Median Household Income
$56,423
Median Home Value
$186,000
Median Gross Rent
$953/mo
Poverty Rate
19.8%
Unemployment Rate
5.6%
Homeownership Rate
60.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
21.7%
Median Age
40.6
Population Over Time
Wilson County shrank 2.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
81,499
2016
81,617
2018
81,336
2020
81,579
2022
78,667
2024
79,290
Business & Industry
Wilson County has 1,818 business establishments employing 32,253 people.
Health care and social assistance
208
Other services (except public administration)
200
Construction
199
Accommodation and food services
171
Wholesale trade
112
Professional, scientific, and technical services
110
Finance and insurance
96
Real estate and rental and leasing
87
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.