COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wilkes County vs Alexander County
PLACE A
Wilkes County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Alexander County, North Carolina
Wilkes County is 79% larger than Alexander County. Alexander County earns more, with a median household income $13,633 higher.
WILKES COUNTYALEXANDER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population66,23336,958+79% vs Alexander County
Population density88142−54
Population growth-4.9%-2.0%−2.8 pts
Median age45.743.8+1.9
Male49.5%51.2%−1.6 pts
Female50.5%48.8%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born3.7%3.0%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%85.5%+0.2 pts
Black3.6%5.0%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.5%5.6%+1.9 pts
Asian0.6%1.0%−0.4 pts
Other2.6%2.9%−0.3 pts
Median household income$51,721$65,354−$13,633
Per capita income$27,947$33,425−$5,478
Poverty rate16.7%12.6%+4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.442−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%16.7%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree6.1%5.4%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%5.0%Even
Labor force participation55.7%56.3%−0.6 pts
Median home value$168,800$211,800−$43,000
Median gross rent$723$764−$41
Owner-occupied73.5%80.7%−7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.9%12.9%+2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households33.5%32.7%+0.8 pts
Average commute25.925.6+0.4
Worked from home9.1%6.1%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured10.5%8.1%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025