COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nash County vs Wilson County
PLACE A
Nash County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Wilson County, North Carolina
Nash County is 22% larger than Wilson County. Nash County earns more, with a median household income $6,003 higher.
NASH COUNTYWILSON COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population99,36581,150+22% vs Wilson County
Population density184221−37
Population growth-0.9%-3.0%+2.1 pts
Median age41.540.6+0.9
Male48.3%47.7%+0.6 pts
Female51.7%52.3%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born4.0%6.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic46.3%44.3%+1.9 pts
Black40.1%38.6%+1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.2%12.4%−4.2 pts
Asian1.0%1.1%−0.1 pts
Other4.4%3.5%+0.9 pts
Median household income$62,426$56,423+$6,003
Per capita income$35,344$31,996+$3,348
Poverty rate11.8%19.8%−8.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.475−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%21.7%+0.3 pts
Graduate degree7.2%8.2%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.6%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation59.5%57.5%+1.9 pts
Median home value$191,000$186,000+$5,000
Median gross rent$953$953Even
Owner-occupied63.6%60.0%+3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%10.8%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%42.6%−5.3 pts
Average commute23.722.5+1.2
Worked from home10.6%7.7%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.2%+0.1 pts
Uninsured11.4%12.2%−0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025