CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wilson

North Carolina · 36,930 residents · 31.4 sq mi

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With 36,930 people, Wilson is a city in North Carolina. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 23.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. Median home value sits at $62,900. Households here earn about 18% less than in North Carolina as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,930

−17%vs 2000

vs 44,405 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.3

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

31.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(2,544)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(2,731)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(2,865)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(2,944)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(2,763)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(5,648)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(5,196)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(3,641)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(3,462)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(3,155)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(1,560)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(421)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,881

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,169 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,028

−32%vs 2000

vs $17,813 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.5%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,900

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $90,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$333

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $478 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.3%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.0% in 2000

50.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic43.9%(19,479)

Black47.3%(21,007)

Hispanic / Latino7.3%(3,237)

Asian0.5%(238)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic52.6%(19,419)

Black47%(17,364)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(108)

Asian0.1%(48)

Other0.3%(99)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.5%(4,598)

South American0.8%(372)

Central American0.6%(301)

Colombian0.6%(283)

Dominican0.6%(281)

Honduran0.3%(148)

Salvadoran0.3%(123)

Puerto Rican0.2%(82)

Cuban0.2%(78)

Ecuadorian0.1%(31)

Guatemalan0.1%(30)

Bolivian0.1%(25)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Spaniard0%(19)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(314)

Asian Indian0.4%(197)

Chinese0.3%(162)

Pakistani0.1%(60)

Korean0.1%(36)

Japanese0.1%(33)

Thai0%(24)

Filipino0%(5)

Ancestry

English9.4%(4,523)

American5.6%(2,725)

Irish4.8%(2,330)

German3.8%(1,831)

Italian1.2%(569)

Scottish1.2%(569)

Subsaharan African1%(502)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(435)

Arab0.7%(356)

French0.6%(302)

West Indian0.6%(282)

Swedish0.6%(268)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.5%(235)

Hungarian0.5%(232)

Nigerian0.4%(173)

British0.3%(155)

French Canadian0.3%(131)

Welsh0.2%(99)

Jamaican0.2%(98)

Dutch0.2%(87)

Haitian0.2%(87)

Norwegian0.1%(71)

Ghanaian0.1%(64)

Russian0.1%(53)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(51)

Iranian0.1%(43)

Danish0.1%(33)

Romanian0.1%(28)

Lithuanian0.1%(26)

Czech0%(24)

Swiss0%(24)

Greek0%(20)

Slovak0%(20)

Israeli0%(18)

Australian0%(13)

Lebanese0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(9)

Armenian0%(6)

Barbadian0%(5)

Canadian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.1%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.3 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 13.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.6%(6,943)

Married47.3%(8,499)

Widowed4.2%(761)

Divorced9.9%(1,774)

Women 15+

Never married37.2%(7,972)

Married39.8%(8,527)

Widowed9.8%(2,091)

Divorced13.2%(2,817)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 18.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.6%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 56.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.7%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)26.2%(541)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25%(515)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.3%(605)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(79)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(41)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,063 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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