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Wilkes County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 65,632
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 798 / 689 / 6
Land Area (2000): 1,961.102 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 7.100 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 124,000.000 acres (501.704 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 1,273
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 50.60%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 2.50%
Farm earnings (2005): $101,710,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 22,000,000 / 1,000,000 / 7,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 30.40%
Physicians (2004): 68
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (131)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 11,806
Federal Spending (2004): $363,372

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	34,496	26.01%
Rural, Farm	4,089	3.08%
Rural, Non-farm	94,042	70.91%

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	31,976	30,732	1,244	3.89%	39
1991	32,304	30,465	1,839	5.69%	57
1992	32,747	31,060	1,687	5.15%	51
1993	32,057	30,909	1,147	3.58%	36
1994	32,297	31,067	1,230	3.81%	38
1995	32,951	31,351	1,600	4.86%	49
1996	33,270	31,418	1,852	5.57%	55
1997	32,991	31,788	1,203	3.65%	37
1998	32,592	31,712	880	2.70%	27
1999	33,799	32,906	894	2.64%	26
2000	33,990	32,769	1,220	3.59%	36
2001	33,417	31,381	2,036	6.09%	61
2002	33,440	30,648	2,792	8.35%	83
2003	33,579	31,096	2,484	7.40%	74
2004	33,321	31,296	2,025	6.08%	61
2005	33,051	31,172	1,879	5.69%	57
2006	31,514	29,817	1,698	5.39%	54
2007	32,148	30,449	1,699	5.28%	53
2008	32,077	29,775	2,301	7.17%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	31,446	30,040	1,406	4.47%	45
Feb 1990	31,439	30,369	1,070	3.40%	34
Mar 1990	31,660	30,757	903	2.85%	29
Apr 1990	31,750	30,698	1,052	3.31%	33
May 1990	32,500	31,487	1,013	3.12%	31
Jun 1990	32,566	31,525	1,041	3.20%	32
Jul 1990	33,544	31,453	2,091	6.23%	62
Aug 1990	32,401	31,244	1,157	3.57%	36
Sep 1990	31,764	30,649	1,115	3.51%	35
Oct 1990	31,382	30,279	1,103	3.51%	35
Nov 1990	31,817	30,373	1,444	4.54%	45
Dec 1990	31,442	29,906	1,536	4.89%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	31,006	29,221	1,785	5.76%	58
Feb 1991	31,953	29,676	2,277	7.13%	71
Mar 1991	32,003	29,881	2,122	6.63%	66
Apr 1991	32,327	30,396	1,931	5.97%	60
May 1991	32,998	30,860	2,138	6.48%	65
Jun 1991	32,925	30,932	1,993	6.05%	61
Jul 1991	33,339	31,520	1,819	5.46%	55
Aug 1991	32,973	31,368	1,605	4.87%	49
Sep 1991	32,304	30,695	1,609	4.98%	50
Oct 1991	32,080	30,548	1,532	4.78%	48
Nov 1991	32,016	30,379	1,637	5.11%	51
Dec 1991	31,723	30,101	1,622	5.11%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	32,113	30,293	1,820	5.67%	57
Feb 1992	32,875	30,933	1,942	5.91%	59
Mar 1992	32,479	30,566	1,913	5.89%	59
Apr 1992	33,061	31,386	1,675	5.07%	51
May 1992	33,532	31,745	1,787	5.33%	53
Jun 1992	33,668	31,784	1,884	5.60%	56
Jul 1992	34,035	32,261	1,774	5.21%	52
Aug 1992	33,361	31,699	1,662	4.98%	50
Sep 1992	32,459	30,887	1,572	4.84%	48
Oct 1992	32,022	30,579	1,443	4.51%	45
Nov 1992	31,767	30,327	1,440	4.53%	45
Dec 1992	31,586	30,258	1,328	4.20%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	31,524	29,969	1,555	4.93%	49
Feb 1993	31,698	30,315	1,383	4.36%	44
Mar 1993	31,286	30,086	1,200	3.84%	38
Apr 1993	31,401	30,326	1,075	3.42%	34
May 1993	32,057	30,872	1,185	3.70%	37
Jun 1993	32,612	31,304	1,308	4.01%	40
Jul 1993	33,549	32,272	1,277	3.81%	38
Aug 1993	32,267	31,205	1,062	3.29%	33
Sep 1993	32,211	31,266	945	2.93%	29
Oct 1993	32,230	31,305	925	2.87%	29
Nov 1993	31,859	30,944	915	2.87%	29
Dec 1993	31,984	31,046	938	2.93%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	31,297	30,151	1,146	3.66%	37
Feb 1994	31,933	30,717	1,216	3.81%	38
Mar 1994	31,851	30,690	1,161	3.65%	36
Apr 1994	31,831	30,898	933	2.93%	29
May 1994	32,334	31,333	1,001	3.10%	31
Jun 1994	32,230	31,095	1,135	3.52%	35
Jul 1994	33,069	31,880	1,189	3.60%	36
Aug 1994	33,031	31,687	1,344	4.07%	41
Sep 1994	32,493	31,172	1,321	4.07%	41
Oct 1994	32,758	31,441	1,317	4.02%	40
Nov 1994	32,578	30,970	1,608	4.94%	49
Dec 1994	32,160	30,773	1,387	4.31%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	32,341	30,671	1,670	5.16%	52
Feb 1995	32,269	30,795	1,474	4.57%	46
Mar 1995	32,925	31,380	1,545	4.69%	47
Apr 1995	32,862	31,457	1,405	4.28%	43
May 1995	33,014	31,333	1,681	5.09%	51
