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table                            Wilkes County At-A-Glance


                                                                                          Source: U.S. Census Bureau
                                             Wilkes County Population
                 OF CONTENTS                69,913                                COUNTY POPULATION
           About the Area           3                                                                BY AGE
           Moving In                4        North Wilkesboro                           Median Age: 44.5
           Education                7       4,201                                                 0-9: 10.5%
           Leader in Me             9
           Meeting Workforce Needs   11      Wilkesboro                                         10-19: 12.4%
           Economic Development     12       3,505                                             20-34: 16.0%
           Family Farms             14                                                         35-54: 26.0%
           Healthcare               19       Ronda                                              55-64: 14.8%
           Arts/History/Culture     21      598                                                   65+: 20.3%
           Recreation              24

           Housing                 25
           Directory                27        Housing & Income                        Educational
                                             Households                               Attainment
                                             28,355
                                                                                         High School: 31.5%
                                             Median
                                             Household                                  Some College: 21.4%
                                             Income
            Wilkes Chamber of Commerece      $40,829                                  Associate’s Degree: 10.1%
            717 Main Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659  Per Capita Income            Bachelor’s Degree: 10.7%
                   (336) 838-8662            $27,684
                Linda Cheek, IOM - President                       $             Graduate or Professional Degree: 4.9%
             Terrian Carter, Membership Development  Homeownership
              Rachael Mahaffey, Marketing Director  74.2%

                                             Median Housing Value
                                             $124,000                  $

                                             Renter Costs
         Linda Mosely ...........................................................................Publisher  $625  $
         Mark Mosely ...........................................................Executive Editor
         Patty Mungo................................................Marketing Executive
         Teresa Greer ...........................................................Managing Editor  Avg. Annual High
         Jane Bozza ................................................Writer/PR Coordinator  Low: 69 F/44 F
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         Rachel Rowell ......................Director, Scheduling/Logistics
         Stephen Hefner..................................................Creative Director
         Bob Swinehart ...................................................Graphic Designer  January Avg. High
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         Daniel Thompson ............................................Graphic Designer  Low: 48 °F/25 °F
         Spence Garcia ....................................................Graphic Designer
         Natalie Bishop ....................................................Graphic Designer  July Avg. High
         Bobby Haven ..............................................................Photographer  Low: 87 °F/64 °F
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         Aaron Smith ..................................................................Videographer
         Amy Anderson .................................................Business Manager
         Connie Parker ...................................................Business Manager  Sunny Days Per Year: 200+
         Thomas Schaefer .............................................................Director, IT  Elevation in Wilkes County ranges from 958 feet
                                            above sea level in Ronda to more than 4,070 feet   Avg. Rainfall Per Year: 50”
          The Wilkes County Guide is published by 365 deGree total MarketinG,    at the county’s highest point, Thompkins Knob.
            P.O. Box 20568, St. Simons Island, GA 31522, 912.638.0780.   Climate across Wilkes is varied due to the wide   Avg. Snowfall Per Year: 6-10”
           ©Copyright 2021 by Great southern Publishers. Reproduction in   elevation ranges. However, the cities are in lower
            whole or part without written permission is prohibited.   elevations, so those figures are used in this chart.
          Call 365 deGree total MarketinG for all your design and printing needs,   Source: U.S. Climate Data
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