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, the total Wilkes county population is 69,340, which has grown 5.65% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 18.46% and is lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Wilkes county median household income is $33,438 in 2006-2010 and has has shrunk by 2.39% since 2000. The income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 10.57% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. Wilkes county median house value is $109,100 in 2006-2010 and has shrunk by -22.31% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 42.38% and is much lower than the national average rate of 50.42%. 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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