Metro area · CBSA 35900
North Wilkesboro
The North Wilkesboro, NC metro area has 65,935 people. Median rent is $723, 16.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Wilkes County at $1,012. Of the 9 places we track here, Millers Creek has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$51,721
Median home value
$168,800
Unemployment
5.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,012
HUD, Wilkes County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Wilkesboro | 4,421 | $599 | 18.7% |
| Wilkesboro | 3,646 | $764 | 22.4% |
| Cricket | 2,317 | $773 | 23.3% |
| Mulberry | 2,037 | $604 | 14.0% |
| Fairplains | 1,803 | $653 | 20.3% |
| Millers Creek | 1,689 | $723 | 13.7% |
| Moravian Falls | 1,285 | $723 | 18.2% |
| Hays | 1,053 | $744 | 16.2% |
| Pleasant Hill | 793 | $1,023 | 23.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.