Wilson

Population: 47,740
Median household income: $47,294
Median home value: $192,000

Wilson, a community in Wilson County, North Carolina, has 47,740 residents. At $47,294, its median household income sits below Wilson County's $51,381.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wilson's population declined 3.1% from 49,272 to 47,740, while its median home value rose 34.5% from $142,700 to $192,000.

The median resident is 39.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 47,740
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $47,294
Median home value: $192,000
Median gross rent: $925
Housing units: 22,358
Homeownership rate: 48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

49,27247,740

Median household income

$42,036$47,294

Median home value

$142,700$192,000

Median gross rent

$762$925

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	49,272	$42,036	$142,700	$762
2020	49,310	$43,126	$146,000	$747
2021	47,914	$46,146	$150,000	$812
2022	47,767	$46,891	$167,400	$864
2023	47,740	$47,294	$192,000	$925

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,579	5.4%
5 to 17	8,505	17.8%
18 to 24	4,296	9.0%
25 to 34	6,281	13.2%
35 to 44	5,486	11.5%
45 to 54	5,787	12.1%
55 to 64	6,250	13.1%
65 to 74	5,330	11.2%
75 and over	3,226	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,814	35.2%
Black or African American	23,350	48.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97	0.2%
Asian	638	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	403	0.8%
Two or more races	1,036	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,402	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,051	15.6%
High school graduate	10,599	32.8%
Some college or associate's	9,328	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,443	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,939	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,233	80.7%
Carpooled	1,802	9.0%
Public transit	29	0.1%
Walked	417	2.1%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	1,202	6.0%
Other means	431	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,795	46.5%
15 to 29 min	5,042	26.7%
30 to 44 min	2,481	13.1%
45 to 59 min	1,207	6.4%
60+ min	1,389	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 25.1% (11,640 of 46,449)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,550	57.8%
Nonfamily households	8,417	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,967	89.3%
Vacant	2,391	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,710	48.6%
Renter-occupied	10,257	51.4%

1-unit, detached60.4%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units19.1%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,503	60.4%
1-unit, attached	1,065	4.8%
2 to 4 units	4,274	19.1%
5 to 19 units	1,902	8.5%
20 or more units	699	3.1%
Mobile home & other	915	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3774540
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 32 sq mi
Water area: 0.87 sq mi
Center point: 35.7315, -77.9308