Jun 1995	33,577	31,800	1,777	5.29%	53
Jul 1995	33,964	32,301	1,663	4.90%	49
Aug 1995	33,528	31,923	1,605	4.79%	48
Sep 1995	32,650	31,199	1,451	4.44%	44
Oct 1995	32,813	31,411	1,402	4.27%	43
Nov 1995	32,909	31,201	1,708	5.19%	52
Dec 1995	32,558	30,735	1,823	5.60%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	33,064	30,664	2,400	7.26%	73
Feb 1996	32,586	30,842	1,744	5.35%	54
Mar 1996	33,632	30,986	2,646	7.87%	79
Apr 1996	32,930	31,231	1,699	5.16%	52
May 1996	34,665	31,657	3,008	8.68%	87
Jun 1996	33,387	31,707	1,680	5.03%	50
Jul 1996	34,829	31,830	2,999	8.61%	86
Aug 1996	33,424	32,145	1,279	3.83%	38
Sep 1996	32,393	31,457	936	2.89%	29
Oct 1996	32,818	31,737	1,081	3.29%	33
Nov 1996	32,958	31,495	1,463	4.44%	44
Dec 1996	32,555	31,266	1,289	3.96%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	32,225	30,618	1,607	4.99%	50
Feb 1997	32,230	30,722	1,508	4.68%	47
Mar 1997	32,453	31,161	1,292	3.98%	40
Apr 1997	32,425	31,190	1,235	3.81%	38
May 1997	33,192	31,775	1,417	4.27%	43
Jun 1997	33,406	32,132	1,274	3.81%	38
Jul 1997	34,420	33,064	1,356	3.94%	39
Aug 1997	33,606	32,624	982	2.92%	29
Sep 1997	33,026	32,160	866	2.62%	26
Oct 1997	33,485	32,420	1,065	3.18%	32
Nov 1997	32,900	32,066	834	2.53%	25
Dec 1997	32,524	31,519	1,005	3.09%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	32,147	30,882	1,265	3.94%	39
Feb 1998	32,049	30,700	1,349	4.21%	42
Mar 1998	32,195	31,124	1,071	3.33%	33
Apr 1998	32,623	31,754	869	2.66%	27
May 1998	32,817	32,046	771	2.35%	23
Jun 1998	33,328	32,565	763	2.29%	23
Jul 1998	33,453	32,595	858	2.56%	26
Aug 1998	32,920	32,056	864	2.62%	26
Sep 1998	32,699	31,988	711	2.17%	22
Oct 1998	32,349	31,668	681	2.11%	21
Nov 1998	32,160	31,420	740	2.30%	23
Dec 1998	32,358	31,743	615	1.90%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	32,553	31,641	912	2.80%	28
Feb 1999	32,301	31,411	890	2.76%	28
Mar 1999	32,643	31,866	777	2.38%	24
Apr 1999	33,856	33,198	658	1.94%	19
May 1999	33,583	32,837	746	2.22%	22
Jun 1999	34,482	33,485	997	2.89%	29
Jul 1999	35,531	34,299	1,232	3.47%	35
Aug 1999	34,977	33,956	1,021	2.92%	29
Sep 1999	34,571	33,771	800	2.31%	23
Oct 1999	34,125	33,316	809	2.37%	24
Nov 1999	33,781	32,857	924	2.74%	27
Dec 1999	33,189	32,232	957	2.88%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	33,276	32,054	1,222	3.67%	37
Feb 2000	33,265	31,968	1,297	3.90%	39
Mar 2000	33,575	32,521	1,054	3.14%	31
Apr 2000	33,732	32,813	919	2.72%	27
May 2000	33,851	32,754	1,097	3.24%	32
Jun 2000	34,358	33,130	1,228	3.57%	36
Jul 2000	34,747	33,346	1,401	4.03%	40
Aug 2000	34,443	33,218	1,225	3.56%	36
Sep 2000	34,067	32,858	1,209	3.55%	35
Oct 2000	33,990	32,772	1,218	3.58%	36
Nov 2000	34,345	32,829	1,516	4.41%	44
Dec 2000	34,229	32,970	1,259	3.68%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	33,579	31,908	1,671	4.98%	50
Feb 2001	33,513	31,570	1,943	5.80%	58
Mar 2001	33,501	31,592	1,909	5.70%	57
Apr 2001	32,749	31,130	1,619	4.94%	49
May 2001	32,888	31,181	1,707	5.19%	52
Jun 2001	33,312	31,455	1,857	5.57%	56
Jul 2001	34,019	31,900	2,119	6.23%	62
Aug 2001	33,497	31,368	2,129	6.36%	64
Sep 2001	33,437	31,358	2,079	6.22%	62
Oct 2001	33,703	31,323	2,380	7.06%	71
Nov 2001	33,576	31,085	2,491	7.42%	74
Dec 2001	33,225	30,703	2,522	7.59%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	33,318	30,354	2,964	8.90%	89
Feb 2002	33,389	30,384	3,005	9.00%	90
Mar 2002	33,331	30,365	2,966	8.90%	89
Apr 2002	33,219	30,283	2,936	8.84%	88
May 2002	33,249	30,478	2,771	8.33%	83
Jun 2002	33,606	30,773	2,833	8.43%	84
Jul 2002	34,223	31,163	3,060	8.94%	89
Aug 2002	33,238	30,483	2,755	8.29%	83
Sep 2002	33,321	30,772	2,549	7.65%	76
Oct 2002	33,602	30,973	2,629	7.82%	78
Nov 2002	33,394	30,854	2,540	7.61%	76
Dec 2002	33,385	30,889	2,496	7.48%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	33,659	30,986	2,673	7.94%	79
Feb 2003	33,347	30,647	2,700	8.10%	81
Mar 2003	33,391	30,950	2,441	7.31%	73
Apr 2003	33,258	30,823	2,435	7.32%	73
May 2003	33,383	30,962	2,421	7.25%	73
Jun 2003	33,895	31,202	2,693	7.95%	79
Jul 2003	34,394	31,528	2,866	8.33%	83
Aug 2003	33,630	31,192	2,438	7.25%	72
Sep 2003	33,311	30,930	2,381	7.15%	71
Oct 2003	33,784	31,469	2,315	6.85%	69
Nov 2003	33,685	31,354	2,331	6.92%	69
Dec 2003	33,213	31,105	2,108	6.35%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	33,282	30,904	2,378	7.15%	71
Feb 2004	33,101	30,771	2,330	7.04%	70
Mar 2004	33,217	31,090	2,127	6.40%	64
Apr 2004	33,101	31,163	1,938	5.85%	59
