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Wilkes County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 10,687
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 136 / 138 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,220.854 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 6.789 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 99,000.000 acres (400.554 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 349
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 22.10%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 12.90%
Farm earnings (2005): $8,019,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 3,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 13.30%
Physicians (2004): 12
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (25)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,301
Federal Spending (2004): $78,901

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	7,088	32.71%
Rural, Farm	891	4.11%
Rural, Non-farm	13,692	63.18%

Wilkes County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wilkes County Employment Information Back to top
Wilkes County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	4,859	4,612	247	5.09%	50
1991	4,841	4,602	239	4.93%	49
1992	5,179	4,899	280	5.41%	54
1993	5,339	5,014	325	6.08%	60
1994	5,407	5,144	263	4.86%	49
1995	5,507	5,202	306	5.55%	55
1996	5,562	5,209	352	6.33%	63
1997	5,696	5,357	339	5.95%	60
1998	5,662	5,317	345	6.10%	61
1999	5,625	5,314	311	5.53%	55
2000	5,062	4,830	233	4.59%	46
2001	4,808	4,417	391	8.14%	81
2002	4,906	4,528	378	7.70%	77
2003	4,686	4,336	350	7.46%	75
2004	4,551	4,218	333	7.32%	73
2005	4,628	4,322	306	6.62%	66
2006	4,735	4,448	287	6.06%	61
2007	4,575	4,265	309	6.76%	68
2008	4,498	4,130	368	8.19%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	4,757	4,518	239	5.02%	50
Feb 1990	4,748	4,511	237	4.99%	50
Mar 1990	4,770	4,575	195	4.09%	41
Apr 1990	4,728	4,548	180	3.81%	38
May 1990	4,776	4,594	182	3.81%	38
Jun 1990	4,783	4,616	167	3.49%	35
Jul 1990	4,945	4,775	170	3.44%	34
Aug 1990	4,824	4,672	152	3.15%	32
Sep 1990	4,837	4,660	177	3.66%	37
Oct 1990	4,809	4,639	170	3.54%	35
Nov 1990	5,173	4,620	553	10.69%	107
Dec 1990	5,161	4,617	544	10.54%	105

