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Wilson, NC

47,767 Population
31.4 square miles 1,521.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±2.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 40.9 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$28,185 ±$1,382 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: $28,715 ±$940
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $37,641 ±$188
$46,891 ±$3,135 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: $49,827 ±$2,161
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $66,186 ±$380

24% ±3.2% (11,101  ±1,463) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 20.4% † 15,714 (±2.1% / ±1,620)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,357,418 (±0.2% / ±16,053)

21.4 minutes ±1.1 (418,685  ±28,565) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 22.6 729,080 (±0.8 / ±34,704)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25 107,793,970 (±0.1 / ±494,298)

Families

19,658 ±603 Number of households
  • the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 32,287 ±503
  • North Carolina: 4,105,232 ±9,448
2.4 ±0.1 (46,430  ±41) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 2.4 77,218 (±0 / ±24)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,194,060

4.7% ±1.7% (528  ±198) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 4.4% † 776 (±1.3% / ±221)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5% 124,491 (±0.1% / ±2,970)

Housing

22,267 ±463 Number of housing units
  • the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 36,429 ±34
  • North Carolina: 4,739,881 ±700

$167,400 ±$7,789 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: $153,800 ±$5,350
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $234,900 ±$736

15.8% ±2.5% (7,472  ±1,189.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 12.4% † 9,671 (±1.6% / ±1,276.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.8% 1,427,662 (±0.1% / ±14,920.4)

Social

83.5% ±3.7% (26,910  ±1,283.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 83.4% 45,117 (±2.8% / ±1,532.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 89.4% 6,413,973 (±0.3% / ±21,679.1)
22.1% ±1.9% (7,125  ±,626.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 20.5% 11,069 (±1.4% / ±,743.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 33.9% 2,428,890 (±0.2% / ±13,343.2)

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

6.2% ±1% (2,948  ±460) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 5.6% 4,438
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 8.3% 867,946

6.6% ±1% (2,404  ±368) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 7.2% † 4,370 (±0.7% / ±451)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.8% 632,989 (±0.1% / ±5,065)
2,404 Total veterans ±368 2,081 Male ±307 323 Female ±147

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