May 2004	33,080	31,174	1,906	5.76%	58
Jun 2004	33,212	31,172	2,040	6.14%	61
Jul 2004	34,019	32,032	1,987	5.84%	58
Aug 2004	33,473	31,559	1,914	5.72%	57
Sep 2004	33,117	31,309	1,808	5.46%	55
Oct 2004	33,367	31,462	1,905	5.71%	57
Nov 2004	33,407	31,423	1,984	5.94%	59
Dec 2004	33,476	31,493	1,983	5.92%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	33,294	31,256	2,038	6.12%	61
Feb 2005	33,347	31,159	2,188	6.56%	66
Mar 2005	33,290	31,402	1,888	5.67%	57
Apr 2005	33,154	31,362	1,792	5.41%	54
May 2005	33,069	31,183	1,886	5.70%	57
Jun 2005	32,724	30,774	1,950	5.96%	60
Jul 2005	33,071	30,999	2,072	6.27%	63
Aug 2005	32,964	31,201	1,763	5.35%	53
Sep 2005	32,824	31,140	1,684	5.13%	51
Oct 2005	33,234	31,255	1,979	5.95%	60
Nov 2005	32,900	31,158	1,742	5.29%	53
Dec 2005	32,739	31,171	1,568	4.79%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	31,064	29,401	1,663	5.35%	54
Feb 2006	31,120	29,327	1,793	5.76%	58
Mar 2006	30,900	29,262	1,638	5.30%	53
Apr 2006	31,503	29,992	1,511	4.80%	48
May 2006	31,599	29,924	1,675	5.30%	53
Jun 2006	31,093	29,387	1,706	5.49%	55
Jul 2006	31,755	29,918	1,837	5.78%	58
Aug 2006	31,584	29,967	1,617	5.12%	51
Sep 2006	31,561	29,944	1,617	5.12%	51
Oct 2006	31,741	29,970	1,771	5.58%	56
Nov 2006	32,085	30,335	1,750	5.45%	55
Dec 2006	32,164	30,371	1,793	5.57%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	32,206	30,403	1,803	5.60%	56
Feb 2007	32,234	30,449	1,785	5.54%	55
Mar 2007	31,983	30,272	1,711	5.35%	53
Apr 2007	32,103	30,448	1,655	5.16%	52
May 2007	32,386	30,528	1,858	5.74%	57
Jun 2007	31,982	30,282	1,700	5.32%	53
Jul 2007	32,066	30,164	1,902	5.93%	59
Aug 2007	31,892	30,290	1,602	5.02%	50
Sep 2007	31,993	30,500	1,493	4.67%	47
Oct 2007	32,348	30,675	1,673	5.17%	52
Nov 2007	32,463	30,834	1,629	5.02%	50
Dec 2007	32,119	30,543	1,576	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	31,672	29,858	1,814	5.73%	57
Feb 2008	31,587	29,400	2,187	6.92%	69
Mar 2008	31,580	29,608	1,972	6.24%	62
Apr 2008	31,969	30,000	1,969	6.16%	62
May 2008	32,224	29,941	2,283	7.08%	71
Jun 2008	32,293	29,964	2,329	7.21%	72
Jul 2008	32,761	29,845	2,916	8.90%	89
Aug 2008	32,262	29,658	2,604	8.07%	81
Sep 2008	32,342	29,703	2,639	8.16%	82
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Wilkes County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	4,736	13.62%
2.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	2,596	7.47%
3.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	2,436	7.01%
4.	Food Manufacturing	1,878	5.40%
5.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,734	4.99%
6.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	1,242	3.57%
7.	Truck Transportation	1,102	3.17%
8.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,050	3.02%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	1,018	2.93%
10.	Educational Services	1,014	2.92%
11.	Wood Manufacturing	1,008	2.90%
12.	Public Administration	930	2.68%
13.	Apparel Manufacturing	884	2.54%
14.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	866	2.49%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	858	2.47%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	846	2.43%
17.	Accommodation and Food Services	804	2.31%
18.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	706	2.03%
19.	Health Care	680	1.96%
20.	Food and Beverage Stores	652	1.88%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	3,876	13.60%
2.	Educational Services	2,786	9.77%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,304	8.08%
4.	Finance and Insurance	1,878	6.59%
5.	Food Manufacturing	1,852	6.50%
6.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,800	6.32%
7.	Apparel Manufacturing	1,476	5.18%
8.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	1,032	3.62%
9.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	952	3.34%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	786	2.76%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	714	2.51%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	684	2.40%
13.	Public Administration	666	2.34%
14.	Social Assistance	600	2.11%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	584	2.05%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	536	1.88%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	432	1.52%
18.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	410	1.44%
19.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	358	1.26%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	354	1.24%

