Moving to Hays, North Carolina

Population: 1,731
Males: 850 (49.1%), Females: 881 (50.9%)

Wilkes County

Zip code: 28635

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $37,642
Median house value: $78,000

Population by Race

Races in Hays:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
• Hispanic (1.0%)
• Other race (0.8%)
• Black (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (14.2%), English (11.3%), Irish (11.0%), German (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), French (1.6%).

Elevation: 1359 feet

Land area: 6.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hays

• High school or higher: 68.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
• Unemployed: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hays CDP

• Never married: 13.7%
• Now married: 72.0%
• Separated: 3.1%
• Widowed: 6.3%
• Divorced: 5.0%

0.5% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hays:

• WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
• ALLEGHANY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SPARTA, NC)
• HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ELKIN, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hays:

• HICKORY REGIONAL (about 41 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
• SMITH REYNOLDS (about 63 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
• CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 74 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hays:

• WILKES COUNTY (about 4 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Abbreviation: UKF)
• SWAN CREEK (about 18 miles; JONESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 78A)
• ELKIN MUNI (about 24 miles; ELKIN, NC; Abbreviation: ZEF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hays:

• CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
• APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
• FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
• WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
• ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
• GASTON COLLEGE (about 64 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
• WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)

Schools

Public high school in Hays:

• NORTH WILKES HIGH (Students: 729; Location: 2986 TRAPHILL RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Hays:

• MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 605; Location: 5464 MOUNTAIN VIEW RD; Grades: PK – 05)