Wilkes County Historical Poverty Level Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Wilkes County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 16,539 | 24.33%, see rank | 17.58% | 15.59% |
Family in Poverty | 3,523 | 18.55%, see rank | 13.04% | 11.47% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Wilkes County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 15,319 | 22.43%, see rank | 16.83% | 14.88% |
Family in Poverty | 3,379 | 17.40%, see rank | 12.41% | 10.92% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Wilkes County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 13,081 | 19.24%, see rank | 15.53% | 13.82% |
Family in Poverty | 2,897 | 14.83%, see rank | 11.37% | 10.08% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Wilkes County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 12,253 | 18.72%, see rank | 15.06% | 13.47% |
Family in Poverty | 2,672 | 14.35%, see rank | 11.06% | 9.86% |
US Census 2000 data
| Wilkes County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 7,662 | 11.85%, see rank | 12.28% | 12.38% |
Family in Poverty | 1,704 | 8.76%, see rank | 9.04% | 9.16% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.