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	4,804	4,463	341	7.10%	71
Feb 1991	4,766	4,434	332	6.97%	70
Mar 1991	4,718	4,502	216	4.58%	46
Apr 1991	4,809	4,615	194	4.03%	40
May 1991	4,818	4,640	178	3.69%	37
Jun 1991	4,924	4,692	232	4.71%	47
Jul 1991	4,889	4,709	180	3.68%	37
Aug 1991	4,852	4,643	209	4.31%	43
Sep 1991	4,829	4,634	195	4.04%	40
Oct 1991	4,883	4,699	184	3.77%	38
Nov 1991	4,808	4,607	201	4.18%	42
Dec 1991	4,989	4,586	403	8.08%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	4,954	4,738	216	4.36%	44
Feb 1992	4,994	4,720	274	5.49%	55
Mar 1992	5,033	4,767	266	5.29%	53
Apr 1992	5,143	4,838	305	5.93%	59
May 1992	5,154	4,871	283	5.49%	55
Jun 1992	5,245	4,933	312	5.95%	59
Jul 1992	5,318	5,068	250	4.70%	47
Aug 1992	5,299	5,059	240	4.53%	45
Sep 1992	5,139	4,938	201	3.91%	39
Oct 1992	5,440	4,907	533	9.80%	98
Nov 1992	5,218	5,006	212	4.06%	41
Dec 1992	5,212	4,940	272	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	5,358	4,976	382	7.13%	71
Feb 1993	5,341	4,912	429	8.03%	80
Mar 1993	5,275	4,952	323	6.12%	61
Apr 1993	5,184	4,903	281	5.42%	54
May 1993	5,244	4,985	259	4.94%	49
Jun 1993	5,567	5,006	561	10.08%	101
Jul 1993	5,310	5,064	246	4.63%	46
Aug 1993	5,257	5,040	217	4.13%	41
Sep 1993	5,435	5,088	347	6.38%	64
Oct 1993	5,370	5,053	317	5.90%	59
Nov 1993	5,329	5,063	266	4.99%	50
Dec 1993	5,396	5,129	267	4.95%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	5,450	5,110	340	6.24%	62
Feb 1994	5,367	5,111	256	4.77%	48
Mar 1994	5,393	5,133	260	4.82%	48
Apr 1994	5,403	5,130	273	5.05%	51
May 1994	5,519	5,188	331	6.00%	60
Jun 1994	5,427	5,123	304	5.60%	56
Jul 1994	5,434	5,179	255	4.69%	47
Aug 1994	5,353	5,136	217	4.05%	41
Sep 1994	5,299	5,055	244	4.60%	46
Oct 1994	5,440	5,182	258	4.74%	47
Nov 1994	5,445	5,191	254	4.66%	47
Dec 1994	5,353	5,193	160	2.99%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	5,487	5,255	232	4.23%	42
Feb 1995	5,592	5,330	262	4.69%	47
Mar 1995	5,549	5,267	282	5.08%	51
Apr 1995	5,470	5,220	250	4.57%	46
May 1995	5,492	5,243	249	4.53%	45
Jun 1995	5,555	5,201	354	6.37%	64
Jul 1995	5,524	5,267	257	4.65%	47
Aug 1995	5,487	5,221	266	4.85%	48
Sep 1995	5,489	5,185	304	5.54%	55
Oct 1995	5,558	5,089	469	8.44%	84
Nov 1995	5,504	5,070	434	7.89%	79
Dec 1995	5,380	5,072	308	5.72%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	5,495	5,102	393	7.15%	72
Feb 1996	5,530	5,204	326	5.90%	59
Mar 1996	5,536	5,197	339	6.12%	61
Apr 1996	5,571	5,188	383	6.87%	69
May 1996	5,502	5,167	335	6.09%	61
Jun 1996	5,484	5,115	369	6.73%	67
Jul 1996	5,538	5,151	387	6.99%	70
Aug 1996	5,589	5,257	332	5.94%	59
Sep 1996	5,651	5,300	351	6.21%	62
Oct 1996	5,621	5,302	319	5.68%	57
Nov 1996	5,761	5,363	398	6.91%	69
Dec 1996	5,461	5,166	295	5.40%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	5,727	5,337	390	6.81%	68
Feb 1997	5,693	5,296	397	6.97%	70
Mar 1997	5,782	5,372	410	7.09%	71
Apr 1997	5,653	5,293	360	6.37%	64
May 1997	5,608	5,283	325	5.80%	58
Jun 1997	5,732	5,286	446	7.78%	78
Jul 1997	5,779	5,420	359	6.21%	62
Aug 1997	5,717	5,388	329	5.75%	58
Sep 1997	5,638	5,362	276	4.90%	49
Oct 1997	5,671	5,460	211	3.72%	37
Nov 1997	5,690	5,440	250	4.39%	44
Dec 1997	5,661	5,348	313	5.53%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	5,615	5,278	337	6.00%	60
Feb 1998	5,725	5,332	393	6.86%	69
Mar 1998	5,816	5,355	461	7.93%	79
Apr 1998	5,624	5,368	256	4.55%	46
May 1998	5,762	5,403	359	6.23%	62
Jun 1998	5,687	5,361	326	5.73%	57
Jul 1998	5,694	5,406	288	5.06%	51
Aug 1998	5,663	5,304	359	6.34%	63
Sep 1998	5,553	5,261	292	5.26%	53
Oct 1998	5,621	5,241	380	6.76%	68
Nov 1998	5,613	5,212	401	7.14%	71
Dec 1998	5,573	5,282	291	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	5,782	5,361	421	7.28%	73
Feb 1999	5,834	5,318	516	8.84%	88
Mar 1999	5,670	5,377	293	5.17%	52
Apr 1999	5,624	5,325	299	5.32%	53
May 1999	5,691	5,434	257	4.52%	45
Jun 1999	5,617	5,367	250	4.45%	45
Jul 1999	5,503	5,252	251	4.56%	46
Aug 1999	5,490	5,108	382	6.96%	70
Sep 1999	5,471	5,191	280	5.12%	51
Oct 1999	5,548	5,290	258	4.65%	47
Nov 1999	5,580	5,347	233	4.18%	42
Dec 1999	5,691	5,398	293	5.15%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	5,062	4,824	238	4.70%	47
Feb 2000	5,115	4,898	217	4.24%	42
Mar 2000	5,112	4,877	235	4.60%	46
Apr 2000	5,102	4,839	263	5.15%	52
May 2000	5,037	4,816	221	4.39%	44
Jun 2000	5,042	4,810	232	4.60%	46
Jul 2000	5,044	4,803	241	4.78%	48
Aug 2000	5,079	4,840	239	4.71%	47
Sep 2000	5,059	4,838	221	4.37%	44
Oct 2000	5,044	4,832	212	4.20%	42
Nov 2000	5,070	4,820	250	4.93%	49
Dec 2000	4,983	4,762	221	4.44%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	4,890	4,644	246	5.03%	50
Feb 2001	4,913	4,655	258	5.25%	53
Mar 2001	4,982	4,605	377	7.57%	76
Apr 2001	4,526	4,291	235	5.19%	52
May 2001	4,765	4,330	435	9.13%	91
Jun 2001	4,742	4,386	356	7.51%	75
Jul 2001	4,828	4,380	448	9.28%	93
Aug 2001	4,841	4,360	481	9.94%	99
Sep 2001	4,778	4,329	449	9.40%	94
Oct 2001	4,838	4,354	484	10.00%	100
Nov 2001	4,779	4,307	472	9.88%	99
Dec 2001	4,818	4,364	454	9.42%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	4,960	4,511	449	9.05%	91
Feb 2002	4,974	4,592	382	7.68%	77
Mar 2002	4,959	4,561	398	8.03%	80
