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Wilson, NC is located in Wilson county and has a population of 47,914 people. Its population density is 1,592 people per square mile which is much higher than the US average of 93 people per square mile. The city offers a variety of amenities including local businesses such as Crafty Beer Shop, Family Bakery & Cafe, and Greenville Meat Market. Year-round outdoor activities include strolling through Barton College nature trail, or fishing at Lake Wilson Park. Organizations like Boys & Girls Club of Wilson County are available as well as a variety of sporting events hosted such as football games at Fike High School or baseball tournaments at Beddingfield High School Park.

The population in Wilson is 47,914. There are 1,542 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Wilson is 38.1, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Wilson is 2.5, the US average of people per household is 2.6.

Family in Wilson
- 42.6% are married
- 11.6% are divorced
- 24.8% are married with children
- 27.0% have children, but are single
Race in Wilson

- 38.0% are White
- 48.2% are Black
- 1.2% are Asian
- 0.4% are Native American
- 0.6% claim Other
- 10.1% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 1.5% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander

   Estimated Total Population by Age

  PeopleWilson, North CarolinaUnited States
  47,914.0329,725,481.0
  54.3%50.5%
  45.7%49.5%
  38.138.4
 
  49,310.0326,569,308.0
  49,203.0309,327,143.0
  44,405.0285,036,114.0
  36,930.0251,960,433.0
  11.4%15.6%
  34.0%30.8%
 
  1541.993.4
  31.0743531905.423
  0.872264836.791
 
  36.9%59.4%
  48.0%12.2%
  1.4%5.6%
  0.3%0.6%
  0.0%0.2%
  0.2%0.4%
  1.9%3.2%
  11.4%18.4%
 
  42.6%49.8%
  39.1%48.0%
  3.5%1.8%
  57.4%50.2%
  37.2%33.8%
  13.0%10.8%
  7.2%5.6%
 
  2.392.6
  19,535.0124,010,992.0
  11,779.080,755,759.0
  24.5%30.5%
  36.3%42.9%
  7,756.043,255,233.0
  25.9%15.8%
  13.3%10.8%
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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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