Wilkes County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 193 Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region II DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region III HSA Region Western HSA I AHEC Region Northwest MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Nonmetropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 62 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 1,020 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 35 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 13 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 0 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 11 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 4 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 7 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,807 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 27 Federal Physicians: 1 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 14 Nurse Practitioners 8 Registered Nurses 380 Licensed Practical Nurses 105 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 9 Dentists 14 Dental Hygienists 16 Optometrists 7 Pharmacists 29 Physical Therapists 11 Physical Therapy Assistants 9 Podiatrists 0 Psychological Associates 7 Practicing Psychologists 2 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 31,882 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 417 ........1997 Employed 30,794 1997 General Hospital Beds 120 ........1997 Unemployed 1,088 1997 General Hospital Discharges 6,247 1997 Unemployment Rate 3.4 1997 Per Capita Income $19,895 1998 Medicaid Eligible 10,286 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 789 1998 Total Resident Deaths 625 1997 Total Pregnancies 861 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 65.4 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 162 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 92.5 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 7.8 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 6.6 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 5.6 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 21.7 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 63,238 Total 19-64 Population: 39,442 ........Total White 59,916 ........19-64 White 37,540 ........Total Nonwhite 3,322 ........19-64 Nonwhite 1,902 Total 0-18 Population: 14,591 Total 65+ Population: 9,205 ........0-18 White 13,606 ........65+ White 8,770 ........0-18 Nonwhite 985 ........65+ Nonwhite 435