Apr 2002	4,993	4,604	389	7.79%	78
May 2002	4,946	4,587	359	7.26%	73
Jun 2002	4,883	4,478	405	8.29%	83
Jul 2002	4,823	4,474	349	7.24%	72
Aug 2002	4,776	4,434	342	7.16%	72
Sep 2002	4,878	4,448	430	8.82%	88
Oct 2002	4,914	4,558	356	7.24%	72
Nov 2002	4,886	4,535	351	7.18%	72
Dec 2002	4,876	4,551	325	6.67%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	4,669	4,325	344	7.37%	74
Feb 2003	4,641	4,305	336	7.24%	72
Mar 2003	4,707	4,381	326	6.93%	69
Apr 2003	4,701	4,379	322	6.85%	68
May 2003	4,693	4,390	303	6.46%	65
Jun 2003	4,733	4,315	418	8.83%	88
Jul 2003	4,743	4,331	412	8.69%	87
Aug 2003	4,662	4,294	368	7.89%	79
Sep 2003	4,648	4,263	385	8.28%	83
Oct 2003	4,722	4,361	361	7.65%	76
Nov 2003	4,669	4,358	311	6.66%	67
Dec 2003	4,640	4,329	311	6.70%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	4,581	4,247	334	7.29%	73
Feb 2004	4,519	4,175	344	7.61%	76
Mar 2004	4,567	4,235	332	7.27%	73
Apr 2004	4,441	4,129	312	7.03%	70
May 2004	4,534	4,190	344	7.59%	76
Jun 2004	4,575	4,218	357	7.80%	78
Jul 2004	4,578	4,228	350	7.65%	76
Aug 2004	4,530	4,207	323	7.13%	71
Sep 2004	4,531	4,193	338	7.46%	75
Oct 2004	4,578	4,235	343	7.49%	75
Nov 2004	4,593	4,285	308	6.71%	67
Dec 2004	4,586	4,274	312	6.80%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	4,564	4,250	314	6.88%	69
Feb 2005	4,674	4,261	413	8.84%	88
Mar 2005	4,541	4,236	305	6.72%	67
Apr 2005	4,562	4,276	286	6.27%	63
May 2005	4,648	4,320	328	7.06%	71
Jun 2005	4,599	4,303	296	6.44%	64
Jul 2005	4,701	4,412	289	6.15%	61
Aug 2005	4,637	4,366	271	5.84%	58
Sep 2005	4,666	4,381	285	6.11%	61
Oct 2005	4,675	4,387	288	6.16%	62
Nov 2005	4,646	4,351	295	6.35%	63
Dec 2005	4,624	4,319	305	6.60%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	4,730	4,461	269	5.69%	57
Feb 2006	4,706	4,435	271	5.76%	58
Mar 2006	4,755	4,474	281	5.91%	59
Apr 2006	4,654	4,416	238	5.11%	51
May 2006	4,702	4,445	257	5.47%	55
Jun 2006	4,719	4,464	255	5.40%	54
Jul 2006	4,837	4,529	308	6.37%	64
Aug 2006	4,759	4,472	287	6.03%	60
Sep 2006	4,840	4,543	297	6.14%	61
Oct 2006	4,709	4,394	315	6.69%	67
Nov 2006	4,724	4,384	340	7.20%	72
Dec 2006	4,683	4,356	327	6.98%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	4,572	4,212	360	7.87%	79
Feb 2007	4,522	4,196	326	7.21%	72
Mar 2007	4,535	4,237	298	6.57%	66
Apr 2007	4,551	4,253	298	6.55%	65
May 2007	4,619	4,317	302	6.54%	65
Jun 2007	4,598	4,272	326	7.09%	71
Jul 2007	4,608	4,287	321	6.97%	70
Aug 2007	4,492	4,210	282	6.28%	63
Sep 2007	4,560	4,274	286	6.27%	63
Oct 2007	4,602	4,296	306	6.65%	66
Nov 2007	4,636	4,325	311	6.71%	67
Dec 2007	4,599	4,304	295	6.41%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	4,521	4,196	325	7.19%	72
Feb 2008	4,440	4,103	337	7.59%	76
Mar 2008	4,492	4,154	338	7.52%	75
Apr 2008	4,431	4,134	297	6.70%	67
May 2008	4,491	4,101	390	8.68%	87
Jun 2008	4,536	4,128	408	8.99%	90
Jul 2008	4,519	4,141	378	8.36%	84
Aug 2008	4,539	4,110	429	9.45%	95
Sep 2008	4,514	4,100	414	9.17%	92
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Wilkes County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	726	15.28%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	288	6.06%
3.	Paper Manufacturing	288	6.06%
4.	Public Administration	274	5.77%
5.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	242	5.09%
6.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	196	4.12%
7.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	162	3.41%
8.	Wood Manufacturing	156	3.28%
9.	Truck Transportation	150	3.16%
10.	Educational Services	132	2.78%
11.	Food Manufacturing	130	2.74%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	124	2.61%
13.	Lumber and Construction Materials, Wholesale	122	2.57%
14.	Utilities	122	2.57%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	92	1.94%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	90	1.89%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	88	1.85%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	84	1.77%
19.	Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale	82	1.73%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	68	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	620	14.28%
2.	Educational Services	506	11.65%
3.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	322	7.42%
4.	Apparel Manufacturing	238	5.48%
5.	Public Administration	210	4.84%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	178	4.10%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	174	4.01%
8.	Food Manufacturing	156	3.59%
9.	Finance and Insurance	134	3.09%
10.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	134	3.09%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	114	2.63%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	106	2.44%
13.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	106	2.44%
14.	Social Assistance	96	2.21%
15.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	90	2.07%
16.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	86	1.98%
17.	Paper Manufacturing	74	1.70%
18.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	66	1.52%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	60	1.38%
20.	Utilities	54	1.24%

