Wilson, NC Housing Market & City Data

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49,459
Population Estimate
$141,065
Median Home Value
91.4%
Employment Rate
22.8%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$151
Median Listing Price$272,225
Median Days on Market68
Active Listings208
New Listings68
Total Listings (Active + Pending)285
Avg Listing Price$297,927
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.17
Family Dual Income45.4
Median Household Income$42,036
Median Individual Income$24,298
Home Ownership49.3%
Home Value$141,065
Median Rent$762
Rent Burden34.1%
Poverty23.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED19.4%
  • Highschool Education28.2%
  • Some College29.6%
  • Bachelors Degree16.3%
  • Graduate Degree6.5%
  • Total College or Above22.8%
  • Stem Degree37.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.0%
  • Female54.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married36.3%
  • Divorced17.5%
  • Never Married39.1%
  • Widowed7.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWilson
State IDNC
Population49,459

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.4%
19–2913.8%
30–3911.1%
40–4912.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.0%
60–6912.7%
70–797.0%
80+4.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.1%
Unemployment Rate8.6%
Disabled15.0%

ETHNICITY

White41.5%
Black48.9%
Asian1.2%
Native American0.9%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other4.9%
Multiple2.8%

OTHER

Hispanic10.2%
Limited English1.5%
Health Uninsured12.5%
Veteran9.3%

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