Micro vs Wilson's Mills

A side-by-side comparison of Micro and Wilson's Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

Micro and Wilson's Mills are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wilson's Mills has the higher population (2,652 vs 788 in Micro). Wilson's Mills has the higher median household income ($61,677 vs $51,094 in Micro). Wilson's Mills has the higher median home value ($228,700 vs $212,500 in Micro).

Population, income & housing

	Micro	Wilson's Mills
Population	788	2,652
Median age	31.5 yrs	28.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,094	$61,677
Median home value	$212,500	$228,700
Median gross rent	$748	$874
Housing units	315	807
Homeownership rate	53.3%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	15.2%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Micro	Wilson's Mills
Population	672 → 788 (+17.3%)	2,613 → 2,652 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$31,875 → $51,094 (+60.3%)	$55,114 → $61,677 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$85,400 → $212,500 (+148.8%)	$129,400 → $228,700 (+76.7%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $748 (-2.7%)	$1,008 → $874 (-13.3%)

Micro

Population

672788

Median household income

$31,875$51,094

Median home value

$85,400$212,500

Median gross rent

$769$748

Wilson's Mills

Population

2,6132,652

Median household income

$55,114$61,677

Median home value

$129,400$228,700

Median gross rent

$1,008$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Micro	Wilson's Mills
Under 5	11.9%	12.6%
5 to 17	18.0%	24.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	10.1%
25 to 34	17.6%	18.3%
35 to 44	17.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	7.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	6.5%	6.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	3.6%
75 and over	5.3%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Micro	Wilson's Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	41.5%	40.2%
Black or African American	17.9%	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	35.0%	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Micro	Wilson's Mills
No high school diploma	12.3%	7.7%
High school graduate	45.1%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Micro	Wilson's Mills
Drove alone	61.7%	84.6%
Carpooled	16.1%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	22.3%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Micro	Wilson's Mills
1-unit, detached	48.3%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	28.6%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Micro	Wilson's Mills
Poverty rate	21.9%	33.6%
Average household size	2.76	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1984	1997