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Wilson, LA

708 Population
2.7 square miles 261.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50 ±9.8 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 36 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$15,188 ±$3,852 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: $36,908 ±$621
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$32,679 ±$13,220 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: $68,910 ±$1,516
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

20.1% ±10.7% (142  ±94) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 16% 135,250 (±0.7% / ±5,866)
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

20.3 minutes ±14.5 (3,105  ±1,477) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 27.1 9,954,085 (±0.4 / ±176,523)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

298 ±148 Number of households
  • the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 326,145 ±2,050
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2.4 ±1.5 (708  ±280) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 2.6 844,088 (±0 / ±565)
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

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

Housing

386 ±160 Number of housing units
  • the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 380,325 ±260
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$112,300 ±$4,316 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: $232,300 ±$2,564
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

61.9% ±36.6% (347  ±133) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 88.6% 502,579 (±1.2% / ±6,745.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
3.9% ±6.2% (22  ±35.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 30% 170,176 (±0.7% / ±3,824.8)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

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

1% ±1.7% (7  ±12) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 5.2% 44,885
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 4.7% 218,450

3.3% ±3.7% (20  ±24) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 5.3% 35,163 (±0.3% / ±1,739)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
20 Total veterans ±24 20 Male ±24 N/A Female ±14

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