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Wilson, NC vs Bristol, VA

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- Bristol is 0% more densely populated than Wilson.
- People are 7.0% more likely to be married in Bristol.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years older in Bristol.
 Wilson, NCBristol, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,996329,725,481
 Female Population54.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.438.4
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 Population - 201049,203  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,367285,036,114
 Population - 199036,930  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now34.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,317.193.4
 Land Area31.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wilson, NCBristol, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Wilson, NCBristol, VAUnited States
 White36.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.0%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wilson, NCBristol, VAUnited States
 Married Population42.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married37.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.4%10.8%
 Widowed7.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households19,535  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

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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Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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