Wilkes County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	468	9.85%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	388	8.16%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	336	7.07%
4.	Vehicle Mechanics	208	4.38%
5.	Other Construction Trades	174	3.66%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	164	3.45%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	152	3.20%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	152	3.20%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	152	3.20%
10.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	130	2.74%
11.	Top Executives	130	2.74%
12.	Other Material Moving Workers	116	2.44%
13.	Construction Laborers	112	2.36%
14.	Painters and Paperhangers	110	2.31%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	102	2.15%
16.	Other Management Occupations	98	2.06%
17.	Law Enforcement Workers	88	1.85%
18.	Farmers and Farm Managers	84	1.77%
19.	Food Processing Workers	80	1.68%
20.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	74	1.56%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Production Occupations	350	8.06%
2.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	346	7.97%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	306	7.05%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	270	6.22%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	262	6.03%
6.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	202	4.65%
7.	Cashiers	176	4.05%
8.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	150	3.45%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	144	3.32%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	134	3.09%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	114	2.63%
12.	Other Office and Admin Support	112	2.58%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	98	2.26%
14.	Assemblers and Fabricators	94	2.16%
15.	Life / Physical / Social Sciences	92	2.12%
16.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	88	2.03%
17.	Registered Nurses	88	2.03%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	86	1.98%
19.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	84	1.93%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	80	1.84%

