household income · North Carolina
Household income in Wilkes County
Median income of all households — not families, which are counted separately and run higher.
Median household income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $51,721 | ± $2,459 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $50,438 | ± $3,044 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $49,119 | ± $3,036 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $46,079 | ± $2,450 | evidence → |
In context
Median household income in Wilkes County is $51,721, below the North Carolina median of $60,230 across 100 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.
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