With 1,023 people, Wilson is a city in Arkansas. The median age is 33.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. The foreign-born share is 0%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $145,300. Households here earn about 29% more than in Arkansas as a whole. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,646, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wilson
What changed most since 1990
White share75.0% → 86.6%(+11.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate21.4% → 6.4%(−15.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share23.6% → 11.7%(−11.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Wilson's population equals 2.6% of Mississippi County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.5% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.9%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.3%(10)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 43 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Wilson, decade by decade
Wilson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,068
$45,683
$108,243
12.9%
47.7
2000
939
$61,253
$97,641
11.6%
50.4
2010
903
$72,902
$109,763
24.9%
49.5
2020
766
$76,017
$155,383
22.8%
52.9
2024
1,023
$78,646
$145,300
26.7%
29.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