Wilkes County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	8,553	49.95%
15-35 hours	1,390	8.12%
1-14 hours	378	2.21%
No regular hours	6,801	39.72%

Wilkes County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	348	3.97%
5 AM-5:29 AM	147	1.68%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	146	1.66%
6 AM-6:29 AM	723	8.24%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,224	13.95%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,483	16.90%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,945	22.16%
8 AM-8:29 AM	826	9.41%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	442	5.04%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	180	2.05%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	170	1.94%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	44	0.50%
Noon-3:59 PM	421	4.80%
4 PM-11:59 PM	677	7.71%

Wilkes County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	679	7.74%
5-9	1,512	17.23%
10-14	1,755	20.00%
15-19	1,553	17.70%
20-24	914	10.41%
25-29	408	4.65%
30-34	707	8.06%
35-39	116	1.32%
40-44	132	1.50%
45-59	371	4.23%
60-89	298	3.40%
At least 90	331	3.77%

Wilkes County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	18	0.21%	6,803	77.52%
30-44	0	0.00%	955	10.88%
45-59	6	0.07%	365	4.16%
At least 60	14	0.16%	615	7.01%

Wilkes County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,680	18.43%
Car / truck / van, solo	6,735	73.89%
Motorcycle	2	0.02%
Other	110	1.21%
Public transportation	38	0.42%
Walked	211	2.31%
Worked at home	339	3.72%

Wilkes County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wilkes County Family Information Back to top
: 8,636 (21,100 people)
: 5,956 (17,832 people)
: 2,128
: 13,690
Wilkes County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,593	18.21%
$10,000-$14,999	924	10.56%
$15,000-$19,999	622	7.11%
$20,000-$24,999	751	8.58%
$25,000-$29,999	706	8.07%
$30,000-$34,999	513	5.86%
$35,000-$39,999	446	5.10%
$40,000-$44,999	458	5.24%
$45,000-$49,999	481	5.50%
$50,000-$59,999	643	7.35%
$60,000-$74,999	739	8.45%
$75,000-$99,999	499	5.70%
$100,000-$124,999	193	2.21%
$125,000-$149,999	86	0.98%
$150,000-$199,999	60	0.69%
$200,000 or more	34	0.39%

