COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tarboro vs Wilson
PLACE A
Tarboro, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Wilson, Oklahoma
Tarboro is 663% larger than Wilson. Wilson earns more, with a median household income $10,829 higher. Tarboro has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -19%).
TARBOROWILSONDIFFERENCE
Total population10,9791,439+663% vs Wilson
Population density974255+719
Population growth-6.1%-18.9%+12.8 pts
Median age51.240.2+11.0
Male45.0%53.1%−8.1 pts
Female55.0%46.9%+8.1 pts
Foreign-born3.3%2.9%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.9%80.8%−38.8 pts
Black49.6%0.4%+49.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.6%3.0%+3.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other1.9%15.0%−13.1 pts
Median household income$49,796$60,625−$10,829
Per capita income$35,098$34,775+$323
Poverty rate18.5%17.4%+1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5100.428+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%13.8%+12.8 pts
Graduate degree10.2%8.6%+1.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%2.9%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation52.4%53.7%−1.3 pts
Median home value$185,500$102,500+$83,000
Median gross rent$843$869−$26
Owner-occupied57.2%80.7%−23.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%12.3%+0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households57.7%44.1%+13.7 pts
Average commute20.832.8−12.0
Worked from home10.9%19.2%−8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.1%18.7%−12.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025