Wilson County, NC

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2022 Population

78,667

0.224% 1-year decline

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2022 Poverty Rate

20.4%

7.9% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$49,827

5.24% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wilson County, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (45.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (39.1%), Other (Hispanic) (7.22%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.57%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.89%).

None of the households in Wilson County, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.7% of the residents in Wilson County, NC are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Wilson County, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Wilson County, NC was 2 cars per household.

Wilson County, NC borders Edgecombe County, NC, Greene County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Nash County, NC, Pitt County, NC, and Wayne County, NC.

United States North Carolina Wilson, NC

Economy

The economy of Wilson County, NC employs 34.3k people. The largest industries in Wilson County, NC are Manufacturing (5,889 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,904 people), and Retail Trade (4,194 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($57,569), Finance & Insurance ($57,347), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,333).

Employment

Occupations

34.3k

2022 Value

± 1,478

0.713%

1 Year growth

± 6.04%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilson County, NC, are Management Occupations (3,630 people), Production Occupations (3,613 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,316 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilson County, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

34.3k

2022 Value

± 1,478

0.713%

1 Year growth

± 6.04%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilson County, NC, are Manufacturing (5,889 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,904 people), and Retail Trade (4,194 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilson County, NC, though some of these residents may live in Wilson County, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

139
Retail Trade
129
Other Services (except Public Administration)
108
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wilson County, NC went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.601%).

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing the state of North Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (48.1%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.601%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wilson County, NC for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from North Carolina

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Thom Tillis

Senator from North Carolina

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Ted Budd

Senator from North Carolina

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing North Carolina.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in North Carolina over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from North Carolina

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for North Carolina have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Wilson County, NC awarded 736 degrees. The student population of Wilson County, NC in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,182 male students and 1,868 female students.

The median tuition cost in N/A for private four year colleges is $34,400.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Wilson County, NC have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilson County, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Wilson County, NC colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$49,827

Median Household Income

± $2,161

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Wilson County, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wilson County, NC is from North Carolina.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (83.1%)
Carpooled (8.8%)
Worked At Home (5.23%)

In 2022, 83.1% of workers in Wilson County, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.8%) and those who worked at home (5.23%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilson County, NC have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.8% of the workforce in Wilson County, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wilson County, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wilson County, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wilson County, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilson County, NC (15.7k out of 77.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wilson County, NC is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88% of the population of Wilson County, NC has health coverage, with 38.2% on employee plans, 22% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 1.11% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wilson County, NC see 2484 patients per year on average, which represents a 9.33% increase from the previous year (2272 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2375 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 484 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,484 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wilson County, NC

Primary care physicians in Wilson County, NC see an average of 2,484 patients per year. This represents a 9.33% increase from the previous year (2,272 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Wilson County, NC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12%

Uninsured

38.2%

Employer Coverage

22%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

13.5%

Non-Group

1.11%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wilson County, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.