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North Wilkesboro, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 4,116. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,204 (+2.1% change)
Males: 2,045 (49.7%), Females: 2,071 (50.3%)

Wilkes County

Zip codes: 28659.

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $22,813
Median house value: $84,400

Population by Race

Races in North Wilkesboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.3%)
  • Black (13.9%)
  • Hispanic (11.3%)
  • Other race (4.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (15.0%), English (8.4%), German (6.8%), Irish (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), Italian (2.4%).

Elevation: 1016 feet

Land area: 5.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in North Wilkesboro

  • High school or higher: 63.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in North Wilkesboro town

  • Never married: 22.0%
  • Now married: 48.6%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 14.5%
  • Divorced: 12.7%

9.1% Foreign born (7.9% Latin America, 1.2% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -147 (-3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in North Wilkesboro:

  • WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1370 WEST D ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near North Wilkesboro:

  • HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; ELKIN, NC)
  • ALLEGHANY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SPARTA, NC)
  • ASHE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; JEFFERSON, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to North Wilkesboro:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 35 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 65 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 69 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)

Other public-use airports nearest to North Wilkesboro:

Colleges and Universities

College/University in North Wilkesboro:

  • WRMC SCHOOL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY (Location: 1370 WEST D ST; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Wilkesboro:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 58 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)

Public primary/middle schools in North Wilkesboro:

  • NORTH WILKES MIDDLE (Students: 617; Location: 2776 YELLOW BANKS ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • C C WRIGHT ELEMENTARY (Students: 442; Location: 200 CC WRIGHT SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • MULBERRY ELEMENTARY (Students: 396; Location: 190 MULBERRY SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • NORTH WILKESBORO ELEMENTARY (Students: 295; Location: 200 FLINT HILL RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • UNION ELEMENTARY (Students: 282; Location: 164 UNION SCHOOL DR; Grades: PK – 05)
  • FAIRPLAINS ELEMENTARY (Students: 225; Location: 228 FAIRPLAINS SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)

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