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County:

Wilson County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37195

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

100,588

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.36

% Water:

0.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education, Housing stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

57,486

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

63,132

9.8%

3.5%

6.3%

1990:

66,061

4.6%

-0.2%

4.8%

2000:

73,814

11.7%

7.2%

4.5%

2005:

76,281

3.3%

0.9%

2.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

39,498

53.5%

0-to-19:

20,986

28.4%

Black:

28,886

39.1%

20-to-39:

20,158

27.3%

Hispanic:

4,457

6.0%

40-to-59:

19,965

27.0%

American Indian:

144

0.2%

60-plus:

12,705

17.2%

Other:

829

1.1%

Median Age:

36.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

198.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

69.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.1%

Median Family Income:

$41,551

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.8%

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