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BG 2, Tract 9605, Wilkes, NC

1,450 Population
3.1 square miles 475 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.2 ±17.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Fairplains: 43.4 † ±16.8
  • a little less than the figure in Wilkes County: 45.7 ±0.4

Economics

$18,833 ±$5,673 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Fairplains: $19,124 † ±$4,126
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wilkes County: $27,947 ±$1,144
$38,894 ±$5,430 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Fairplains: $38,585 † ±$6,470
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wilkes County: $51,721 ±$2,459

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Families

559 ±125 Number of households
  • Fairplains: 753 † ±161
  • Wilkes County: 27,107 ±553
2.5 ±0.5 (1,415  ±418) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Fairplains: 2.4 1,768 (±0.2 / ±416)
  • a little higher than the figure in Wilkes County: 2.4 64,944 (±0.1 / ±36)

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Housing

617 ±131 Number of housing units
  • Fairplains: 863 † ±163
  • Wilkes County: 31,836 ±43

$143,500 ±$26,729 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Fairplains: $140,200 † ±$24,931
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Wilkes County: $168,800 ±$8,937

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Social

79% ±7.5% (750  ±224) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Fairplains: 76.9% † 942 (±8.3% / ±243.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Wilkes County: 81.7% 39,024 (±3.2% / ±1,550.1)
8.3% ±5.5% (79  ±56.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Fairplains: 13.6% † 167 (±6.4% / ±88.1)
  • about half the rate in Wilkes County: 16.9% 8,063 (±1.6% / ±776.8)

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8% ±7.6% (88  ±88) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Fairplains: 15% † 201 (±10.1% / ±143)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Wilkes County: 6.1% † 3,211 (±0.7% / ±368)
88 Total veterans ±88 78 Male ±87 10 Female ±17

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