Wilkes County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	3,634	10.45%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,406	6.92%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	2,104	6.05%
4.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,422	4.09%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,378	3.96%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,262	3.63%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,186	3.41%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,112	3.20%
9.	Other Management Occupations	1,050	3.02%
10.	Carpenters	1,000	2.88%
11.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	986	2.84%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	958	2.76%
13.	Other Material Moving Workers	862	2.48%
14.	Other Construction Trades	810	2.33%
15.	Woodworkers	758	2.18%
16.	Farmers and Farm Managers	696	2.00%
17.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	600	1.73%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	590	1.70%
19.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	586	1.69%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	584	1.68%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Production Occupations	2,160	7.58%
2.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	1,800	6.32%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,650	5.79%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,276	4.48%
5.	Secretaries and Admins	1,148	4.03%
6.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,020	3.58%
7.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	918	3.22%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	906	3.18%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	904	3.17%
10.	Registered Nurses	818	2.87%
11.	Cashiers	786	2.76%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	768	2.69%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	756	2.65%
14.	Other Management Occupations	690	2.42%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	678	2.38%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	648	2.27%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	604	2.12%
18.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	594	2.08%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	568	1.99%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	528	1.85%

Wilkes County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	60,297	56.95%
15-35 hours	9,378	8.86%
1-14 hours	2,203	2.08%
No regular hours	34,006	32.12%

Wilkes County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,700	2.78%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,064	3.38%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,332	5.45%
6 AM-6:29 AM	7,473	12.23%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	7,169	11.73%
7 AM-7:29 AM	9,703	15.88%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	11,576	18.95%
8 AM-8:29 AM	5,184	8.49%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,606	2.63%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,643	2.69%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	699	1.14%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	262	0.43%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,868	6.33%
4 PM-11:59 PM	4,817	7.88%

Wilkes County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,556	2.55%
5-9	5,943	9.73%
10-14	10,240	16.76%
15-19	12,868	21.06%
20-24	10,282	16.83%
25-29	3,506	5.74%
30-34	6,952	11.38%
35-39	1,242	2.03%
40-44	978	1.60%
45-59	3,041	4.98%
60-89	2,658	4.35%
At least 90	1,830	3.00%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	20	0.03%	44,375	72.63%
30-44	0	0.00%	9,172	15.01%
45-59	0	0.00%	3,041	4.98%
At least 60	10	0.02%	4,478	7.33%

Wilkes County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	30	0.05%
Car / truck / van, carpool	10,286	16.39%
Car / truck / van, solo	49,896	79.52%
Motorcycle	34	0.05%
Other	230	0.37%
Public transportation	30	0.05%
Walked	590	0.94%
Worked at home	1,648	2.63%

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
: 53,334 (129,464 people)
: 38,890 (111,702 people)
: 16,235
: 80,666
Wilkes County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	7,392	13.71%
$10,000-$14,999	3,710	6.88%
$15,000-$19,999	4,248	7.88%
$20,000-$24,999	4,336	8.04%
$25,000-$29,999	3,781	7.01%
$30,000-$34,999	4,021	7.46%
$35,000-$39,999	3,962	7.35%
$40,000-$44,999	3,995	7.41%
$45,000-$49,999	2,846	5.28%
$50,000-$59,999	4,831	8.96%
$60,000-$74,999	4,625	8.58%
$75,000-$99,999	3,390	6.29%
$100,000-$124,999	1,103	2.05%
$125,000-$149,999	485	0.90%
$150,000-$199,999	516	0.96%
$200,000 or more	660	1.22%

