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Census Tract 1, Wilson, NC

3,279 Population
1 square miles 3,129 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.3 ±7.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Wilson: 39.5 ±1.6
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Wilson County: 40.6 ±0.4
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$14,471 ±$1,964 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Wilson: $31,704 ±$2,515
  • about half the amount in Wilson County: $31,996 ±$1,647
  • about one-third of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$29,884 ±$13,139 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Wilson: $52,485 ±$4,430
  • about half the amount in Wilson County: $56,423 ±$3,380
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

35.6% ±13.3% (1,037  ±425) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wilson: 23% † 10,837 (±2.9% / ±1,349)
  • nearly double the rate in Wilson County: 19.8% 15,441 (±1.9% / ±1,471)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

16.9 minutes ±3.4 (19,680  ±5,399) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Wilson: 21.3 411,550 (±1 / ±27,999)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Wilson County: 22.5 706,815 (±0.7 / ±30,774)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

1,160 ±189 Number of households
  • Wilson: 20,403 ±441
  • Wilson County: 33,068 ±423
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.5 ±0.1 (2,880  ±486) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wilson: 2.3 47,110 (±0.1 / ±39)
  • a little higher than the figure in Wilson County: 2.4 77,904 (±0 / ±19)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,602 ±210 Number of housing units
  • Wilson: 22,934 ±436
  • Wilson County: 37,053 ±46
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$117,400 ±$67,119 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Wilson: $210,700 ±$11,636
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Wilson County: $186,000 ±$8,936
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

21.4% ±7.6% (700  ±268.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wilson: 14.9% † 7,154 (±2.6% / ±1,235.1)
  • nearly double the rate in Wilson County: 11.6% † 9,108 (±1.7% / ±1,310.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

59.9% ±9.9% (1,113  ±260.5) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wilson: 85.2% 27,937 (±4.1% / ±1,401)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wilson County: 85.3% 46,313 (±3% / ±1,649.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
8.7% ±4.8% (162  ±93.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Wilson: 24.5% 8,042 (±2.2% / ±724.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Wilson County: 21.7% 11,799 (±1.5% / ±823.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

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

18.9% ±5.8% (621  ±212) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Wilson: 6.9% † 3,323 (±1% / ±504)
  • more than double the rate in Wilson County: 6.1% 4,832
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

3.3% ±2.6% (85  ±67) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wilson: 5.6% † 2,063 (±1.1% / ±415)
  • about half the rate in Wilson County: 6.1% † 3,690 (±0.9% / ±524)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
85 Total veterans ±67 80 Male ±66 5 Female ±9

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