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Williamston, NC

5,157 Population
4.5 square miles 1,143.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.9 ±5.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Martin County: 46.7 ±0.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$25,155 ±$3,661 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Martin County: $27,007 ±$1,236
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$40,556 ±$12,096 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Martin County: $46,793 ±$3,420
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

30.6% ±7.3% (1,537  ±368) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Martin County: 19.6% † 4,186 (±2.5% / ±536)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

19.3 minutes ±3.8 (39,660  ±10,083) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Martin County: 25 211,620 (±1.7 / ±19,400)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

2,416 ±233 Number of households
  • Martin County: 9,361 ±323
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.1 ±0.2 (5,025  ±22) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Martin County: 2.3 21,610 (±0.1 / ±4)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

2.6% ±3.6% (35  ±49) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Martin County: 3.7% † 172 (±2.1% / ±98)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)

Housing

2,839 ±262 Number of housing units
  • Martin County: 11,100 ±34
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$108,900 ±$10,555 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Martin County: $109,900 ±$6,748
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

12.7% ±6.6% (652  ±337.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Martin County: 8.8% † 1,905 (±2.1% / ±460.6)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

77.9% ±11% (2,904  ±451.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Martin County: 83.3% 13,231 (±5.2% / ±831.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
13.5% ±4.4% (502  ±166.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Martin County: 15.2% † 2,406 (±2.2% / ±348.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.6% ±1.7% (136  ±89) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Martin County: 1.7% 373
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

8.7% ±4.9% (367  ±209) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Martin County: 7% † 1,209 (±1.5% / ±257)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
367 Total veterans ±209 351 Male ±202 16 Female ±19

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