Median Household Income
$51,721
Median Home Value
$168,800
Median Gross Rent
$723/mo
Poverty Rate
16.7%
Unemployment Rate
5.0%
Homeownership Rate
73.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16.9%
Median Age
45.7
Population Over Time
Wilkes County shrank 4.6% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
69,093
2016
68,888
2018
68,460
2020
68,341
2022
66,125
2024
65,935
Business & Industry
Wilkes County has 1,157 business establishments employing 19,772 people.
Other services (except public administration)
151
Construction
129
Health care and social assistance
125
Accommodation and food services
100
Professional, scientific, and technical services
70
Finance and insurance
59
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
49
Wholesale trade
47
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.