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Wilson, NC

47,914 Population
31.2 square miles 1,536.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 40.5 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$25,927 ±$1,469 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: $26,186 ±$934
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $34,209 ±$175
$46,146 ±$2,473 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: $47,348 ±$1,862
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $60,516 ±$353

21.3% ±2.2% (9,924  ±1,029) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 18.9% 14,610 (±1.5% / ±1,127)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.7% 1,379,672 (±0.2% / ±18,811)

20.5 minutes ±1.3 (403,530  ±31,511) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 22.2 720,315 (±0.9 / ±37,666)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25 108,494,690 (±0.1 / ±490,242)

Families

19,535 ±552 Number of households
  • the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 31,980 ±508
  • North Carolina: 4,034,684 ±9,031
2.4 ±0.1 (46,639  ±280) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 2.4 77,475 (±0 / ±245)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,103,771 (±0)

3.4% ±1.6% (390  ±189) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 3.6% † 636 (±1.2% / ±210)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 124,231 (±0.1% / ±2,985)

Housing

22,142 ±386 Number of housing units
  • the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 36,195 ±110
  • North Carolina: 4,673,933 ±548

$150,000 ±$7,854 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: $130,000 ±$5,945
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $197,500 ±$750

14.9% ±2.4% (7,069  ±1,148.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 11.2% † 8,776 (±1.5% / ±1,201)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 14.1% 1,450,883 (±0.1% / ±14,334)

Social

82.3% ±4.1% (26,364  ±1,377.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 82.2% 44,246 (±2.8% / ±1,523.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 89% 6,308,190 (±0.3% / ±20,630.4)
22.3% ±2.1% (7,145  ±689.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 19.8% 10,633 (±1.4% / ±761.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 33% 2,339,163 (±0.2% / ±12,758.5)

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

6.8% ±1% (3,233  ±453) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 6.1% † 4,844 (±0.7% / ±541)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 8.2% 845,983 (±0.1% / ±7,686)

6.7% ±1.1% (2,430  ±398) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Wilson, NC Micro Area: 7.3% † 4,433 (±0.8% / ±483)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 8% 637,790 (±0.1% / ±6,230)
2,430 Total veterans ±398 2,062 Male ±343 368 Female ±165

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