Last official estimated population of Wilkes County was 69,223 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.022% of total US population and 0.7% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Wilkes County is 756.9 mi² (=1960.4 km²), in this year population density was 91.45 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.04%/yr), Wilkes County population in 2026 would be 68,873 [0].
Historical population of Wilkes County for period 1790-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1790-1800] -1.16 %/yr
[1800-1810] +2.25 %/yr
[1810-1820] +0.97 %/yr
[1820-1830] +1.85 %/yr
[1830-1840] +0.5 %/yr
[1840-1850] -0.39 %/yr
[1850-1860] +2 %/yr
[1860-1870] +0.52 %/yr
[1870-1880] +2.13 %/yr
[1880-1890] +1.69 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.71 %/yr
[1900-1910] +1.2 %/yr
[1910-1920] +0.75 %/yr
[1920-1930] +1.03 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.75 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.51 %/yr
[1950-1960] +0.01 %/yr
[1960-1970] +0.9 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.71 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.12 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.74 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.36 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.04 %/yr
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Population of Wilkes County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 1730 | 1619 | 3,349 |
| 5 to 9 | 2068 | 2016 | 4,084 |
| 10 to 14 | 2264 | 2163 | 4,427 |
| 15 to 19 | 2145 | 1982 | 4,127 |
| 20 to 24 | 2049 | 1797 | 3,846 |
| 25 to 29 | 1718 | 1762 | 3,480 |
| 30 to 34 | 1747 | 1749 | 3,496 |
| 35 to 39 | 1968 | 1852 | 3,820 |
| 40 to 44 | 2303 | 2267 | 4,570 |
| 45 to 49 | 2400 | 2282 | 4,682 |
| 50 to 54 | 2594 | 2692 | 5,286 |
| 55 to 59 | 2617 | 2584 | 5,201 |
| 60 to 64 | 2300 | 2494 | 4,794 |
| 65 to 69 | 2111 | 2359 | 4,470 |
| 70 to 74 | 1621 | 1819 | 3,440 |
| 75 to 79 | 1118 | 1467 | 2,585 |
| 80 to 84 | 661 | 986 | 1,647 |
| 85+ | 533 | 1001 | 1,534 |
Wilkes County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| WAC | 31970 | 33080 | 65,050 |
| NH | 31781 | 33055 | 64,836 |
| WA | 31553 | 32702 | 64,255 |
| NHWAC | 30012 | 31388 | 61,400 |
| NHWA | 29666 | 31064 | 60,730 |
| H | 2166 | 1836 | 4,002 |
| HWAC | 1958 | 1692 | 3,650 |
| BAC | 1925 | 1698 | 3,623 |
| HWA | 1887 | 1638 | 3,525 |
| NHBAC | 1778 | 1610 | 3,388 |
| BA | 1649 | 1440 | 3,089 |
| NHBA | 1546 | 1384 | 2,930 |
| TOM | 455 | 427 | 882 |
| NHTOM | 376 | 368 | 744 |
| IAC | 284 | 288 | 572 |
| AAC | 204 | 246 | 450 |
| NHAAC | 173 | 224 | 397 |
| NHIAC | 185 | 202 | 387 |
| AA | 134 | 177 | 311 |
| NHAA | 121 | 165 | 286 |
| IA | 131 | 130 | 261 |
| HBAC | 147 | 88 | 235 |
| HIAC | 99 | 86 | 185 |
| HBA | 103 | 56 | 159 |
| HTOM | 79 | 59 | 138 |
| HIA | 70 | 62 | 132 |
| NHIA | 61 | 68 | 129 |
| NAC | 44 | 31 | 75 |
| HAAC | 31 | 22 | 53 |
| NHNAC | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| NA | 25 | 15 | 40 |
| HNAC | 19 | 12 | 31 |
| HAA | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| HNA | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| NHNA | 11 | 6 | 17 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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