Wilkes County
Wilkes county is located in west North Carolina. Wilkes county has 754.28 square miles of land area and 2.64 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Wilkes county population is 69,093, which has grown 5.27% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 21.13% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Wilkes county median household income is $32,157 in 2010-2014 and has has shrunk by 6.13% since 2000. The income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Wilkes county median house value is $110,500 in 2010-2014 and has shrunk by -23.88% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 41.83% and is much lower than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Wilkes county is better than the state average in quality. The Wilkes county area code is 336.
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