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Wilson, LA

838 Population
2.7 square miles 309.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.7 ±10.1 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$13,909 ±$3,484 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: $37,693 ±$642
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$34,444 ±$17,129 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: $69,599 ±$1,385
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.7% ±9% (165  ±103) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 16.6% 140,721 (±0.8% / ±6,774)
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.4 minutes ±17.9 (3,220  ±1,928) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 27.2 9,875,550 (±0.4 / ±177,102)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

280 ±126 Number of households
  • the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 332,585 ±2,020
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±1.9 (838  ±357) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 2.6 846,982 (±0 / ±480)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

370 ±142 Number of housing units
  • the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 384,016 ±222
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$121,600 ±$19,676 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: $241,100 ±$2,783
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

56.9% ±33.8% (359  ±137.6) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 89% 507,465 (±1.1% / ±6,104.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
5.6% ±7.1% (35  ±47.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 30.4% 173,517 (±0.6% / ±3,667.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • less than a fifth 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

0.6% ±1.2% (5  ±10) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 5.4% 46,944
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.4% ±1.8% (10  ±13) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 5.2% 34,976 (±0.2% / ±1,533)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
10 Total veterans ±13 10 Male ±13 N/A Female ±14

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