North Wilkesboro, NC Housing Market & City Data

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4,200
Population Estimate
$117,448
Median Home Value
93.1%
Employment Rate
17.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$171
Median Listing Price$284,450
Median Days on Market71
Active Listings46
New Listings16
Total Listings (Active + Pending)63
Avg Listing Price$315,234
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-21%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.93
Family Dual Income47.6
Median Household Income$24,479
Median Individual Income$17,517
Home Ownership38.7%
Home Value$117,448
Median Rent$607
Rent Burden45.0%
Poverty29.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED29.2%
  • Highschool Education21.3%
  • Some College32.0%
  • Bachelors Degree11.8%
  • Graduate Degree5.7%
  • Total College or Above17.5%
  • Stem Degree44.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.2%
  • Female50.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married44.7%
  • Divorced15.5%
  • Never Married28.9%
  • Widowed10.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityNorth Wilkesboro
State IDNC
Population4,200

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.0%
19–2915.2%
30–3912.8%
40–4911.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.4%
60–6912.5%
70–798.4%
80+6.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation46.3%
Unemployment Rate6.9%
Disabled18.1%

ETHNICITY

White73.1%
Black14.1%
Asian0.4%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other8.7%
Multiple3.7%

OTHER

Hispanic18.4%
Limited English6.1%
Health Uninsured10.8%
Veteran5.6%

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