North Carolina · Census place 74540
Wilson city, NC
Quick answer
Wilson city has 47,740 residents, ranking #23 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $47,294, the median home is worth $192,000 and median gross rent runs $925 a month.
- Population
- 47,740Wilson city residents
- Median household income
- $47,294Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $192,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $925Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wilson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wilson city median would spend about 23.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.1% of residents and 48.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Fuquay-Varina town 37,749
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