Wilkes County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	6,524	24.48%
Family, 2 people	9,073	34.05%
Nonfamily, 2 people	682	2.56%
Family, 3 people	5,089	19.10%
Nonfamily, 3 people	78	0.29%
Family, 4 people	3,561	13.36%
Nonfamily, 4 people	32	0.12%
Family, 5 people	1,106	4.15%
Nonfamily, 5 people	15	0.06%
Family, 6 people	325	1.22%
Nonfamily, 6 people	6	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	157	0.59%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

Wilkes County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	42,232	30.68%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	15,624	11.35%
Public Assistance	1,122	0.82%
Retirement	7,039	5.11%
Self Employment	7,018	5.10%
Social Security	15,796	11.48%
Supplemental Security	2,383	1.73%
Wage / Salary	40,278	29.26%
Other	6,155	4.47%

Wilkes County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	19,638	60.03%
With children under 18	13,074	39.97%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,487	8.52%
Married	35,622	67.62%
Never Married	10,998	20.88%
Widowed	1,570	2.98%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,837	8.82%
Married	35,088	63.96%
Never Married	7,874	14.35%
Widowed	7,056	12.86%

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	13,535	13.18%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	21,607	21.05%
High school diploma or equivalent	32,105	31.27%
Some college, no degree	19,579	19.07%
Associate degree	5,286	5.15%
Bachelors degree	7,217	7.03%
Graduate or professional degree	3,331	3.24%

Wilkes County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,172	1.79%	885	1.35%	2,057	3.13%
Kindergarten	1,623	2.47%	72	0.11%	1,695	2.58%
Grades 1-4	6,295	9.59%	170	0.26%	6,465	9.85%
Grades 5-8	6,940	10.57%	132	0.20%	7,072	10.78%
Grades 9-12	6,307	9.61%	151	0.23%	6,458	9.84%
Undergrad college	3,294	5.02%	404	0.62%	3,698	5.63%
Graduate or professional school	262	0.40%	90	0.14%	352	0.54%
Total	25,893	39.45%	1,904	2.90%	27,797	42.35%

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
: $513,325,000
: $511,313,000
: $47,998,000
: $1,316,935
: 9,415
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	10	8	17	6	16
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	5	1	4	4	11
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	2	1	8
1999 - Construction	21	10	47	35	35
1999 - Educational Services	2	1	4	1	3
1999 - Finance & Insurance	2	6	15	13	35
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	6	25	34	41
1999 - Information	3	1	5	4	2
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	0	1	2	1
1999 - Manufacturing	6	3	32	40	26
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	5	24	19	82
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	3	19	13	34
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	4	9	9	13
1999 - Retail Trade	20	15	61	69	92
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	3	11	12	12
1999 - Unclassified	3	1	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	2	2	3
1999 - Wholesale Trade	7	6	21	14	25
1999 - Total	114	75	299	278	440
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	6	17	13	14
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	3	2	2	17
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	4	0	7
2000 - Construction	22	13	33	50	38
2000 - Educational Services	2	3	1	0	6
2000 - Finance & Insurance	5	4	18	8	35
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	12	29	22	45
2000 - Information	2	1	4	3	6
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	3	2	1
2000 - Manufacturing	8	11	33	34	25
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	9	30	23	71
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	4	18	19	29
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	5	7	9	13
2000 - Retail Trade	17	10	71	70	91
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	9	12	10	11
2000 - Unclassified	6	1	0	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	1	1	2	3
2000 - Wholesale Trade	5	7	23	14	23
2000 - Total	111	100	306	281	437
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	9	9	11	11	20
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	4	4	5	11
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	5	5
2001 - Construction	10	18	35	39	52
2001 - Educational Services	3	0	2	3	4
2001 - Finance & Insurance	21	7	19	11	28
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	7	6	38	22	40
2001 - Information	0	2	5	3	5
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	4	1	3	1	1
2001 - Manufacturing	2	10	28	36	25
2001 - Mining	1	0	1	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	11	7	25	31	71
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	5	13	15	37
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	1	4	6	21
2001 - Retail Trade	19	23	57	65	106
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	6	13	13	9
2001 - Unclassified	6	1	0	0	3
2001 - Utilities	1	0	4	0	2
2001 - Wholesale Trade	8	6	19	17	23
2001 - Total	123	107	282	283	463
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	9	14	13	15
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	4	1	6	11
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	3	2	5
2002 - Construction	17	19	31	49	40
2002 - Educational Services	2	4	4	1	3
2002 - Finance & Insurance	6	9	19	17	36
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	14	7	26	26	46
2002 - Information	0	0	4	3	7
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	6	1	2
2002 - Manufacturing	7	7	22	44	19
2002 - Mining	0	1	1	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	12	35	26	68
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	8	18	13	35
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	5	7	7	18
2002 - Retail Trade	18	21	68	77	81
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	5	11	15	9
2002 - Unclassified	1	3	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	3	1	3
2002 - Wholesale Trade	3	7	14	13	32
2002 - Total	95	122	287	314	430
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	3	16	10	14
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	3	7	3	7
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	1	4	2	2
2003 - Construction	14	14	29	47	45
2003 - Educational Services	1	1	1	1	7
2003 - Finance & Insurance	14	13	19	21	27
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	9	2	37	31	48
2003 - Information	1	1	7	1	7
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	5	1	4
2003 - Manufacturing	4	7	31	31	25
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	6	34	24	73
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	7	11	20	34
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	8	7	2	23
2003 - Retail Trade	15	14	80	46	98
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	5	11	13	7
2003 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	3	4
2003 - Wholesale Trade	6	6	17	15	21
2003 - Total	100	93	316	272	446
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	2	14	13	20
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	4	4	1	6	6
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	7	4
2004 - Construction	18	18	45	28	48
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	2	7
2004 - Finance & Insurance	7	4	22	21	30
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	11	8	47	33	42
2004 - Information	2	1	2	4	6
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	5	2	3
2004 - Manufacturing	4	7	25	32	27
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	5	25	34	67
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	4	24	12	32
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	9	3	12	5	18
2004 - Retail Trade	9	22	61	55	102
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	6	14	9	11
2004 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	2	4
2004 - Wholesale Trade	7	5	15	11	24
2004 - Total	97	90	313	277	451
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	8	18	26
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	3	5	2	6
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	5	1	5
2005 - Construction	9	13	41	42	43
2005 - Educational Services	2	0	3	1	5
2005 - Finance & Insurance	7	15	12	20	33
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	12	8	46	38	42
2005 - Information	4	1	4	3	6
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	4	3	2
2005 - Manufacturing	8	5	22	29	33
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	13	6	27	36	69
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	5	26	16	27
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	3	9	9	23
2005 - Retail Trade	14	19	45	67	96
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	8	6	11	14
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	4	2
2005 - Wholesale Trade	3	6	14	21	17
2005 - Total	92	93	277	322	449

