Smithfield vs Wilson's Mills

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

Smithfield 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.

Smithfield has the higher population (11,798 vs 2,652 in Wilson's Mills). Wilson's Mills has the higher median household income ($61,677 vs $37,827 in Smithfield). Wilson's Mills has the higher median home value ($228,700 vs $217,000 in Smithfield).

Population, income & housing

	Smithfield	Wilson's Mills
Population	11,798	2,652
Median age	42.7 yrs	28.1 yrs
Median household income	$37,827	$61,677
Median home value	$217,000	$228,700
Median gross rent	$601	$874
Housing units	5,447	807
Homeownership rate	49.4%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Smithfield	Wilson's Mills
Population	12,400 → 11,798 (-4.9%)	2,613 → 2,652 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$36,335 → $37,827 (+4.1%)	$55,114 → $61,677 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$142,200 → $217,000 (+52.6%)	$129,400 → $228,700 (+76.7%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $601 (-12.6%)	$1,008 → $874 (-13.3%)

Smithfield

Population

12,40011,798

Median household income

$36,335$37,827

Median home value

$142,200$217,000

Median gross rent

$688$601

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)

	Smithfield	Wilson's Mills
Under 5	4.2%	12.6%
5 to 17	19.1%	24.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.1%
25 to 34	10.4%	18.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	9.7%
55 to 64	15.8%	6.9%
65 to 74	12.4%	3.6%
75 and over	7.3%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Smithfield	Wilson's Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	52.9%	40.2%
Black or African American	26.3%	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	1.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Smithfield	Wilson's Mills
No high school diploma	21.2%	7.7%
High school graduate	29.2%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Smithfield	Wilson's Mills
Drove alone	84.1%	84.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	8.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.9%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Smithfield	Wilson's Mills
1-unit, detached	58.7%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Smithfield	Wilson's Mills
Poverty rate	31.4%	33.6%
Average household size	2.34	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1973	1997