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Home values, rents and more in Wilkesboro, NC

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$268,000
Metro: $225,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.8%
Metro: +4.6% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
3,646
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$40,907
Metro: $51,721 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Wilkesboro, NC, shaded by typical home valueWilkesboro28697
  • Under $210k
  • $210k–$230k
  • $230k–$240k
  • $240k–$270k
  • $270k+
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ZIP codes around Wilkesboro, NC, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Wilkesboro is outlined.

How Wilkesboro compares

The typical home in Wilkesboro, NC is worth about $268,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Wilkesboro are 19% above the typical value in the North Wilkesboro metro area ($225,000) and 27% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Wilkesboro rose 3.8%, compared with +4.6% in the North Wilkesboro metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $40,907, against $51,721 in the North Wilkesboro metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 3,646 people live in Wilkesboro (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Wilkesboro has the highest typical home value of the 6 cities in the North Wilkesboro metro area and the 262nd-lowest of 541 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.

Part of: Wilkes County, NC · North Wilkesboro metro area · North Carolina

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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