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

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Population: 3,159. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,204 (+1.4% change)
Males: 1,427 (45.2%), Females: 1,732 (54.8%)

Wilkes County

Zip code: 28697

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $40,982
Median house value: $112,500

Population by Race

Races in Wilkesboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.7%)
  • Black (9.8%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • Asian Indian (2.3%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (15.3%), United States (14.3%), Irish (10.1%), German (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (6.1%), French (1.7%).

Elevation: 1042 feet

Land area: 5.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wilkesboro

  • High school or higher: 81.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wilkesboro town

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 55.0%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

7.2% Foreign born (3.2% Asia, 3.1% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-0.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wilkesboro:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wilkesboro:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 32 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 66 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 67 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wilkesboro:

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Wilkesboro:

  • WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,400; Location: 1328 SOUTH COLLEGIATE DR; Public; Website: www.wilkes.cc.nc.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wilkesboro:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 56 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 65 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)

Schools

Public high school in Wilkesboro:

  • WILKES CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 993; Location: 1179 MORAVIAN FALLS RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wilkesboro:

  • WEST WILKES MIDDLE (Students: 539; Location: 1677 NORTH NC HWY 16; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WILKESBORO ELEMENTARY (Students: 429; Location: 1248 SCHOOL ST; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WILKES COUNTY CAREER CENTER (Location: 374 LINCOLN HEIGHTS RD; Grades: 06 – 12)

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