Wilkes

County in North Carolina

County

The population development of Wilkes.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Wilkes	County	59,393	65,632	69,340	65,970	66,186	→
North Carolina	State	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,441,499	11,046,024

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Wilkes.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Elkin	Town	Surry / Wilkes	3,842	4,125	4,025	4,122	4,094	→
North Wilkesboro	Town	Wilkes	3,925	4,408	4,217	4,497	4,412	→
Ronda	Town	Wilkes	372	446	413	439	442	→
Wilkesboro	Town	Wilkes	3,070	3,218	3,548	3,679	3,620	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	32,482
Females	33,487

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	13,318
18-64 years	37,794
65+ years	14,857

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	3,455
70-79 years	6,736
60-69 years	9,602
50-59 years	9,479
40-49 years	8,042
30-39 years	6,927
20-29 years	6,881
10-19 years	8,034
0-9 years	6,813

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	46,079
Urban	19,890

»Race« (C 2020)
White	57,105
Black/African American	2,634
Indigenous	218
Asian	325
Pacific Islander	11
Some other	2,725
2 or more	2,951

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	4,654
Other	61,315