Homeownership Rate in Wilkes County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
73.5%
Rank #1,796/3,222 · #48 in NC
44th
Wilkes 73.5%
NC 66.6% +10.3%
US 64.4% +14.2%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Wilkes County's homeownership rate of 73.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Wilkes County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,793 | Gage County, NE | 73.5% |
| #1,794 | Henry County, TN | 73.5% |
| #1,795 | Franklin County, PA | 73.5% |
| #1,796 | Wilkes County, NC | 73.5% |
| #1,797 | Uintah County, UT | 73.5% |
| #1,798 | Linn County, IA | 73.5% |
| #1,799 | Merrimack County, NH | 73.5% |
About Homeownership Rate
Wilkes County, North Carolina has a homeownership rate of 73.5%, ranking #1,796 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.2% above the national value of 64.4%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #48 of 100. This places it in the 44th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.