ZIP 28697 · Wilkesboro
Who lives in ZIP code 28697 (Wilkesboro, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wilkesboro, NC · Wilkes County
uszips 2026
People13,412
Median age43.4
Household income$52,988
Home value$209,004
Median rent$768/mo
Poverty14.6%
College degree+23.9%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- North Wilkesboro, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 83 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,471
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.0% are 65 or older; 78.1% are adults.
Household income
25.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,653.
Education (adults 25+)
33.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.0%
- Never married
- 27.5%
- Divorced
- 12.5%
- Widowed
- 12.0%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 48.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.7%
- Rent burden
- 33.5%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 13.6%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.4%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 17.2%
- No health insurance
- 8.1%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.