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Wilson, NC vs Pocono, PA

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- Pocono is 0% more densely populated than Wilson.
- People are 26.2% more likely to be married in Pocono.
- The Median Age is 3.6 years older in Pocono.
 Wilson, NCPocono, PAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,857329,725,481
 Female Population54.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.738.4
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 Population - 201049,203  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,607285,036,114
 Population - 199036,930  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now34.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock317.193.4
 Land Area31.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wilson, NCPocono, PAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Wilson, NCPocono, PAUnited States
 White36.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.3%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wilson, NCPocono, PAUnited States
 Married Population42.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.2%50.2%
 Never Married37.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed7.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.842.60
 Households19,535  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,93280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%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 Pocono    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I like many things about my move from NYC to Tannersville, PA. The country view and the open roads are GREAT. The cost of living here is lower than the city and there  More

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Over 10 years ago

Sadly school and property taxes make this place next to impossible at the average local earnings rate. Supposedly PA has a ancient two tear tax structure that makes  More

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Over 18 years ago

The cost of living out weighs the Income  More

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