2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Prince George, VA vs Wilson, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Wilson, is 35% less than it is in Prince George and is 50% below the National Average.
- Prince George unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Wilson unemployment rate is 7.2%.
 Prince George, VAWilson, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.0%7.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.0%19.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,762$25,927$37,638
 Household Income$71,022$46,146$69,021
 Family Median Income$71,371$60,197$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Prince George, VAWilson, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K0.0%15.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%5.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.3%13.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.3%9.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K16.5%9.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K14.4%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%10.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.4%9.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.0%3.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.1%3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Prince George, VAWilson, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.8%14.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.9%4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%6.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment6.6%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.1%4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care0.0%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support46.1%19.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%7.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.9%20.5%13.1%
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I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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