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People QuickFacts |
Wilson County |
North Carolina |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
76,624 | 8,856,505 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
3.8% | 10.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
73,814 | 8,049,313 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.0% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
25.1% | 24.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
13.2% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
52.1% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
58.8% | 74.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
39.4% | 21.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.7% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.8% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
8.4% | 6.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
51.0% | 67.9% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
55.6% | 53.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.9% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.1% | 8.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
69.4% | 78.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
15.1% | 22.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
18,361 | 1,540,365 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.0 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
33,518 | 4,028,959 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
61.2% | 69.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
19.5% | 16.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$86,400 | $108,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
28,613 | 3,132,013 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.51 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$34,649 | $40,863 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,102 | $20,307 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
17.5% | 13.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Wilson County |
North Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
1,812 | 216,9941 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
33,336 | 3,409,9681 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-4.3% | 0.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
3,956 | 583,495 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
4,912 | 642,597 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
14.6% | 8.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
21.8% | 27.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
5,825,580 | 156,821,943 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
900,710 | 104,331,152 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
779,219 | 88,821,486 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,393 | $10,686 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
90,512 | 11,237,386 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
520 | 99,979 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
435,504 | 55,233,4201 |