Wilkes County data

Category Wilkes Rank North Carolina
1990 Total Population 59,393 34 6,628,637
2000 Total Population 65,632 36 8,049,313
2010 Total Population 69,340 37 9,538,870
1990-2000 % Change in Population 10.5% 73 21.4%
2000-2010 % Change in Population 5.6% 74 18.5%
1990-2010 % Change in Population 16.7% 77 43.9%
2000 Foreign Born Population 1,946 40 430,000
2006-2010 Foreign Born Population 2,318 45 682,955
2006-2010 % Foreign Born 3.4% 67 7.4%
% Change in Foreign Born from 2000 19.1% 82 58.8%
07-08 In-Migration from Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 0 . 9,783
07-08 Out-Migration to Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 0 . 5,950
2010 Latino/Hispanic Population 3,772 45 800,120
2010 % Latino/Hispanic 5.4% 55 8.0%
2010-2011 Latino Public School Enrollment 1,118 41 182,754
2011 % of Latino/Hispanic Birth 11.4% 51 15.0%
Foreign Born Residents from Europe--ACS 2006-2010 141 63 74,154
Foreign Born Residents from Asia--ACS 2006-2010 251 48 150,469
Foreign Born Residents from Africa--ACS 2006-2010 28 49 38,111
Foreign Born Residents from Oceania--ACS 2006-2010 0 . 2,811
Foreign Born Residents from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 1,875 45 401,078
% of Foreign Born from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 80.9% 25 58.7%
Foreign Born Residents from North America--ACS 2006-2010 23 62 16,332
American Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 25,895 8 1,066,458
Middle Eastern Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 40 62 28,696
European Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 25,831 43 4,565,101
Russian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 66 58 41,674
African Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 110 61 80,071
Hispanic Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 3,589 44 723,408
Asian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 334 49 194,993
Population 5 and Older: Only English--ACS 2006-2010 61,503 37 7,750,904
% of Population 5 and Older Speaking Language other than English--ACS 2006-2010 5.2% 64 10.4%
Population 5 and Older: English + Spanish--ACS 2006-2010 3,002 43 601,101
Population 5 and Older: English + 0ther Indo-European Languages--ACS 2006-2010 226 65 140,867
Population 5 and Older: English + Asian and Pacific Islander Languages--ACS 2006-2010 148 56 119,684
Population 5 and Older: English + Other Languages--ACS 2006-2010 11 79 36,751
K-12 Total Enrollment 2010-2011 10,021 39 1,451,206
% of K-12 Students Enrolled in Foreign Language 2010-2011 12.2% 64 15.4%
K-12 Enrollment in Foreign Language Immersion Programs 2009-2010 0 . 7,041
K-12 Enrollment in Spanish Language Courses 2010-2011 810 52 160,136
K-12 Enrollment in Chinese Language Courses 2010-2011 0 . 2,564
K-12 Enrollment in Other Foreign Language Courses 2010-2011 408 30 60,874
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at N.C. Independent Colleges 2010-2011 0 . 236
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at UNC System Colleges 2010-2011 0 . 596
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at NC Community Colleges 2008-2009 0 . 17
2011 International Students at UNC System Colleges 0 . 14,111
2012 International Students at N.C. Independent Colleges 0 . 2,077
2012 International Students at N.C. Community Colleges 15 38 6,642
2012 International Sister Cities 0 . 65
2011 Estimated Value of Imports $18,419,886 48 $15,502,282,134
2012 Number of Companies Importing 19 56 7,010
2011 Estimated Value of Exports $7,658,219 39 $23,835,752,435
2012 Number of Companies Exporting 14 38 2,453
2012 Number of Foreign Owned Company Sites 8 69 4,133
2012 Estimated Number of NC Employees at Foreign Company Sites 388 60 190,874
2012 # Foreign Companies with US Headquarters in NC 0 . 58
Pork - 2010 Total Export 0 . 373,931,831
Poultry - 2010 Total Export 18,102,913 2 194,340,096
Cotton - 2010 Total Export 0 . 711,305,068
Sweet Potatoes - 2010 Total Export 0 . 36,588,127
Soy Beans - 2010 Total Export 0 . 78,847,848
Tobacco - 2010 Total Export 3,145,000 39 877,077,600
Argricultural Forest Products - 2011 Total Export 23,115,843 21 1,493,948,806
Participants in CIU Policy Programs (2008-2012) 0 . 204
Participants in CIU Educator Programs (1995-2012) 2 62 640
Participants in CIU Latino Initiative International Programs (1998-2012) 4 26 553
Students in CIU Chinese Language Programs (2012-2013) 0 . 5,539