MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Wilson Micro

Wilson, NC · 1 counties · 66,061 residents · 368 sq mi

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Wilson is home to 66,061 people. Median home value sits at $58,400. The poverty rate is 19.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. Median rent is $321 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

66,061

−11%vs 2000

vs 73,814 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

180 / sq mi

−11%vs 2000

vs 201 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

33.9

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

368 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202479K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(4,262)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(4,754)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(5,259)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(5,268)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(4,568)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(10,054)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(10,136)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(7,239)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(6,123)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(5,286)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(2,504)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(608)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,021

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,116 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,641

−32%vs 2000

vs $17,102 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.7%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,400

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$321

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $469 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.2% in 2000

40.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic53.5%(39,498)

Black39.1%(28,886)

Hispanic / Latino6%(4,457)

Asian0.4%(286)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.6%(40,708)

Black37.7%(24,910)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(434)

Asian0.1%(74)

Other0.6%(369)

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%(7,521)

Central American0.8%(628)

South American0.6%(505)

Colombian0.5%(412)

Honduran0.4%(319)

Dominican0.4%(285)

Salvadoran0.3%(200)

Puerto Rican0.2%(149)

Cuban0.2%(147)

Nicaraguan0.1%(55)

Guatemalan0.1%(54)

Ecuadorian0%(31)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0%(26)

Bolivian0%(25)

Venezuelan0%(4)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(314)

Asian Indian0.2%(197)

Chinese0.2%(162)

Pakistani0.1%(60)

Japanese0.1%(59)

Korean0.1%(44)

Filipino0.1%(44)

Thai0%(30)

Ancestry

English11.2%(8,860)

American8.3%(6,543)

Irish5%(3,996)

German4.1%(3,236)

Italian1%(794)

Scottish0.9%(742)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(556)

Subsaharan African0.7%(523)

French0.7%(519)

Arab0.5%(407)

Polish0.5%(372)

West Indian0.4%(298)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(281)

Hungarian0.3%(265)

British0.3%(241)

Dutch0.3%(238)

French Canadian0.3%(227)

Nigerian0.2%(173)

Welsh0.2%(157)

Jamaican0.1%(112)

Norwegian0.1%(99)

Haitian0.1%(87)

Ghanaian0.1%(64)

Russian0.1%(53)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(51)

Portuguese0.1%(49)

Iranian0.1%(43)

Swiss0.1%(40)

Palestinian0%(39)

Danish0%(35)

Armenian0%(33)

Czech0%(32)

Greek0%(30)

Romanian0%(28)

Lithuanian0%(26)

Slovak0%(20)

Canadian0%(19)

Israeli0%(18)

Australian0%(13)

Lebanese0%(12)

Syrian0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(9)

Barbadian0%(5)

Belgian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.2%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 14.1 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 married36.1%(10,937)

Married50.7%(15,358)

Widowed3.8%(1,159)

Divorced9.4%(2,844)

Women 15+

Never married32.1%(10,994)

Married45.8%(15,697)

Widowed10.4%(3,568)

Divorced11.7%(4,025)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 19.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% 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)25.8%(952)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(837)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.1%(1,294)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(79)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(48)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,690 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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