Moving to Millers Creek, North Carolina

Population: 2,071
Males: 1,044 (50.4%), Females: 1,027 (49.6%)

Wilkes County

Zip code: 28651

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $39,844
Median house value: $98,100

Population by Race

Races in Millers Creek:

• White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
• Hispanic (4.2%)
• Other race (3.7%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (30.5%), German (7.7%), English (6.1%), Irish (5.6%), Scottish (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.0%).

Elevation: 1400 feet

Land area: 4.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Millers Creek

• High school or higher: 57.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
• Unemployed: 2.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Millers Creek CDP

• Never married: 17.6%
• Now married: 64.5%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 7.0%
• Divorced: 9.1%

4.8% Foreign born (4.8% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Millers Creek:

• WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
• ASHE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; JEFFERSON, NC)
• ALLEGHANY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SPARTA, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Millers Creek:

• HICKORY REGIONAL (about 33 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
• SMITH REYNOLDS (about 71 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
• CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 72 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Millers Creek:

• WILKES COUNTY (about 11 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Abbreviation: UKF)
• ASHE COUNTY (about 20 miles; JEFFERSON, NC; Abbreviation: GEV)
• SWAN CREEK (about 26 miles; JONESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 78A)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Millers Creek:

• APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
• CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
• GASTON COLLEGE (about 59 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
• ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
• FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
• WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 71 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)

Schools

Public high school in Millers Creek:

• WEST WILKES HIGH (Students: 672; Location: 6598 BOONE TRAIL; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Millers Creek:

• MILLERS CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 642; Location: 4320 NORTH NC HWY 16; Grades: PK – 05)