Wilkes County

Wilkes County is a county in North Carolina, United States. The population in Wilkes County was 65,784 in 2022. The median age in Wilkes County was 45.1 in 2021. The median income in Wilkes County was $25,005 in 2021. The unemployment rate in Wilkes County was 3.6% in 2023. The percentage of people with obesity in Wilkes County was 36.6% in 2021. The percentage of people who binge drink in Wilkes County was 16.9% in 2021. The percentage of people who smoke in Wilkes County was 20.2% in 2021.