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Mulberry, NC

2,037 Population
5.1 square miles 399.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.9 ±8.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: 45.7 ±0.4
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,993 ±$8,176 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: $27,947 ±$1,144
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,919 ±$15,068 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: $51,721 ±$2,459
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.7% ±11.4% (238  ±240) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: 16.7% † 10,807 (±2% / ±1,312)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.8 minutes ±8.5 (12,465  ±3,362) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: 25.9 667,500 (±1.6 / ±49,117)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

912 ±218 Number of households
  • the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: 27,107 ±553
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (2,037  ±514) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: 2.4 64,944 (±0.1 / ±36)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,011 ±231 Number of housing units
  • the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: 31,836 ±43
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$172,400 ±$61,937 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: $168,800 ±$8,937
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.4% ±3.6% (49  ±74.4) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: 4.6% † 3,031 (±1% / ±682.7)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.9% ±29% (1,314  ±291) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: 81.7% 39,024 (±3.2% / ±1,550.1)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.1% ±9.2% (292  ±158.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: 16.9% 8,063 (±1.6% / ±776.8)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.5% ±5.9% (111  ±123) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: 3.7% 2,463
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.7% ±4.5% (93  ±78) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the North Wilkesboro, NC Micro Area: 6.1% † 3,211 (±0.7% / ±368)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
93 Total veterans ±78 89 Male ±77 4 Female ±7

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