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Overview for Wilkes County, NC Part of: North Wilkesboro NC, Micropolitan Area
Wilkes County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 757.2 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 89.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 32.5%. On the 2000 census form, 99.3% of the population reported only one race, with 4.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 3.4% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.43 persons compared to an average family size of 2.87 persons.
In 2005 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $27,118. Per capita income grew by 15.1% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
67,390
Covered Employment
25,194
Growth (%) since 1990
13.5%
Average wage per job
$37,311
Households (2000)
26,650
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
20.7%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
32,616
Average wage per job
$27,118
Unemployment Rate (2005)
5.8
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
3.3%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$26,753
Average wage per job
$37,361
Median Household Income (2003)
$34,091
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
2. BRIDGES CHARTER SCHOOL
Address: 2587 Pleasant Ridge, State Road, NC 28676
Phone: (336) 874-2721
County: Wilkes County
Enrollment: 154
Grades: KG-8
3. C B ELLER ELEMENTARY
Address: 1288 Cb Eller School Rd, Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: (336) 835-5640
County: Wilkes County
Enrollment: 336
Grades: PK-5
4. C C WRIGHT ELEMENTARY
Address: 200 Cc Wright School Rd, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Phone: (336) 838-5513
County: Wilkes County
Enrollment: 468
Grades: PK-5
5. CENTRAL WILKES MIDDLE
Address: 3541 South Nc Hwy 16, Moravian Falls, NC 28654
Phone: (336) 667-7453
County: Wilkes County
Enrollment: 688
Grades: 6-8
6. EAST WILKES HIGH
Address: Po Box 368, Ronda, NC 28670
Phone: (336) 835-4772
County: Wilkes County
Enrollment: 541
Grades: 9-12
18. TRAPHILL ELEMENTARY
Address: Po Box 6, Traphill, NC 28685
Phone: (336) 957-2379
County: Wilkes County
Enrollment: 184
Grades: PK-5
19. WEST WILKES HIGH
Address: 6598 Boone Trail, Millers Creek, NC 28651
Phone: (336) 973-4503
County: Wilkes County
Enrollment: 658
Grades: 9-12
20. WEST WILKES MIDDLE
Address: 1677 North Nc Hwy 16, Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: (336) 973-1700
County: Wilkes County
Enrollment: 597
Grades: 6-8
21. WILKES CENTRAL HIGH
Address: 1179 Moravian Falls Rd, Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: (336) 667-5277
County: Wilkes County
Enrollment: 860
Grades: 9-12
22. WILKES County
Enrollment: CAREER CENTER
Address: Board Of Education, Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: (336) 667-3653
County: Wilkes County
Enrollment: 97
Grades: 9-12
23. WILKES REGIONAL DETENTION CTR
Address: Board Of Education, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Phone: (919) 212-3104
County: Wilkes County
Enrollment: N/A
Grades: 0
24. WILKESBORO ELEMENTARY
Address: 1248 School St, Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: (336) 838-4261
County: Wilkes County
Enrollment: 412
Grades: PK-5
Wilkes County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 757.2 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 89.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 32.5%. On the 2000 census form, 99.3% of the population reported only one race, with 4.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 3.4% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.43 persons compared to an average family size of 2.87 persons.
