Sims vs Wilson

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

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

Wilson has the higher population (47,740 vs 366 in Sims). Sims has the higher median household income ($73,667 vs $47,294 in Wilson). Sims has the higher median home value ($214,700 vs $192,000 in Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Sims	Wilson
Population	366	47,740
Median age	30.8 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,667	$47,294
Median home value	$214,700	$192,000
Median gross rent	$958	$925
Housing units	168	22,358
Homeownership rate	82.5%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sims	Wilson
Population	599 → 366 (-38.9%)	49,272 → 47,740 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$49,079 → $73,667 (+50.1%)	$42,036 → $47,294 (+12.5%)
Median home value	$143,600 → $214,700 (+49.5%)	$142,700 → $192,000 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $958 (+25.2%)	$762 → $925 (+21.4%)

Sims

Population

599366

Median household income

$49,079$73,667

Median home value

$143,600$214,700

Median gross rent

$765$958

Wilson

Population

49,27247,740

Median household income

$42,036$47,294

Median home value

$142,700$192,000

Median gross rent

$762$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sims	Wilson
Under 5	7.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	26.2%	17.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	12.3%	13.2%
35 to 44	22.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	6.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	3.6%	13.1%
65 to 74	6.0%	11.2%
75 and over	7.1%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sims	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	56.8%	35.2%
Black or African American	12.3%	48.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	28.1%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sims	Wilson
No high school diploma	17.6%	15.6%
High school graduate	24.8%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sims	Wilson
Drove alone	83.3%	80.7%
Carpooled	2.8%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	6.0%
Other means	5.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sims	Wilson
1-unit, detached	97.6%	60.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	19.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Sims	Wilson
Poverty rate	9.3%	25.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	2003	1983