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Income and Earnings

Per Capita Personal Income 1990 2002 Percent Change
1990-2002
Wilkes County, NC $15,630 $25,088 60.5%
North Carolina $16,549 $27,308 65.0%
Average Earnings per Job 1990 2002 Percent Change
1990-2002
Wilkes County, NC $24,391 $29,380 20.5%
North Carolina $20,228 $32,708 61.7%
Median Houeshold Effective Buying Income 2000
Wilkes County, NC $25,805
North Carolina $33,391
Percentage of Households by Effective Buying Income, 2000
Dollar Amount Group Wilkes County North Carolina
Less than $15,000 27% 20.1%
$15,000 - $24,999 21.6% 17%
$25,000 - $49,999 35.7% 33.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.8% 18.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 2.8% 6.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 1.3% 2.7%
$150,000 or more 0.8% 1.3%

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