Wilson City is a city of 79 people in Missouri. At a median age of 54.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 43.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. There are 86 fewer people here than in 2000. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $61,200.
At a glance
Older
median age 54.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 180%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wilson City
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants51.8% → 89.1%(+37.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share100.0% → 64.6%(−35.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median age29.8 → 54.7(+24.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1 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 City, decade by decade
Wilson City 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
219
$15,634
$35,999
3.3%
0.0
2000
165
$28,084
$21,860
3.4%
8.8
2010
115
$13,937
$34,238
17.3%
6.4
2020
77
–
$12,119
12.5%
24.4
2024
79
–
$61,200
19.4%
57.2
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.