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	115,148	88.13%
Below Poverty Level	15,511	11.87%

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
1970	$1,890	$13	$7,491	$0	$0	$1,466	$10,847	$4,526	$3,299	$525
1971	$1,965	$24	$8,442	$0	$0	$1,378	$11,785	$5,997	$3,096	$467
1972	$2,146	$489	$8,946	$0	$0	$1,227	$12,319	$6,331	$2,894	$483
1973	$2,399	$816	$9,036	$0	$0	$1,471	$12,906	$6,702	$3,200	$1,962
1974	$2,533	$963	$9,369	$0	$0	$1,895	$13,797	$8,584	$2,992	$1,968
1975	$2,678	$1,017	$14,926	$0	$0	$1,716	$19,320	$11,737	$2,285	$1,660
1976	$2,986	$1,083	$15,825	$0	$0	$1,822	$20,633	$12,120	$2,538	$1,608
1977	$3,130	$1,198	$16,375	$0	$0	$1,653	$21,158	$14,586	$2,327	$1,500
1978	$3,843	$1,321	$18,963	$0	$0	$2,044	$24,850	$15,499	$7,535	$6,319
1979	$3,996	$1,589	$19,714	$0	$0	$2,353	$26,063	$16,537	$7,320	$4,525
1980	$4,468	$1,801	$21,284	$0	$0	$2,372	$28,124	$15,503	$20,160	$4,122
1981	$4,775	$1,795	$21,344	$0	$0	$3,009	$29,128	$17,617	$19,440	$1,709
1982	$6,185	$1,892	$23,512	$0	$0	$2,942	$32,639	$20,686	$19,309	$3,176
1983	$6,123	$1,945	$24,161	$0	$0	$4,294	$34,578	$21,280	$17,370	$3,540
1984	$6,351	$2,904	$25,886	$0	$0	$4,369	$36,606	$22,600	$16,026	$4,625
1985	$6,586	$3,804	$27,580	$0	$0	$5,138	$39,304	$22,210	$14,694	$5,571
1986	$7,194	$4,099	$32,078	$0	$0	$5,519	$44,791	$28,705	$13,328	$5,635
1987	$7,740	$6,361	$35,730	$0	$0	$8,978	$52,448	$30,480	$8,743	$5,429
1988	$8,422	$6,761	$38,954	$0	$0	$6,057	$53,433	$33,162	$24,494	$16,799
1989	$8,051	$6,964	$43,697	$0	$0	$5,228	$56,976	$35,909	$23,000	$9,353
1990	$8,948	$7,430	$55,092	$0	$0	$8,120	$72,160	$42,501	$21,687	$7,159
1991	$9,007	$7,368	$56,258	$0	$0	$12,387	$77,652	$45,085	$20,644	$6,759
1992	$10,494	$7,558	$52,684	$0	$0	$12,202	$75,380	$45,082	$19,799	$6,623
1993	$10,953	$8,544	$13,957	$0	$0	$11,964	$36,874	$45,830	$22,830	$4,471
1994	$16,398	$7,617	$59,027	$0	$0	$11,203	$86,628	$48,122	$21,026	$6,943
1995	$15,763	$8,679	$62,393	$0	$0	$14,101	$92,257	$46,220	$19,332	$8,618
1996	$15,765	$9,096	$63,951	$0	$0	$17,142	$96,858	$46,700	$17,576	$6,274
1997	$16,541	$9,462	$69,043	$0	$0	$19,293	$104,877	$46,666	$25,258	$11,970
1998	$17,013	$9,963	$73,096	$0	$0	$20,145	$110,254	$62,788	$34,697	$28,328
1999	$18,977	$10,839	$66,436	$0	$0	$21,719	$107,132	$58,468	$31,918	$24,868
2000	$20,503	$11,328	$72,724	$0	$0	$14,520	$107,747	$63,671	$29,824	$20,957
2001	$22,231	$11,508	$82,116	$0	$0	$16,803	$121,150	$67,447	$51,513	$37,275
2002	$27,292	$11,547	$83,638	$0	$0	$15,862	$126,792	$70,643	$45,189	$23,213
2003	$27,565	$11,256	$96,639	$0	$0	$26,115	$150,319	$76,860	$40,415	$23,369
2004	$29,491	$14,036	$94,286	$0	$0	$16,784	$140,561	$75,103	$32,239	$21,755
2005	$30,173	$15,268	$104,674	$0	$0	$14,454	$149,301	$77,215	$28,180	$19,761
2006	$31,830	$15,747	$108,397	$0	$0	$15,595	$155,822	$78,448	$26,000	$21,043

