
DOT-SURRY CO I-77 WEIGH ST NBL (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-30-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-30-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-22-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-02-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-02-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-04-2002), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- 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)
- One routine major monitoring violation
DOT-SURRY CO I-77 WEIGH ST SBL (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
DOT-BLOWING ROCK RA US 221 W (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-23-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (FEB-29-2000)
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)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2011: 32.0%
(25.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 52.2% for Black residents, 55.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 52.0% for other race residents, 45.2% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| 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% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in North Wilkesboro, NC
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
North Wilkesboro compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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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
Educational Attainment (%) in 2011
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (72%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for North Wilkesboro (based on Wilkes County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.32%
| Here | | 58.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church | Episcopal Church |
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| Adherents | 83.4% | 7.9% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
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| Congregations | 68.5% | 12.6% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
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| Adherents | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.5% |
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| Congregations | 2.4% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3.1% | 8.7% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 18 | Wilkes County: | 2.70 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Wilkes County: | 0.30 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48 | Wilkes County: | 7.20 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 50 | Here: | 7.50 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.9% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Wilkes County: | 27.9% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 18.1% | | State: | 15.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $10,922 | $32,766 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
9 | $15,040 | $20,053 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
23 | $65,045 | $33,937 | 3 | $1,583 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $8,287 | $33,148 | 4 | $2,081 |
| Firefighters |
3 | $7,973 | $31,892 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $11,818 | $35,454 | 1 | $1,096 |
| Solid Waste Management |
5 | $10,811 | $25,946 | 2 | $2,692 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $10,178 | $30,534 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $5,856 | $35,136 | 7 | $7,807 |
| Water Supply |
10 | $24,181 | $29,017 | 1 | $248 |
| Other and Unallocable |
4 | $9,870 | $29,610 | 4 | $6,308 |
| Totals for Government |
71 | $179,981 | $30,419 | 22 | $21,815 |
North Wilkesboro government finances in 2002(per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,274,000 ($299.69)
Solid Waste Management: $176,000 ($41.40)
Parks & Recreation: $27,000 ($6.35)
All Other: $4,000 ($0.94)
Parking Facilities: $3,000 ($0.71)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $3,406,000 ($801.22)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,514,000 ($356.15)
Police Protection: $1,150,000 ($270.52)
Sewerage: $867,000 ($203.95)
Liquor Stores: $707,000 ($166.31)
Regular Highways: $497,000 ($116.91)
Solid Waste Management: $476,000 ($111.97)
Water Utilities: $371,000 ($87.27)
Fire Protection: $252,000 ($59.28)
Parks & Recreation: $234,000 ($55.05)
Financial Administration: $162,000 ($38.11)
Central Staff Services: $143,000 ($33.64)
Judicial and Legal Services: $87,000 ($20.47)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $80,000 ($18.82)
General Public Buildings: $73,000 ($17.17)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $64,000 ($15.06)
Libraries: $50,000 ($11.76)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $934,000 ($219.71)
- General - Interest on Debt: $512,000 ($120.44)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $4,000 ($0.94)
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $6,000 ($1.41)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $670,000 ($157.61)
All Other: $250,000 ($58.81)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,539,000 ($2008.70)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,917,000 ($1391.91)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,622,000 ($616.80)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $476,000 ($111.97)
Rents: $359,000 ($84.45)
Interest Earnings: $153,000 ($35.99)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $49,000 ($11.53)
Police Protection: $27,000 ($6.35)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,093,000 ($1433.31)
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $718,000 ($168.90)
Water Utilities: $546,000 ($128.44)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,683,000 ($631.15)
General Support: $396,000 ($93.15)
Highways: $197,000 ($46.34)
- Tax - Property: $1,990,000 ($468.13)
NEC: $55,000 ($12.94)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000 ($1.41)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,950,000 ($458.72)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
4.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,632 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.08% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,005 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.27% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2011 (per 100,000 population)
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 19
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 30
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 19
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 47
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
North Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 102
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 157
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
- Fatalities: 110
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 273
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
See more detailed statistics of North Wilkesboro fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2011 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - North Wilkesboro
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for North Wilkesboro, NC
| Most common first names in North Wilkesboro, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| 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 |
| Businesses in North Wilkesboro, NC |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| 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 |
| GNC | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
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