Wilson County, North Carolina Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Wilson County is 9th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Female residents

Wilson County is 11th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Wilson County is 12th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Wilson County is 17th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Wilson County is 18th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Wilson County is 19th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Wilson County is 20th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Foreign born residents

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Wilson County Rank North Carolina US
Current population (2012) 81,867 34th 9,752,073 313,914,040
Size in square miles 368.2 71st 48,617.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 220.6 24th 196.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Wilson County Rank North Carolina US
Residents younger than 5 6.6% 17th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.1% 19th 23.4% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.4% 63rd 13.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Wilson County Rank North Carolina US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 77.7% 72nd 84.1% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.0% 42nd 26.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Wilson County Rank North Carolina US
Race - White 57.5% 84th 71.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 39.6% 12th 22.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 74th 1.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.0% 37th 2.5% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 18th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.4% 61st 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 9.8% 23rd 8.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 49.1% 85th 64.7% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Wilson County Rank North Carolina US
Female residents 52.4% 9th 51.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.8% 20th 7.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Wilson County Rank North Carolina US
Housing units 35,828 35th 4,362,740 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 20.0% 11th 17.0% 25.9%
Households 31,830 33rd 3,664,119 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 61.1% 93rd 67.8% 66.1%
Home median value $114,600 64th $152,700 $186,200
People per household 2.5 55th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 116 46th 48,692 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Wilson County Rank North Carolina US
Income per capita $20,756 58th $25,256 $27,915
Income per household $38,760 58th $46,291 $52,762
Income below poverty line 21.9% 24th 16.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Wilson County Rank North Carolina US
Non-farm private establishments 1,719 32nd 215,113 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 31,201 24th 3,284,592 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 6,123 37th 798,791 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,058,605 27th $114,578,173 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $13,816 21st $12,641 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $112,816 31st $16,126,939 $613,795,732

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