Wilkes County, NC Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	29,261	100.0
1-unit, detached	19,379	66.2
1-unit, attached	281	1.0
2 units	252	0.9
3 or 4 units	598	2.0
5 to 9 units	510	1.7
10 to 19 units	162	0.6
20 or more units	163	0.6
Mobile home	7,841	26.8
Boat, RV, van, etc.	75	0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	586	2.0
1995 to 1998	2,680	9.2
1990 to 1994	2,482	8.5
1980 to 1989	5,227	17.9
1970 to 1979	6,729	23.0
1960 to 1969	4,306	14.7
1940 to 1959	4,834	16.5
1939 or earlier	2,417	8.3

ROOMS
1 room	80	0.3
2 rooms	541	1.8
3 rooms	1,342	4.6
4 rooms	6,282	21.5
5 rooms	8,987	30.7
6 rooms	5,635	19.3
7 rooms	3,161	10.8
8 rooms	1,768	6.0
9 or more rooms	1,465	5.0
Median (rooms)	5.2	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	26,650	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,589	13.5
1995 to 1998	6,534	24.5
1990 to 1994	4,111	15.4
1980 to 1989	4,329	16.2
1970 to 1979	3,891	14.6
1969 or earlier	4,196	15.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,199	8.3
1	6,909	25.9
2	10,161	38.1
3 or more	7,381	27.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	159	0.6
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	4,493	16.9
Electricity	12,082	45.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	8,419	31.6
Coal or coke	19	0.1
Wood	1,323	5.0
Solar energy	25	0.1
Other fuel	70	0.3
No fuel used	60	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	112	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	80	0.3
No telephone service	1,061	4.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	26,650	100.0
1.00 or less	26,166	98.2
1.01 to 1.50	340	1.3
1.51 or more	144	0.5

Specified owner-occupied units	12,458	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,471	11.8
$50,000 to $99,999	5,956	47.8
$100,000 to $149,999	2,902	23.3
$150,000 to $199,999	1,210	9.7
$200,000 to $299,999	644	5.2
$300,000 to $499,999	231	1.9
$500,000 to $999,999	27	0.2
$1,000,000 or more	17	0.1
Median (dollars)	89,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	6,881	55.2
Less than $300	140	1.1
$300 to $499	915	7.3
$500 to $699	1,694	13.6
$700 to $999	2,149	17.2
$1,000 to $1,499	1,481	11.9
$1,500 to $1,999	316	2.5
$2,000 or more	186	1.5
Median (dollars)	782	(X)
Not mortgaged	5,577	44.8
Median (dollars)	205	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	5,809	46.6
15 to 19 percent	2,015	16.2
20 to 24 percent	1,343	10.8
25 to 29 percent	1,025	8.2
30 to 34 percent	462	3.7
35 percent or more	1,551	12.4
Not computed	253	2.0

Specified renter-occupied units	5,607	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	472	8.4
$200 to $299	664	11.8
$300 to $499	2,334	41.6
$500 to $749	1,046	18.7
$750 to $999	167	3.0
$1,000 to $1,499	26	0.5
$1,500 or more	0	0.0
No cash rent	898	16.0
Median (dollars)	416	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,475	26.3
15 to 19 percent	731	13.0
20 to 24 percent	562	10.0
25 to 29 percent	476	8.5
30 to 34 percent	298	5.3
35 percent or more	1,046	18.7
Not computed	1,019	18.2

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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