Median Household Income
$52,043
Median Home Value
$122,700
Median Gross Rent
$786/mo
Poverty Rate
17.8%
Unemployment Rate
1.5%
Homeownership Rate
66.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16.9%
Median Age
46.0
Population Over Time
Wilkes County shrank 5.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
10,123
2016
9,924
2018
9,884
2020
9,797
2022
9,610
2024
9,549
Business & Industry
Wilkes County has 190 business establishments employing 2,244 people.
Other services (except public administration)
24
Health care and social assistance
16
Finance and insurance
14
Construction
13
Accommodation and food services
13
Professional, scientific, and technical services
11
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
11
Wholesale trade
9
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.