Rapids vs Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of Rapids and Wilson: population, income, housing, and more.

Rapids and Wilson are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rapids has the higher population (1,562 vs 1,385 in Wilson). Rapids has the higher median household income ($103,482 vs $60,938 in Wilson). Rapids has the higher median home value ($275,700 vs $162,700 in Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Rapids	Wilson
Population	1,562	1,385
Median age	43.5 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$103,482	$60,938
Median home value	$275,700	$162,700
Median gross rent	—	$679
Housing units	646	665
Homeownership rate	91.6%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.6%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rapids	Wilson
Population	1,014 → 1,562 (+54.0%)	1,120 → 1,385 (+23.7%)
Median household income	$90,862 → $103,482 (+13.9%)	$60,227 → $60,938 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$186,900 → $275,700 (+47.5%)	$108,300 → $162,700 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$628 → $679 (+8.1%)

Rapids

Population

1,0141,562

Median household income

$90,862$103,482

Median home value

$186,900$275,700

Wilson

Population

1,1201,385

Median household income

$60,227$60,938

Median home value

$108,300$162,700

Median gross rent

$628$679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rapids	Wilson
Under 5	4.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	14.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.5%
25 to 34	8.1%	6.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	15.0%
45 to 54	23.0%	20.6%
55 to 64	9.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.9%
75 and over	6.3%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rapids	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.5%	11.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rapids	Wilson
No high school diploma	6.3%	2.2%
High school graduate	26.2%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.6%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rapids	Wilson
Drove alone	81.6%	66.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	18.4%	15.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rapids	Wilson
1-unit, detached	78.3%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Rapids	Wilson
Poverty rate	9.4%	20.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1989	1938