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Wilson, NC Micro Area

79,958 Population
367.6 square miles 217.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,649 ±$3,432 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$64,769 ±$8,059 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.6% ±4.3% (13,859  ±3,345) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.5 minutes ±0.7 (706,815  ±30,774) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

33,157 ±1,297 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (78,512  ±25) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.6% ±2.3% (817  ±415) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

37,873 ±27 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$220,700 ±$18,752 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

6.5% ±2.2% (5,151  ±1,708.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.9% ±6.7% (47,929  ±3,831.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.6% ±3.4% (14,692  ±1,921.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

7.1% (5,685  ±1,232) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.7% ±1.6% (3,500  ±977) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,500 Total veterans ±977 3,067 Male ±915 433 Female ±356

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