MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

North Wilkesboro Micro

North Wilkesboro, NC · 1 counties · 59,393 residents · 754 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

With 59,393 people, North Wilkesboro is a metro area. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $52,800. Renters pay $299 a month at the median. The median household earns $22,261, about 26% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

59,393

−10%vs 2000

vs 65,632 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

79 / sq mi

−10%vs 2000

vs 87 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

35.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

754 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202466K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(3,545)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(3,748)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(4,060)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(4,425)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(4,080)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(9,637)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(9,230)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(7,145)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(5,649)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(4,730)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(2,650)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(494)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,261

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,258 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,816

−38%vs 2000

vs $17,516 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.3%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,800

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $416 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.4%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

20.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.4%(59,977)

Black4.1%(2,719)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(2,262)

Asian0.3%(213)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(56,117)

Black4.9%(2,884)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(229)

Asian0.2%(145)

Other0.4%(247)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.1%(2,697)

Central American2.1%(1,391)

Puerto Rican0.6%(409)

Salvadoran0.6%(384)

Guatemalan0.6%(379)

Honduran0.5%(346)

Nicaraguan0.3%(177)

Costa Rican0.1%(92)

Cuban0.1%(68)

Dominican0.1%(62)

Panamanian0%(13)

South American0%(11)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0%(11)

Spaniard0%(8)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(197)

Chinese0.2%(120)

Filipino0.1%(50)

Japanese0%(29)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(48)

Native Hawaiian0%(9)

Ancestry

American32.8%(21,616)

English13.1%(8,607)

German7.3%(4,798)

Irish7%(4,625)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(1,561)

Scottish1.9%(1,247)

Italian1.3%(834)

French1%(651)

Dutch0.5%(330)

Welsh0.4%(294)

Polish0.3%(219)

Swedish0.3%(189)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.3%(172)

Subsaharan African0.3%(166)

British0.1%(89)

Czech0.1%(79)

French Canadian0.1%(73)

West Indian0.1%(72)

Hungarian0.1%(53)

Austrian0.1%(45)

Haitian0.1%(39)

Russian0.1%(37)

Swiss0.1%(34)

Jamaican0%(22)

Australian0%(21)

Greek0%(18)

Romanian0%(17)

Danish0%(12)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(11)

Lithuanian0%(10)

Finnish0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(6)

Armenian0%(3)

Arab0%(2)

Egyptian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.1%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 16.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29%(7,918)

Married56.4%(15,410)

Widowed4.5%(1,220)

Divorced10.2%(2,774)

Women 15+

Never married21.2%(5,945)

Married54.1%(15,147)

Widowed13.3%(3,731)

Divorced11.4%(3,201)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.5%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.5%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.7%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.7%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 62.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.4%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.1%(356)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(733)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.9%(1,410)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.3%(300)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,211 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

In this metro