Wilkes County is located in the state of North Carolina, with a total population of 68412. The land area spans approximately 1954.249751 square miles, contributing to its total area of 1961.112185 square miles.

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About Wilkes County, North Carolina

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Wilkes County, North Carolina Population Demographics

As of the last census, Wilkes County has a total population of 68412, out of which 33612 are Male while 34800 are female.

You can check the total population for every year in the below table:

Year Population
2010 69264
2011 68948
2012 68906
2013 68609
2014 68414
2015 68298
2016 68581
2017 68489
2018 68563
2019 68412

Race Demographics

Category Percentage
non_hispanic_white_alone_male 42.3%
non_hispanic_white_alone_female 44.4%
black_alone_male 2.5%
black_alone_female 2.2%
asian_alone_male 0.3%
asian_alone_female 0.3%
hispanic_male 3.6%
hispanic_female 3.3%

Age Demographics

Category Percentage
0-4 5.1%
5-9 5.1%
10-14 6.1%
15-19 6.0%
20-24 5.4%
25-29 5.7%
30-34 5.2%
35-39 5.2%
40-44 5.6%
45-49 6.7%
50-54 6.7%
55-59 7.5%
60-64 7.4%
65-69 6.7%
70-74 6.0%
75-79 4.2%
80-84 2.8%
85+ 2.5%

Additional Information

  • Average Income: 36576
  • Number of Police officers: 165
  • Wilkes County FIPS code: 37193

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Source: Census.gov, Wikipedia.org