Wilkes County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,214	28.14%
Family, 2 people	1,323	30.67%
Nonfamily, 2 people	116	2.69%
Family, 3 people	735	17.04%
Nonfamily, 3 people	7	0.16%
Family, 4 people	561	13.00%
Nonfamily, 4 people	5	0.12%
Family, 5 people	246	5.70%
Nonfamily, 5 people	0	0.00%
Family, 6 people	63	1.46%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	42	0.97%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Wilkes County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	6,156	27.94%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,001	9.08%
Public Assistance	438	1.99%
Retirement	1,432	6.50%
Self Employment	896	4.07%
Social Security	2,969	13.47%
Supplemental Security	824	3.74%
Wage / Salary	6,012	27.29%
Other	1,306	5.93%

Wilkes County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,622	61.39%
With children under 18	1,649	38.61%

Wilkes County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	718	8.74%
Married	4,839	58.88%
Never Married	2,329	28.34%
Widowed	332	4.04%

Wilkes County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,001	10.87%
Married	4,791	52.02%
Never Married	1,935	21.01%
Widowed	1,483	16.10%

Wilkes County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wilkes County Education Information Back to top
Wilkes County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,917	11.64%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,827	23.24%
High school diploma or equivalent	5,914	35.91%
Some college, no degree	2,479	15.05%
Associate degree	412	2.50%
Bachelors degree	1,280	7.77%
Graduate or professional degree	640	3.89%

Wilkes County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	290	2.71%	104	0.97%	394	3.69%
Kindergarten	248	2.32%	18	0.17%	266	2.49%
Grades 1-4	911	8.52%	68	0.64%	979	9.16%
Grades 5-8	1,334	12.48%	48	0.45%	1,382	12.93%
Grades 9-12	1,333	12.47%	46	0.43%	1,379	12.90%
Undergrad college	526	4.92%	36	0.34%	562	5.26%
Graduate or professional school	16	0.15%	8	0.07%	24	0.22%
Total	4,658	43.59%	328	3.07%	4,986	46.65%

Wilkes County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wilkes County Business Information Back to top
: $27,678,000
: $80,207,000
: $10,407,000
: $188,418
: 1,535
Wilkes County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	1	0	4
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	3	6	3
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Construction	3	1	6	1	8
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	2	2	9
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	2	11	6	8
1999 - Information	0	0	1	1	1
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	0	1	0
1999 - Manufacturing	1	1	7	7	7
1999 - Mining	1	0	0	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	2	12	5	19
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	1	1	10
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	1	0	2
1999 - Retail Trade	6	6	17	15	19
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	2	1	4
1999 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	4	7	5
1999 - Total	25	16	69	55	100
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	3	1	2	1
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	4	1	7
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Construction	1	2	4	7	5
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	1	4	7
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	5	8	12
2000 - Information	1	1	1	0	1
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	2	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	1	0	11	8	3
2000 - Mining	0	1	0	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	4	6	7	27
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	5	1	6
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	1	0	2
2000 - Retail Trade	1	8	15	11	23
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	1	0	4
2000 - Unclassified	3	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	1	1	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	5	4	7
2000 - Total	17	28	61	54	107
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	1	2	1	1
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	2	8	2
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Construction	1	0	7	5	3
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	0	2	3	2	6
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	3	6	8	9
2001 - Information	1	1	2	0	0
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	2	6	11	4
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	9	11	21
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	3	4	6
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	2	0	2
2001 - Retail Trade	6	2	12	16	20
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	0	2	3
2001 - Unclassified	3	1	0	1	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	1	7	7
2001 - Total	22	17	55	78	87
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	3	1	3
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	5	6	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Construction	0	3	2	4	6
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	4	0	0	2	9
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	0	11	7	11
2002 - Information	1	1	1	0	1
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Manufacturing	3	4	4	9	4
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	3	10	27
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	3	3	8
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	3	1
2002 - Retail Trade	5	5	15	12	22
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	1	0	3
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	1
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	6	2	5
2002 - Total	20	19	55	61	105
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	2	1	1
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	5	6	2
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	1
2003 - Construction	1	2	2	5	4
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	6	5	4
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	3	8	9	12
2003 - Information	2	0	1	0	2
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	0	1	6	7	6
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	2	5	10	21
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	4	3	7
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	1	3
2003 - Retail Trade	8	6	17	12	21
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	0	0	2	3
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	0	7	5
2003 - Total	22	18	57	69	94
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	4	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	5	1	6
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	2
2004 - Construction	1	1	4	3	4
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	2	1	12
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	9	8	14
2004 - Information	0	1	0	1	3
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	1	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	0	8	9	3
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	6	6	2	19
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	3	5	1	7
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	0	3
2004 - Retail Trade	5	7	10	25	19
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	0	2	6
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	4	3	0	3
2004 - Total	14	26	57	57	102
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	2	2	2
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	1	6	2	3
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	0	1
2005 - Construction	5	3	5	3	1
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	2	3	11
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	5	11	6	10
2005 - Information	0	0	1	2	1
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	1	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	1	2	9	6	3
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	5	13	3	10
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	3	3	7
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	1	0	3
2005 - Retail Trade	6	4	13	18	23
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	0	3	3	3
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	1	2	2
2005 - Total	26	23	72	54	80

