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Wilson, NC Urban Area

49,286 Population
27.7 square miles 1,779.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,729 ±$2,734 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,308 ±$4,713 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22.9% ±2.8% (11,005  ±1,353) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.4 minutes ±1 (421,880  ±27,450) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

20,731 ±479 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (48,016  ±307) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.6% ±1.6% (430  ±187) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

23,373 ±467 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$213,800 ±$11,887 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.7% ±2.5% (7,161  ±1,235.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.4% ±4% (28,573  ±1,409.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.7% ±2.1% (8,277  ±730) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

6.7% ±1% (3,323  ±504) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.5% ±1.1% (2,090  ±413) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,090 Total veterans ±413 1,888 Male ±384 202 Female ±95

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