Wilkes County

Wilkes County has 65,935 residents across 12 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $51,721, 29% below the North Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $168,800, and 17% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

65,935residentsACS 2020–2024

$51,721median household incomeNorth Carolina: $72K

$168,800median home valueowner-occupied homes

88%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Wilkes County in North CarolinaZIP codes in Wilkes County highlighted; the rest of North Carolina in grey

Map of North Carolina with Wilkes County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 12 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
28606	2,187	$57K	$96K	83%	9%	83%	38 min
28624	1,438	$52K	$203K	81%	15%	72%	46 min
28635	2,669	$45K	$146K	89%	9%	87%	27 min
28649	1,355	$47K	$122K	72%	18%	95%	43 min
28651	5,578	$62K	$175K	77%	15%	89%	27 min
28654	3,168	$57K	$229K	83%	19%	88%	33 min
28659	21,422	$50K	$159K	68%	18%	90%	25 min
28665	2,483	$46K	$167K	82%	12%	94%	29 min
28669	2,935	$47K	$138K	86%	10%	87%	30 min
28670	2,124	$50K	$156K	68%	14%	81%	25 min
28685	2,181	$46K	$123K	84%	8%	83%	45 min
28697	13,412	$53K	$219K	67%	24%	90%	24 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

65,935 residents in 27,107 households, next to the North Carolina figure.

20%

under 18

19%

aged 18–34

23%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

51%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

31,836 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $168,800 (±$8,937).

74%

of households own their home

66%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

25%

are mobile homes

15%

of housing units are vacant

$723

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20195%

2000–200911%

1990–199915%

1980–198918%

1970–197918%

1960–196913%

1950–19598%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,459.

$51,721

median household income

16.7%

of people live below the poverty line

5.0%

unemployment rate

17%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

27 min

average commute to work

16%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

89%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

88%

of households have a broadband subscription

11%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates