North Carolina · Census place 74020
Wilkesboro town, NC
Quick answer
Wilkesboro town has 3,664 residents, ranking #226 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $41,175, the median home is worth $197,600 and median gross rent runs $713 a month.
- Population
- 3,664Wilkesboro town residents
- Median household income
- $41,175Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $197,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $713Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wilkesboro town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wilkesboro town median would spend about 20.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.7% of residents and 50.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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