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North Carolina·Wilson County
17 tracts·29K people·$211K median·919/mi²
Black 47 · White 35 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 38 · Living alone 35 · Other 27
Health 24 · Professional 20 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 16 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 9 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Production · transport 20 · Sales · office 19 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 7 · Walk 3 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wilson is $210,700 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Wilson has 48,370 residents across 10 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.5; the population is 46.9% Black, 34.9% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 24.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.0% (Census ACS).
New Hope Elementary (85%), Vinson-Bynum Elementary (58%) and Wells Elementary (56%) lead the elementary schools; Forest Hills Middle (53%) and Charles H Darden Middle (33%) lead the middle schools; Wilson Academy of Virtual Education (58%) and Fike High (46%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $971/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wilson is $52,485 a year, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Wilson, median rent is $971/month and the median home value is $210,700 (Census ACS).
Wilson reported 5.3 violent crimes and 26.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wilson are winter weather (96), hail (73) and drought (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wilson, 3.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).