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Wilkes County, North Carolina; Mitchell County, North Carolina; Johnston County, North Carolina; Alexander County, North Carolina; Watauga County, North Carolina

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Table

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Mitchell County, North Carolina
Johnston County, North Carolina
Alexander County, North Carolina
Watauga County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
66,013
14,999
241,955
36,473
54,748
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
66,013
14,999
241,955
36,473
54,748
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
65,791
15,048
234,902
36,316
55,013
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
65,973
14,899
215,994
36,444
54,077
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
65,973
14,899
215,994
36,444
54,077
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.1%
0.7%
12.0%
0.1%
1.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.3%
1.0%
8.8%
-0.4%
1.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 65,969 14,903 215,999 36,444 54,086
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 69,340 15,579 168,878 37,198 51,079
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.9%
4.7%
5.9%
4.9%
2.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
19.6%
18.4%
24.4%
19.6%
11.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
23.1%
25.6%
14.1%
20.9%
17.4%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
50.4%
50.6%
48.5%
50.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
92.3%
95.3%
76.3%
90.3%
94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
4.7%
1.1%
18.9%
5.9%
2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.5%
1.1%
1.0%
0.6%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.7%
1.1%
1.2%
1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
1.7%
1.8%
2.5%
1.9%
1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
7.4%
6.3%
15.2%
5.5%
4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
86.0%
90.5%
63.7%
85.8%
90.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 3,829 1,074 14,475 1,847 2,492
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 3.3% 3.6% 7.6% 2.5% 3.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 31,838 8,701 91,846 16,237 33,236
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 73.0% 79.5% 76.6% 81.2% 61.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $146,200 $191,400 $240,100 $169,300 $283,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,115 $1,207 $1,493 $1,200 $1,502
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $349 $362 $466 $365 $411
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $712 $701 $970 $735 $1,067
Building permits, 2022 135 40 2,662 115 540
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 27,249 6,479 79,387 13,761 21,194
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.39 2.25 2.74 2.56 2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 94.1% 93.5% 90.9% 91.9% 73.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 6.8% 5.2% 14.0% 5.9% 5.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 88.9% 84.9% 94.3% 89.5% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 84.2% 79.3% 83.4% 83.6% 89.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 81.5% 89.8% 89.5% 86.0% 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 16.4% 22.0% 26.2% 15.3% 44.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 13.6% 12.1% 9.3% 11.2% 8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
15.5%
13.7%
12.9%
12.9%
12.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 55.9% 55.2% 65.8% 58.1% 59.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 50.0% 52.0% 60.5% 54.4% 55.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 88,528 23,620 313,949 25,641 190,355
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 239,117 80,195 605,889 42,466 1,073,305
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 37,384 D 281,827 30,083 17,960
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,243,792 179,687 2,247,466 197,918 931,848
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $47,382 $11,986 $11,435 $5,334 $16,866
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 27.6 23.7 32.7 25.7 20.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $49,119 $55,534 $75,288 $62,764 $50,034
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $27,592 $31,696 $35,078 $30,510 $30,807
Persons in poverty, percent
19.1%
15.7%
10.0%
13.8%
21.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 1,150 376 3,768 582 1,679
Total employment, 2021 16,895 4,330 44,865 7,691 18,965
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 661,455 178,517 1,937,699 299,822 750,684
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -2.5% 8.4% -0.8% 2.3% Z
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 4,737 1,191 17,374 2,559 5,235
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 843 393 2,842 466 1,445
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 467 247 1,717 282 722
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 413 S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 318 S 47
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 651 332 2,181 366 1,183
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S 143
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 615 259 2,234 379 1,071
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 87.5 67.4 272.7 140.2 173.1
Population per square mile, 2010 91.9 70.4 213.4 143.1 163.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 753.68 221.25 792.02 259.99 312.44
Land area in square miles, 2010 754.28 221.43 791.30 259.99 312.56
FIPS Code 37193 37121 37101 37003 37189
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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