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Wilkes County, North Carolina

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Population:

  • Total Population: 65,632
  • Males: 32,289
  • Females: 33,343

Ethnicity:

  • White: 59,847
  • Black/African American: 2,791
  • Hispanic: 2,187
  • Native American/Eskimo: 95
  • Asian: 332
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 5
  • Other: 27
  • 2 or more: 348

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (58,405)
  2. Spanish (2,375)
  3. German (110)
  4. French (90)
  5. Gujarathi (90)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 1,946

  1. Mexico (1,082)
  2. India (186)
  3. Honduras (83)
  4. Guatemala (74)
  5. United Kingdom (71)
  6. El Salvador (53)
  7. Colombia (49)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Southern Baptist Convention (31,918)
  2. United Methodist Church, The (3,022)
  3. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (716)
  4. Catholic Church (601)
  5. Episcopal Church (579)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 28,615
    • Sensory: 2,937
    • Physical: 7,001
    • Mental: 3,444
    • Self-care: 2,251
    • Go outside home: 6,009
    • Employment: 6,613

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 451

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 26,650
    • Utility gas: 159
    • Bottled or LP gas: 4,493
    • Electricity: 12,082
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 8,419
    • Coal or Coke: 19
    • Wood: 1,323
    • Solar Energy: 25
    • Other fuel: 70
    • No fuel used: 60

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 51,924
    • No vehicle: 4,172
    • 1 or more vehicle: 47,752

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 693
    • No High School: 5,709
    • Some High School: 9,079
    • High School: 14,314
    • Some College: 8,193
    • Associate's Degree: 2,375
    • College Degree: 3,487
    • Master's Degree: 1,110
    • Professional Degree: 435
    • Doctoral Degree: 103

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 26,650
    • Owners with phone: 20,332
    • Owners without phone: 441
    • Renters with phone: 5,257
    • Renters without phone: 620

    10 closest counties:

    1. Alexander County, North Carolina
    2. Alleghany County, North Carolina
    3. Ashe County, North Carolina
    4. Grayson County, Virginia
    5. Caldwell County, North Carolina
    6. Yadkin County, North Carolina
    7. Catawba County, North Carolina
    8. Galax city, Virginia
    9. Iredell County, North Carolina
    10. Surry County, North Carolina

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    28606, 28624, 28635, 28649, 28651, 28654, 28656, 28659, 28665, 28669, 28670, 28674, 28683, 28685, 28697

    Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:

    • WSIF (90.9 FM) WILKESBORO, NC
    • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM) NORTH WILKESBORO, NC
    • WKBC (800 AM) NORTH WILKESBORO, NC
    • WWWC (1240 AM) WILKESBORO, NC
    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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