Wilkes County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	31%

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Races in Wilkes County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	38.5 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 32,371	(49.3%)
Females: 33,261	(50.7%)

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Wilkes County:	2.4 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,705
North Carolina:	$44,670

This county:	$382
State:	$532

Wilkes County:	$111,200
North Carolina:	$145,700

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 112
• Burglaries: 355
• Thefts: 643
• Auto thefts: 84

Wilkes County:	15.4%
North Carolina:	14.3%

This county:	11.9%
Whole state:	12.3%

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wilkes County is $422 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: North Wilkesboro, Wilkesboro, Mulberry, Millers Creek, Cricket, Fairplains, Hays, Moravian Falls, Pleasant Hill, Ronda.

Neighboring counties: Alexander County , Alleghany County , Ashe County , Caldwell County , Iredell County , Surry County , Watauga County , Yadkin County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Wilkes County: Oakwoods Country Club (A), Brinegar Cabin (B), Sheets Gap Overlook (C), Daylo (D), Congo (E), Hays Mill (F), Cascade Overlook (G), Caudill Cabin (H), The Lump Overlook (I), Thomkins Knob Overlook (J), Basin Coves Overlook (K), Mount Jefferson Overlook (L), Warrior Creek Boat Ramp (M), Blood Creek Overlook (N), North Wilkesboro Speedway (O), Shoe (P), Wilbar (Q), Summit (R), Radical (S), Sherman (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Wilkes County include: Little Stone Mountain Church (A), New Covenant Baptist Church (B), Adley Church (C), Little Mountain Church (D), Mulberry Primitive Baptist Church (E), Walnut Grove Church (F), Antioch Baptist Church (G), Antioch Church (H), Walnut Grove Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Knobs Cemetery (1), Old Bethany Cemetery (2), Old Brier Creek Cemetery (3), Taylor Cemetery (4), Cherry Grove Cemetery (5), Long Bottom Cemetery (6), Truitt Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Turkey Cove Pond (A), Noname (B), Holly Farms Lagoon (C), W Kerr Scott Reservoir (D), Walsh Fishing Lake (E), Noname (F), Laws Pond (G), Wildcat Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Fork Reddies River (A), Grays Creek (B), Grassy Fork (C), Grassy Creek (D), Old House Branch (E), Old Taylor Branch (F), Gladys Fork (G), Lewis Fork (H), Garden Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Wilkes County include: Smitheys Creek Public Use Area (1), Rendezvous Mountain State Park (2), Doughton Recreation Area (3), Stone Mountain State Park (4), Bandits Roost Park (5), Traphill Historic District (6), Thurmond Chatham Wildlife Management Area (7), Boomer Road Access Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.0%
North Carolina:	11.1%

Current college students: 2,024
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,946 (18% naturalized citizens)

Wilkes County:	3.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,379
• One, attached: 281
• Two: 252
• 3 or 4: 598
• 5 to 9: 510
• 10 to 19: 162
• 20 or more: 163
• Mobile homes: 7,841
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75

Housing units in Wilkes County with a mortgage: 6,881 (586 second mortgage, 1,106 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,577

Here:	55.2% with mortgage
State:	69.1% with mortgage

Wilkes County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 2.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/27/1973, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Wilkes County-area historical earthquake activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.6 miles away from Wilkes County center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 81.4 miles away from the county 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 81.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 41.6 miles away from Wilkes County center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 94.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/12/1994 at 02:40:24, a magnitude 3.4 (2.9 ML, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.8 miles away from Wilkes County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 24,740 (80%) Carpooled: 5,088 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%) Motorcycle: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 289 (1%) Other means: 115 (0%) Worked at home: 762 (2%)

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.
2.40% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($18,165 average AGI)
1.68% relocated from other states ($14,468 average AGI)

Wilkes County:	1.68%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Surry County, NC	0.32% ($24,720 average AGI)
from Yadkin County, NC	0.23% ($18,698)
from Ashe County, NC	0.20% ($34,255)
from Forsyth County, NC	0.20% ($35,783)
from Iredell County, NC	0.15% ($51,235)
from Caldwell County, NC	0.13% ($19,161)
from Catawba County, NC	0.12% ($32,517)

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.
2.87% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($23,853 average AGI)
1.40% relocated to other states ($11,152 average AGI)

Wilkes County:	1.40%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Surry County, NC	0.35% ($41,651 average AGI)
to Iredell County, NC	0.31% ($48,181)
to Yadkin County, NC	0.30% ($23,944)
to Forsyth County, NC	0.23% ($45,868)
to Watauga County, NC	0.19% ($29,000)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.18% ($36,293)
to Caldwell County, NC	0.16% ($23,757)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,204 (8,973 aged, 2,231 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 56,684 (15,927 male householders, 3,518 female householders)

  15,955 spouses, 17,854 children (16,236 natural, 369 adopted, 1,249 stepchildren), 1,121 grandchildren, 459 brothers or sisters, 390 parents, 627 other relatives, 833 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,048 (3,188 male householders (2,692 living alone)), 4,034 female householders (3,855 living alone)), 826 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 900 (767 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,227 2-persons, 5,102 3-persons, 3,516 4-persons, 1,119 5-persons, 332 6-persons, 149 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,547 1-person, 581 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 6 6-persons.

95.0% of residents of Wilkes County speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (30% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 28% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $334,397,000 ($4984 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,656,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $156,826,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,422,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,073,000
Federal grants: $93,648,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,149,000 ($1,098,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,279,000 ($794,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $567,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,895,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,093,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.06 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

66% of Wilkes County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in North Carolina.

Wilkes County:	65.9%
State average:	54.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 53987
• Northeast: 1890
• Midwest: 1724
• South: 5192
• West: 720

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,100

Here:	2.3%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	2.2%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	10.9%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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