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wilkes County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Wilkes County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	17,677	82.74%
Below Poverty Level	3,688	17.26%

Wilkes County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$255	$48	$283	$0	$0	$70	$608	$241	$134	$230
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$267	$51	$297	$0	$0	$74	$638	$253	$134	$230
1975	$270	$60	$225	$0	$0	$93	$588	$243	$87	$393
1976	$427	$80	$414	$0	$0	$99	$940	$319	$64	$366
1977	$518	$84	$364	$0	$0	$32	$914	$339	$40	$526
1978	$567	$91	$498	$0	$0	$62	$1,127	$494	$20	$641
1979	$344	$90	$811	$0	$0	$178	$1,333	$439	$0	$527
1980	$580	$97	$818	$0	$0	$175	$1,573	$684	$0	$588
1981	$685	$111	$744	$0	$0	$223	$1,652	$624	$0	$505
1982	$894	$113	$624	$0	$0	$201	$1,719	$638	$0	$660
1983	$1,049	$101	$657	$0	$0	$212	$1,918	$699	$0	$739
1984	$1,149	$95	$722	$0	$0	$249	$2,120	$561	$0	$957
1985	$1,253	$139	$770	$0	$0	$299	$2,322	$784	$0	$1,428
1986	$1,277	$150	$940	$0	$0	$289	$2,506	$824	$0	$1,767
1987	$1,277	$171	$660	$0	$0	$333	$2,270	$886	$0	$1,617
1988	$1,506	$431	$821	$0	$0	$309	$2,636	$956	$0	$1,868
1989	$1,629	$1,014	$830	$0	$0	$344	$2,803	$1,026	$404	$1,404
1990	$1,659	$1,101	$1,079	$0	$0	$343	$3,081	$1,240	$124	$1,061
1991	$2,269	$932	$1,326	$0	$0	$626	$4,221	$1,381	$3,400	$4,991
1992	$2,314	$1,188	$594	$0	$0	$708	$3,616	$1,295	$2,820	$3,676
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$2,258	$2,207	$421	$0	$0	$1,138	$3,817	$1,678	$0	$5,976
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$2,345	$2,407	$480	$0	$0	$1,561	$4,386	$1,932	$3,775	$7,983

