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BG 1, Tract 9606, Wilkes, NC

1,098 Population
2.4 square miles 455.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.1 ±13.9 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Wilkesboro: 43.1 ±2.9
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Wilkes County: 45.7 ±0.4

Economics

$22,764 ±$7,121 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Wilkesboro: $28,364 † ±$6,380
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Wilkes County: $27,947 ±$1,144
$51,281 ±$19,313 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Wilkesboro: $38,474 † ±$7,688
  • about the same as the amount in Wilkes County: $51,721 ±$2,459

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Families

441 ±130 Number of households
  • North Wilkesboro: 1,859 † ±216
  • Wilkes County: 27,107 ±553
2.4 ±0.5 (1,049  ±385) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Wilkesboro: 2.1 † 3,909 (±0.3 / ±39)
  • about the same as the figure in Wilkes County: 2.4 64,944 (±0.1 / ±36)

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Housing

441 ±130 Number of housing units
  • North Wilkesboro: 2,025 † ±236
  • Wilkes County: 31,836 ±43

$113,600 ±$32,476 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in North Wilkesboro: $212,700 † ±$68,156
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wilkes County: $168,800 ±$8,937

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Social

77.4% ±12.3% (543  ±184.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Wilkesboro: 77.6% † 2,486 (±11.4% / ±406.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Wilkes County: 81.7% 39,024 (±3.2% / ±1,550.1)
19.2% ±15.6% (135  ±116.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Wilkesboro: 24.7% † 790 (±7.2% / ±237.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wilkes County: 16.9% 8,063 (±1.6% / ±776.8)

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2% ±2% (18  ±19) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in North Wilkesboro: 4.2% † 153 (±2.5% / ±93)
  • about one-third of the rate in Wilkes County: 6.1% † 3,211 (±0.7% / ±368)
18 Total veterans ±19 18 Male ±19 N/A Female ±14

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