COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wilson vs Tarboro
PLACE A
Wilson, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Tarboro, North Carolina
Wilson is 87% smaller than Tarboro. Wilson earns more, with a median household income $10,829 higher. Tarboro has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -19%).
WILSONTARBORODIFFERENCE
Total population1,43910,979−87% vs Tarboro
Population density255974−719
Population growth-18.9%-6.1%−12.8 pts
Median age40.251.2−11.0
Male53.1%45.0%+8.1 pts
Female46.9%55.0%−8.1 pts
Foreign-born2.9%3.3%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.8%41.9%+38.8 pts
Black0.4%49.6%−49.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%6.6%−3.6 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other15.0%1.9%+13.1 pts
Median household income$60,625$49,796+$10,829
Per capita income$34,775$35,098−$323
Poverty rate17.4%18.5%−1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.510−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%26.5%−12.8 pts
Graduate degree8.6%10.2%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%4.5%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation53.7%52.4%+1.3 pts
Median home value$102,500$185,500−$83,000
Median gross rent$869$843+$26
Owner-occupied80.7%57.2%+23.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%12.5%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households44.1%57.7%−13.7 pts
Average commute32.820.8+12.0
Worked from home19.2%10.9%+8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured18.7%6.1%+12.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025