Stantonsburg vs Wilson

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

Stantonsburg 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 949 in Stantonsburg). Stantonsburg has the higher median household income ($58,929 vs $47,294 in Wilson). Wilson has the higher median home value ($192,000 vs $120,200 in Stantonsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Stantonsburg	Wilson
Population	949	47,740
Median age	42.5 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,929	$47,294
Median home value	$120,200	$192,000
Median gross rent	$983	$925
Housing units	419	22,358
Homeownership rate	71.5%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stantonsburg	Wilson
Population	633 → 949 (+49.9%)	49,272 → 47,740 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$46,458 → $58,929 (+26.8%)	$42,036 → $47,294 (+12.5%)
Median home value	$81,400 → $120,200 (+47.7%)	$142,700 → $192,000 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $983 (+45.4%)	$762 → $925 (+21.4%)

Stantonsburg

Population

633949

Median household income

$46,458$58,929

Median home value

$81,400$120,200

Median gross rent

$676$983

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)

	Stantonsburg	Wilson
Under 5	2.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	17.8%
18 to 24	16.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	6.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	20.9%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	7.0%	11.2%
75 and over	4.8%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stantonsburg	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	35.2%	35.2%
Black or African American	37.2%	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	9.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stantonsburg	Wilson
No high school diploma	8.9%	15.6%
High school graduate	49.4%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stantonsburg	Wilson
Drove alone	91.3%	80.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.0%
Public transit	1.7%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stantonsburg	Wilson
1-unit, detached	86.6%	60.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	19.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Stantonsburg	Wilson
Poverty rate	24.0%	25.1%
Average household size	2.59	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1979	1983