Yadkin County and Its Homes
Yadkin County grew 3 percent from 2020 to 2025, to 38,325 people by the Census Bureau's estimate, in about 17,300 housing units.
Its four incorporated towns each have a page here: Yadkinville, Jonesville, Boonville and East Bend. About 20 percent of Yadkin County's housing units are inside town limits, the rest in unincorporated areas.
Yadkin County at a Glance
- Population: 38,325 (2025), 37,250 (2020)
- Housing units: about 17,300
- Median year built: 1983 (North Carolina: 1991)
- Built before 1980: 46% (statewide: 34%)
- Detached houses: 71%
- Mobile homes: 21%
- Owner-occupied: 77%
- Heated with electricity: 79% (statewide: 65%)
- Climate zone: 4 on both maps
- Towns with pages here: 4
Census Bureau estimates for Yadkin County (housing: 2020 to 2024).
Towns and Communities in Yadkin County
Yadkinville
3,055 people · median home 1982 · Duke Energy Carolinas
Jonesville
2,356 people · median home 1970 · Duke Energy Carolinas
Boonville
1,203 people · median home 1978 · Duke Energy Carolinas
East Bend
646 people · Duke Energy Carolinas
Unincorporated communities the Census Bureau maps in Yadkin County: Smithtown.
What We Do in Yadkin County
Attic Insulation in Yadkin County
Some 46 percent of Yadkin County housing units predate 1980; joists showing above their insulation mean more blown-in fiberglass is due, R-60 from bare.
Attic Insulation Removal in Yadkin County
Wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation comes out of Yadkin County attics, and a mouse-soiled Yadkin County attic is sanitized and deodorized; in the 20 percent of homes built before 1960, vermiculite is ruled out first.
Air Sealing in Yadkin County
Some 79 percent of Yadkin County homes heat with electricity, often through attic ducts; their joints and the ceiling's gaps are sealed first.
Homes in Yadkin County
Half of Yadkin County's 17,300 housing units were built before 1983: 29 percent before 1970, 46 percent before 1980 (nearly all before the state's 1978 insulation rule) and 6 percent in 2010 or later (16 percent statewide). The largest share went up in the 1990s, under codes that asked for less than ENERGY STAR now suggests; ENERGY STAR notes insulation is often thinnest at the eaves. Among Yadkin County towns, the median home is oldest in Jonesville (1970) and newest in Yadkinville (1982).
Yadkin County by type: 71 percent detached houses, 7 percent in buildings of two or more homes and 21 percent mobile homes. In Yadkin County, 79 percent of homes heat with electricity, 5 percent with tank gas, 9 percent with oil or kerosene (2 percent statewide) and 3 percent with wood.
Yadkin County Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: about 1,200 units, 7% (±2)
- 1940s: about 870 units, 5% (±1)
- 1950s: about 1,460 units, 8% (±2)
- 1960s: about 1,500 units, 9% (±2)
- 1970s: about 2,980 units, 17% (±2)
- 1980s: about 2,440 units, 14% (±2)
- 1990s: about 4,020 units, 23% (±3)
- 2000s: about 1,830 units, 11% (±2)
- 2010s: about 900 units, 5% (±2)
- 2020 or later: about 70 units, 0% (±1)
Climate Across Yadkin County
NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals for Yadkin County towns, by station: Yadkinville 6 E station (Yadkinville and East Bend): about 4,200 heating and 1,150 cooling degree days; Elkin station (Jonesville): about 4,360 heating and 1,090 cooling degree days; Mount Airy 2 W station (Boonville): about 4,410 heating and 970 cooling degree days.
Power and Gas in Yadkin County
The card lists Yadkin County's town and countryside utilities by the territory maps; a power bill confirms the one at an address.
Frontier Natural Gas holds the Yadkin County gas franchise (NC Utilities Commission map), and 2 percent of Yadkin County homes heat with piped gas.
Who Supplies Power in Yadkin County
- Duke Energy Carolinas: Yadkinville, Jonesville, Boonville and East Bend
- Surry-Yadkin EMC: homes near Yadkinville, Jonesville, Boonville and East Bend
- EnergyUnited: other parts of Yadkin County
Energy Programs for Yadkin County Homes
Check each program's current terms for a Yadkin County home; some pay only through the utility's contractor network. Insulation Pros is an approved Duke Energy trade ally for Duke's rebate.
Programs for Yadkin County
- Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy rebate; Yadkinville, Jonesville, Boonville and East Bend).
- Home Energy House Call (Duke Energy home assessment; Yadkinville, Jonesville, Boonville and East Bend).
- Home Energy Audits (Surry-Yadkin EMC; near Yadkinville, near Jonesville, near Boonville and near East Bend): home energy audits for members.
- Income-qualified Weatherization (Duke Energy income-qualified; Yadkinville, Jonesville, Boonville and East Bend).
- Energy Saver North Carolina (statewide income-qualified; any Yadkin County address).
- Weatherization Assistance Program (statewide income-qualified; any Yadkin County address).
Yadkin County Insulation FAQs
Do you serve all of Yadkin County?
Yes: Yadkinville, Jonesville, Boonville and East Bend, and every unincorporated Yadkin County address.
Which utilities offer insulation rebates in Yadkin County?
Duke Energy's Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Yadkinville, Jonesville, Boonville and East Bend).
Does attic insulation in Yadkin County need a permit?
Ask Yadkin County Central Permitting before work starts. For an address in Yadkinville, Jonesville, Boonville or another Yadkin County town, the town or city hall can tell you whether Yadkin County's office handles its permits.
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