Wilson, NC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	44,405	100.0

Male	20,783	46.8
Female	23,622	53.2

Under 5 years	3,284	7.4
5 to 9 years	3,312	7.5
10 to 14 years	3,096	7.0
15 to 19 years	3,163	7.1
20 to 24 years	3,060	6.9
25 to 34 years	6,215	14.0
35 to 44 years	6,602	14.9
45 to 54 years	5,955	13.4
55 to 59 years	1,982	4.5
60 to 64 years	1,760	4.0
65 to 74 years	3,167	7.1
75 to 84 years	2,120	4.8
85 years and over	689	1.6

Median age (years)	35.1	(X)

18 years and over	32,849	74.0
Male	14,912	33.6
Female	17,937	40.4
21 years and over	30,921	69.6
62 years and over	7,046	15.9
65 years and over	5,976	13.5
Male	2,152	4.8
Female	3,824	8.6

RACE
One race	43,958	99.0
White	20,723	46.7
Black or African American	21,106	47.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	136	0.3
Asian	257	0.6
Asian Indian	86	0.2
Chinese	43	0.1
Filipino	31	0.1
Japanese	15	0.0
Korean	27	0.1
Vietnamese	16	0.0
Other Asian ¹	39	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	1,728	3.9
Two or more races	447	1.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	21,060	47.4
Black or African American	21,270	47.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	238	0.5
Asian	360	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.1
Some other race	1,933	4.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	44,405	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,237	7.3
Mexican	2,637	5.9
Puerto Rican	89	0.2
Cuban	27	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	484	1.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	41,168	92.7
White alone	19,479	43.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	44,405	100.0
In households	42,760	96.3
Householder	17,296	39.0
Spouse	7,267	16.4
Child	12,675	28.5
Own child under 18 years	9,753	22.0
Other relatives	3,344	7.5
Under 18 years	1,543	3.5
Nonrelatives	2,178	4.9
Unmarried partner	843	1.9
In group quarters	1,645	3.7
Institutionalized population	992	2.2
Noninstitutionalized population	653	1.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	17,296	100.0
Family households (families)	11,324	65.5
With own children under 18 years	5,470	31.6
Married-couple family	7,267	42.0
With own children under 18 years	3,166	18.3
Female householder, no husband present	3,332	19.3
With own children under 18 years	1,999	11.6
Nonfamily households	5,972	34.5
Householder living alone	5,090	29.4
Householder 65 years and over	1,877	10.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,292	36.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,124	23.8

Average household size	2.47	(X)
Average family size	3.06	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	18,660	100.0
Occupied housing units	17,296	92.7
Vacant housing units	1,364	7.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	62	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	17,296	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	8,820	51.0
Renter-occupied housing units	8,476	49.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.50	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.44	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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