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
1970	$8,476	$259	$77	$99	$0	$0	$10,817
1970	$103	$1,449	$131	$0	$0	$223	$10,817
1971	$8,772	$237	$159	$151	$0	$0	$11,445
1971	$157	$1,497	$121	$0	$0	$351	$11,445
1972	$11,816	$227	$42	$203	$0	$0	$14,584
1972	$183	$1,611	$112	$0	$0	$390	$14,584
1973	$9,724	$286	$30	$234	$0	$0	$12,735
1973	$223	$1,600	$102	$0	$0	$536	$12,735
1974	$12,889	$344	$338	$140	$0	$0	$16,168
1974	$273	$1,559	$117	$0	$0	$508	$16,168
1975	$15,027	$397	$377	$589	$0	$6	$20,011
1975	$374	$1,900	$96	$0	$0	$1,245	$20,011
1976	$15,695	$426	$509	$477	$0	$19	$20,742
1976	$392	$1,867	$87	$0	$0	$1,270	$20,742
1977	$16,838	$406	$68	$553	$0	$257	$22,476
1977	$398	$1,921	$68	$12	$0	$1,955	$22,476
1978	$22,017	$520	$45	$559	$0	$49	$27,791
1978	$434	$2,080	$73	$0	$0	$2,014	$27,791
1979	$23,572	$523	$37	$619	$0	$53	$29,715
1979	$455	$1,897	$346	$0	$0	$2,213	$29,715
1980	$28,538	$543	$63	$808	$0	$104	$35,503
1980	$482	$1,971	$619	$0	$0	$2,375	$35,503
1981	$27,726	$726	$55	$859	$0	$107	$35,290
1981	$608	$2,157	$1,263	$0	$0	$1,789	$35,290
1982	$25,380	$659	$53	$857	$0	$61	$32,750
1982	$591	$2,103	$1,144	$0	$0	$1,902	$32,750
1983	$26,490	$752	$75	$871	$0	$70	$34,970
1983	$630	$2,308	$1,138	$0	$0	$2,636	$34,970
1984	$29,013	$938	$77	$926	$0	$47	$37,787
1984	$701	$2,530	$1,054	$0	$0	$2,501	$37,787
1985	$33,447	$1,028	$89	$1,106	$0	$79	$42,858
1985	$752	$2,414	$977	$0	$0	$2,966	$42,858
1986	$38,181	$1,203	$90	$1,955	$0	$100	$48,342
1986	$808	$2,316	$770	$0	$0	$2,919	$48,342
1987	$41,360	$1,189	$123	$2,165	$0	$95	$53,845
1987	$842	$2,510	$915	$0	$0	$4,646	$53,845
1988	$43,159	$1,173	$332	$9,909	$0	$99	$63,479
1988	$936	$2,627	$953	$0	$0	$4,291	$63,479
1989	$47,639	$1,146	$143	$9,107	$0	$111	$68,801
1989	$1,112	$2,890	$1,745	$0	$0	$4,908	$68,801
1990	$51,006	$1,458	$179	$12,097	$0	$140	$78,711
1990	$1,187	$3,122	$1,625	$0	$0	$7,897	$78,711
1991	$54,182	$1,487	$145	$13,773	$0	$133	$83,518
1991	$1,235	$4,041	$1,527	$0	$0	$6,995	$83,518
1992	$53,850	$1,556	$194	$11,023	$0	$179	$82,607
1992	$1,456	$4,455	$1,490	$0	$0	$8,404	$82,607
1993	$57,923	$1,522	$230	$13,293	$0	$133	$92,274
1993	$1,613	$5,039	$1,466	$0	$0	$11,055	$92,274
1994	$58,994	$1,469	$157	$14,006	$0	$164	$93,353
1994	$1,407	$5,255	$1,364	$0	$0	$10,537	$93,353
1995	$62,570	$1,452	$151	$14,965	$0	$187	$98,418
1995	$1,652	$5,742	$1,027	$0	$0	$10,672	$98,418
1996	$63,725	$1,472	$447	$20,182	$0	$224	$107,060
1996	$1,665	$7,624	$1,047	$0	$0	$10,674	$107,060
1997	$69,465	$1,614	$953	$21,343	$185	$210	$115,155
1997	$1,973	$8,126	$924	$0	$0	$10,362	$115,155
1998	$70,997	$7,366	$275	$22,272	$201	$239	$125,782
1998	$2,560	$7,357	$1,317	$0	$0	$13,198	$125,782
1999	$75,130	$4,100	$177	$21,465	$212	$478	$128,940
1999	$2,700	$8,030	$1,372	$0	$0	$15,276	$128,940
2000	$82,290	$2,543	$333	$5,250	$100	$519	$120,999
2000	$2,733	$8,658	$2,002	$0	$0	$16,571	$120,999
2001	$102,138	$2,315	$210	$5,759	$100	$478	$140,793
2001	$2,758	$9,913	$1,876	$0	$0	$15,246	$140,793
2002	$112,774	$2,305	$252	$6,366	$0	$1,258	$155,144
2002	$2,533	$10,267	$3,938	$0	$0	$15,451	$155,144
2003	$92,926	$2,516	$259	$25,700	$0	$658	$153,452
2003	$2,779	$11,344	$1,292	$0	$0	$15,978	$153,452
2004	$92,444	$2,893	$526	$26,750	$0	$968	$156,567
2004	$3,056	$11,368	$2,170	$0	$0	$16,392	$156,567
2005	$95,799	$2,695	$140	$27,582	$0	$848	$163,778
2005	$3,256	$12,863	$1,867	$0	$0	$18,728	$163,778
2006	$99,779	$2,794	$781	$28,097	$0	$796	$171,901
2006	$3,506	$14,133	$1,797	$0	$0	$20,218	$171,901