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$73	$24	$56	$276	$0	$624
1972	$32	$80	$5	$0	$0	$78	$624
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$78	$25	$59	$290	$0	$655
1974	$33	$84	$5	$0	$0	$81	$655
1975	$0	$71	$36	$21	$331	$6	$850
1975	$126	$7	$3	$0	$0	$249	$850
1976	$0	$181	$43	$22	$332	$5	$1,012
1976	$134	$8	$2	$0	$0	$285	$1,012
1977	$0	$267	$53	$101	$313	$9	$923
1977	$89	$7	$2	$0	$0	$82	$923
1978	$0	$204	$38	$112	$401	$12	$1,159
1978	$111	$17	$1	$0	$0	$263	$1,159
1979	$0	$254	$35	$39	$463	$21	$1,289
1979	$164	$6	$0	$0	$0	$307	$1,289
1980	$0	$201	$33	$345	$529	$16	$1,562
1980	$130	$9	$0	$0	$0	$299	$1,562
1981	$0	$241	$54	$280	$545	$20	$1,786
1981	$165	$13	$0	$0	$0	$468	$1,786
1982	$0	$278	$37	$480	$553	$46	$1,802
1982	$139	$24	$0	$0	$0	$245	$1,802
1983	$0	$342	$62	$607	$460	$20	$2,097
1983	$145	$20	$0	$0	$0	$441	$2,097
1984	$0	$373	$39	$634	$574	$20	$2,105
1984	$131	$10	$0	$0	$0	$324	$2,105
1985	$5	$454	$46	$515	$569	$20	$2,126
1985	$165	$17	$0	$0	$0	$335	$2,126
1986	$0	$445	$42	$694	$524	$50	$2,615
1986	$172	$25	$0	$0	$0	$663	$2,615
1987	$0	$559	$79	$586	$639	$27	$2,556
1987	$178	$35	$0	$0	$0	$453	$2,556
1988	$0	$425	$113	$797	$965	$30	$3,080
1988	$230	$60	$0	$0	$0	$460	$3,080
1989	$0	$416	$1,960	$678	$697	$58	$4,821
1989	$342	$69	$0	$0	$0	$601	$4,821
1990	$0	$516	$696	$743	$966	$37	$4,511
1990	$421	$200	$23	$0	$0	$909	$4,511
1991	$0	$681	$125	$1,027	$853	$46	$4,117
1991	$472	$137	$86	$0	$0	$690	$4,117
1992	$0	$584	$95	$1,663	$665	$48	$5,228
1992	$503	$493	$207	$0	$0	$970	$5,228
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$760	$108	$324	$770	$110	$4,354
1997	$721	$152	$0	$0	$0	$1,409	$4,354
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$864	$104	$1,034	$773	$212	$6,189
2002	$707	$92	$174	$0	$0	$2,229	$6,189

Wilkes County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wilkes County Criminal Information Back to top
: 46

Wilkes County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wilkes County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Wilkes County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,327	12.42%
10-19 Years	1,546	14.47%
20-29 Years	1,161	10.86%
30-39 Years	1,460	13.66%
40-49 Years	1,467	13.73%
50-59 Years	1,349	12.62%
60-69 Years	1,052	9.84%
70-79 Years	824	7.71%
80-89 Years	437	4.09%
90+ Years	64	0.60%

Wilkes County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	5,106	47.78%
Female	5,581	52.22%

Wilkes County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	5,758	53.88%
African-American	4,591	42.96%
Hispanic/Latino	212	1.98%
Multiracial	75	0.70%
Asian	25	0.23%
Amerindian	20	0.19%
Pacific Islander	4	0.04%
Other Race	2	0.02%

Wilkes County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	3,788	41.73%
2.	English	1,748	19.26%
3.	Irish	1,099	12.11%
4.	German	506	5.57%
5.	African	458	5.05%
6.	Scotch Irish	458	5.05%
7.	Scottish	256	2.82%
8.	French Non-Basque	152	1.67%
9.	European	142	1.56%
10.	Dutch	104	1.15%

Wilkes County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	19,876	97.35%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	415	2.03%
3.	German	64	0.31%
4.	Serbo Croatian	20	0.10%
5.	Chinese	18	0.09%
6.	Korean	18	0.09%
7.	French	6	0.03%

Wilkes County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	21,386	98.68%
Naturalized immigrant	86	0.40%
Not a citizen	199	0.92%

Wilkes County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wilkes County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.