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Situation & Outlook Report

North Wilkesboro, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 35900)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the North Wilkesboro, NC MISA metro changed from 69,231 in 2010 to 68,802 in 2015, a change of -729 (-1.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 481 in 2010 and 485 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -141 (2011), 76 (2012), -135 (2013), 2 (2014), 2 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 70,771. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 1,548 (2.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 12,159 (2010) to 16,828 (2020), a change of 4,669 (38.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 794 in 2008 and 825 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $27,550 in 2008 to $30,988 in 2014, a change of $3,438 (12.5%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 14 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 35900; see table usage details below the table.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   North Wilkesboro

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 197,069 100.0 202,628 100.0 202,375 100.0 202,173 100.0 203,483 100.0 204,275 100.0
  Wilkes County (37193) 69,231 35.1 69,195 34.1 69,225 34.2 69,007 34.1 68,802 33.8 68,502 33.5

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Wilkes County, NC

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 69,023 68,838 -185 -0.27
  One race 67,240 -1 -67,241 -100.00
    White 62,542 -1 -62,543 -100.00
    Black/African American 62,542 -1 -62,543 -100.00
    American Indian/Alaska Native 125 -1 -126 -100.80
    Asian alone 170 -1 -171 -100.59
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 -1 -1...
    Some other race alone 2,028 -1 -2,029 -100.05
  Two or more races 1,783 -1 -1,784 -100.06
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,938 4,002 64 1.63
Population 25 years and over 48,687 49,120 433 1.63
  % high school graduate or higher 75.7 72.5 -3.2 -4.23
  % bachelor's degree or higher 12.3 14.3 2.0 16.26
Total Households 27,557 27,257 -300 16.26
  Median household income ($) 31,135 30,743 -392 -1.26
  Mean household income ($) 44,783 44,528 -255 -0.57
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 69,023 68,838 -185 -0.27
  Male 33,789 33,460 -329 -0.57
  Female 35,234 35,378 144 -0.57
  Under 5 years 3,713 2,931 -782 -0.57
  5 to 9 years 3,311 3,410 99 2.99
  10 to 14 years 5,074 5,474 400 7.88
  15 to 19 years 3,840 4,630 790 20.57
  20 to 24 years 4,398 3,273 -1,125 -25.58
  25 to 34 years 7,400 6,629 -771 -10.42
  35 to 44 years 8,021 8,639 618 7.70
  45 to 54 years 10,147 10,361 214 2.11
  55 to 59 years 5,714 5,327 -387 -6.77
  55 to 59 years 5,714 5,327 -387 -6.77
  60 to 64 years 3,957 4,502 545 13.77
  65 to 74 years 7,651 8,012 361 4.72
  75 to 84 years 4,452 4,245 -207 -4.65
  85 years and over 1,345 1,405 60 4.46
  Median age 43.5 44.4 0.9 2.07
  18 years and over 54,232 54,278 46 0.08
  21 years and over 51,218 51,494 276 0.54
  62 years and over 15,588 16,334 746 4.79
  65 years and over 13,448 13,662 214 1.59

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 33,065 33,063 33,026 33,031 32,995 33,038 -25 -0.08

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 32,788 33,031 243 0.74
  1-unit, detached 20,679 21,669 990 4.79
  1-unit, attached 275 54 -221 -80.36
  2 units 381 338 -43 -11.29
  3 or 4 units 436 284 -152 -34.86
  5 to 9 units 629 847 218 34.66
  10 to 20 units 433 0 -433 -100.00
  20 or more units 819 793 -26 -3.17
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 32,788 33,031 243 0.74
  Occupied Housing Units 27,557 27,257 -300 -1.09
    Owner 20,188 18,679 -1,509 -7.47
    Renter 7,369 8,578 1,209 16.41
  Vacant Housing Units 5,231 5,774 543 10.38
  Homeowner vacancy rate 3.30 1.80 -1.50...
  Rental vacancy rate 11.50 5.10 -6.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.42 2.44 0.02 0.83
Average household size; renter-occ 2.61 2.61 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 102,400 115,700 13,300 12.99
Median Rent $ renter occupied 567 592 25 4.41

6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 1,977,249 2,049,897 2,051,849 2,134,814 2,222,846 245,597 12.4
  Net earnings 1/ 993,953 1,038,755 1,015,095 1,100,208 1,141,701 147,748 14.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 656,453 673,176 688,584 683,147 717,237 60,784 9.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 70,497 71,696 72,423 71,259 70,185 -312 -0.4
    Unemployment insurance compensation 30,708 18,465 10,141 2,448 1,575 -29,133 -94.9
    Retirement and other 555,248 583,015 606,020 609,440 645,477 90,229 16.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 326,843 337,966 348,170 351,459 363,908 37,065 11.3
  Population 4/ 69,195 69,225 69,007 68,802 68,502 -693 -1.0
  Per capita personal income 28,575 29,612 29,734 31,028 32,449 3,874 13.6
  Per capita net earnings 14,365 15,005 14,710 15,991 16,667 2,302 16.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,487 9,724 9,978 9,929 10,470 983 10.4
    Per capita income maintenance 1,019 1,036 1,050 1,036 1,025 6 0.6
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 444 267 147 36 23 -421 -94.8
    Per capita retirement and other 8,024 8,422 8,782 8,858 9,423 1,399 17.4
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,724 4,882 5,045 5,108 5,312 588 12.4
  Earnings by place of work 1,050,222 1,093,485 1,082,984 1,169,776 1,207,208 156,986 14.9
    Wages and salaries 730,891 744,409 737,609 768,711 810,555 79,664 10.9
    Supplements to wages and salaries 195,338 206,472 200,720 218,278 215,408 20,070 10.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 138,229 149,384 143,891 158,430 153,056 14,827 10.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 57,109 57,088 56,829 59,848 62,352 5,243 9.2
    Proprietors' income 123,993 142,604 144,655 182,787 181,245 57,252 46.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -1,301 13,227 16,717 35,168 23,685 24,986...
      Farm proprietors' income 125,294 129,377 127,938 147,619 157,560 32,266 25.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 30,409 30,331 30,391 30,338 30,934 525 1.7
  Wage and salary jobs 22,608 22,478 22,289 22,542 22,936 328 1.5
  Number of proprietors 7,801 7,853 8,102 7,796 7,998 197 2.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 862 833 834 820 808 -54 -6.3
    Number of farm proprietors 6,939 7,020 7,268 6,976 7,190 251 3.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 34,537 36,052 35,635 38,558 39,025 4,488 13.0
  Average wages and salaries 32,329 33,117 33,093 34,101 35,340 3,011 9.3
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 18,056 18,430 17,603 21,161 21,914 3,858 21.4
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 6.0 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.8 4.5 5.0 4.8 4.8
Unemployment 1,757 1,582 1,596 1,599 1,532 1,683 1,695 1,599 1,434 1,366 1,486 1,419 1,412
Employment 27,612 27,840 27,823 28,109 27,787 27,698 28,277 28,628 28,695 28,791 28,192 28,235 28,060
Labor Force29,36929,42229,41929,70829,31929,38129,97230,22730,12930,15729,67829,65429,472

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Wilkes County SchoolsNorth Wilkesboro 37049504137193NC 10,384 69,023 11,329

Number of districts: 1 ... Total enrollment: 10,384
All school districts interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All school districts enrollment & adminstratively reported data interactive table.

7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC1999263 2,718 1,514 0 0

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 2,718
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
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  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Terms of Use go top
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Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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