High Country Times

Of the 3,495 people living in Wilkesboro in 2019, 58.9 percent (2,060) were women and 41.1 percent (1,435) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the High Country Times.

Females 18 and over outnumbered males in the same age group by a ratio of 1,088-to-854. In the 65 and over age range, there were 584 females and 285 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	854	24.4
Females 18 and over	1,088	31.1
Males 65 and over	285	8.2
Females 65 and over	584	16.7

Source: US Census Bureau