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Hays, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Hays is a Census CDP of 1,053 people across 6.16 square miles of land, in Wilkes County. Median household income is $55,035, 94.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $37,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hays
What Hays is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.16 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land171 plus or minus 69
- County holding the largest share of its areaWilkes County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hays
How many people live in Hays
- Population1,053 plus or minus 424
- Median age48.2 plus or minus 21.1
- Population under 18154 plus or minus 120
- Share under 1814.6 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Population 65 and over204 plus or minus 113
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Households469 plus or minus 160
- Family households332 plus or minus 139
- Share of households that are families70.8 percent plus or minus 17.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hays
Income and work in Hays
- Median household income$55,035 plus or minus $28,446
- Per capita income$35,781 plus or minus $11,205
- Civilian labor force638 plus or minus 290
- Employed638 plus or minus 290
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over715 plus or minus 280
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.7 percent plus or minus 45.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.9 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hays
Housing in Hays
- Housing units562 plus or minus 163
- Occupied units469 plus or minus 160
- Vacant units93 plus or minus 100
- Vacancy rate16.5 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Owner occupied443 plus or minus 162
- Renter occupied26 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate94.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$183,800 plus or minus $72,477
- Single family units460 plus or minus 165
- Share single family81.9 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes102 plus or minus 59
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hays
How Hays gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute613 plus or minus 285
- Commuting under 15 minutes10 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes1.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more268 plus or minus 155
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.7 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Drove alone84.0 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Carpooled12.1 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hays
SBA loans in Hays (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$37,500
- Average approval$37,500
- Median approval$37,500
- Largest approval$37,500
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hays, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wilkes County, not Hays
Wilkes County context, not Hays figures
- Establishments in Wilkes County1,157
- Covered employment, Wilkes County18,933
- Average annual pay, Wilkes County$48,003
- Housing units permitted, Wilkes County134
Every figure in this section is published for Wilkes County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hays.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hays questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hays, North Carolina?
1,053, in 469 households. Hays CDP covers 6.16 square miles of land, which is 171 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hays in?
Wilkes County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hays?
$55,035. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $183,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hays businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $37,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $37,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hays, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hays borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hays. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Hays figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wilkes County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hays.
Is zoning published for Hays?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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