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
: 314

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	8,292	12.63%
10-19 Years	8,040	12.25%
20-29 Years	8,257	12.58%
30-39 Years	9,835	14.99%
40-49 Years	10,079	15.36%
50-59 Years	8,552	13.03%
60-69 Years	6,123	9.33%
70-79 Years	4,195	6.39%
80-89 Years	1,926	2.93%
90+ Years	333	0.51%

Wilkes County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	32,371	49.32%
Female	33,261	50.68%

Wilkes County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	59,977	91.38%
African-American	2,719	4.14%
Hispanic/Latino	2,262	3.45%
Multiracial	336	0.51%
Asian	213	0.32%
Amerindian	84	0.13%
Other Race	35	0.05%
Pacific Islander	6	0.01%

Wilkes County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	29,216	36.36%
2.	English	17,390	21.64%
3.	German	9,394	11.69%
4.	Irish	8,994	11.19%
5.	Scotch Irish	3,735	4.65%
6.	Scottish	2,090	2.60%
7.	Dutch	2,062	2.57%
8.	French Non-Basque	1,374	1.71%
9.	Italian	1,362	1.69%
10.	European	738	0.92%

Wilkes County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	118,070	95.05%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	4,801	3.87%
3.	German	220	0.18%
4.	Gujarathi	184	0.15%
5.	French	182	0.15%
6.	Other Asian	106	0.09%
7.	Hindi	86	0.07%
8.	Tagalog	76	0.06%
9.	Other Native North American	64	0.05%
10.	Vietnamese	60	0.05%

Wilkes County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	128,728	97.06%
Naturalized immigrant	720	0.54%
Not a citizen	3,179	2.40%

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.

Wilkes County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Antioch	Jobs Cabin	Reddies River
Beaver Creek	Lewis Fork	Roaring River
Boomer	Lovelace	Rock Creek
Brushy Mountain	Mc Grady	Ronda
Cricket	Millers Creek	Somers
Edwards	Moravian Falls	Stanton
Elk	Mulberry	Thurmond
Elkin	New Castle	Traphill
Fairplains	North Wilkesboro	Union
Ferguson	Pleasant Hill	Walnut Grove
Hays	Purlear	Wilkesboro

Wilkes County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

28606	28654	28670
28624	28656	28674
28635	28659	28683
28649	28665	28685
28651	28669	28697

Wilkesboro (8,697)	Cricket (2,053)	Ronda (460)
Rock Creek (7,885)	Fairplains (2,051)	Jobs Cabin (457)
Reddies River (6,835)	Hays (1,731)	Union
Mulberry (6,711)	Pleasant Hill (1,709)	Walnut Grove
North Wilkesboro (5,583)	New Castle (1,689)	Purlear
Edwards (5,317)	Lewis Fork (1,416)	Mc Grady
Moravian Falls (3,179)	Somers (989)	Thurmond
Traphill (3,083)	Lovelace (689)	Roaring River
Boomer (2,132)	Brushy Mountain (524)	Elkin
Elk (2,075)	Beaver Creek (517)	Antioch
Millers Creek (2,071)	Stanton (477)	Ferguson