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A town of 3,055, settled in 1850.
Yadkinville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $247K, 3.7 years of the Winston metro’s $66K median household income. It grades C overall, 147th of 286 graded towns in North Carolina. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $53K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Yadkinville, against 13% in North Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Yadkinville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 88% of U.S. towns. Second Yadkin County Jail is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Yadkinville beats most towns.
Where Yadkinville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Yadkinville is from typical.
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Census counts: 133 in 1870, 2,995 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1892 and 3 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Yadkinville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Yadkinville.
Yadkinville trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, draws workers from Winston-Salem and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
3,663 jobs are based in Yadkinville, 2.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Yadkinville for work: only 15% work in town. Jobs based in Yadkinville fell to 3,663 in 2023, 218 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Winston-Salem (16%), Charlotte (6%) and Greensboro (5%).
| Yadkinville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Yadkin County Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yadkinville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 478 | C+ |
| Yadkin Early CollegeLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 200 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Yadkinville’s property crime rate is 15.8 per 1,000 residents. Within North Carolina, it does better than 65% of towns.
| Yadkinville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 15.8 per 1,000 residents | 21.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 3.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Homes are within reach (about $247K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 23 miles.
53% of Yadkinville households own their home. The typical Yadkinville home is worth about $247,000, up 4.2% in a year, 26% below the North Carolina typical home. The median rent in Yadkinville is $745 a month.
| Yadkinville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $745 a month | $1,086 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 27.7°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 88% of North Carolina places with climate records; July afternoons average 87.6°.
Yadkinville has chilly winters and warm summers. About 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Yadkinville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 28°F | 31°F | 22°F |
| July high | 88°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 6,819 U.S. towns with household incomes like Yadkinville’s, it is healthier than 75%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Yadkinville beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 15% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Yadkinville.
| Yadkinville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Yadkinville | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 14.6% | 10.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 7.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Yadkinville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Yadkinville Community Park | 0.6 mi | 6 |
| 2. Yadkin County Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Yadkinville; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Yadkinville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Town in North Carolina, United States
Yadkinville is the county seat and town most populous of Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States, located in the Piedmont Triad. The population was 2,997 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yadkinville grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #147 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades C+ for health, C for safety and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Within North Carolina, it does better than 65% of towns.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
2 notable people were born here, including Mo Cowan and Lee Zachary.