21 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Wilkes County, North Carolina. The population-weighted median household income is about $52,016, the median home value about $175,992, and 72.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 21
- ZIP codes
- 138.7K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Wilkes County at a glance
- $52,016
- Median household income
- $175,992
- Median home value
- 45.8
- Median age
- 72.4%
- Owner-occupied
- 67,510
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Wilkes County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28689 | — | 2,188 | 73% | $70,565 |
| 2 | 28651 | Millers Creek | 5,578 | 76.9% | $61,623 |
| 3 | 28676 | — | 3,100 | 80.4% | $60,833 |
| 4 | 28618 | — | 2,208 | 75.4% | $59,653 |
| 5 | 28654 | Moravian Falls | 3,168 | 82.8% | $57,438 |
Top 5 Wilkes County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28645 | Blowing Rock | 45,997 | 70.9% | $51,650 |
| 2 | 28659 | Cricket | 21,422 | 68% | $50,280 |
| 3 | 28697 | Cricket | 13,412 | 66.7% | $52,988 |
| 4 | 28621 | Elkin | 9,403 | 68.7% | $53,616 |
| 5 | 27020 | — | 6,207 | 84.6% | $50,489 |
Top 5 Wilkes County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 28645 | Blowing Rock | 45,997 | 70.9% | $51,650 | $701.8M |
| 2 | 28659 | Cricket | 21,422 | 68% | $50,280 | $303.4M |
| 3 | 28697 | Cricket | 13,412 | 66.7% | $52,988 | $193.3M |
| 4 | 28621 | Elkin | 9,403 | 68.7% | $53,616 | $151.9M |
| 5 | 27020 | — | 6,207 | 84.6% | $50,489 | $111.8M |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 28697 (Cricket) at 215 people/sq mi. Least dense: 28644 at 20 people/sq mi.
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