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- Southport is 0% more densely populated than Wilson.
- People are 52.4% more likely to be married in Southport.
- The Median Age is 25.1 years older in Southport.
 Wilson, NCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,842329,725,481
 Female Population54.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock63.238.4
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 Population - 201049,203  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,351285,036,114
 Population - 199036,930  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock73.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now34.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock971.993.4
 Land Area31.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wilson, NCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock30.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Wilson, NCSouthport, NCUnited States
 White36.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.2%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  Unlock2.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wilson, NCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Married Population42.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock63.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.1%50.2%
 Never Married37.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed7.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households19,535  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,24880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock69.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.9%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 Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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