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Wilton, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Wilton is a Census town of 804 people across 0.96 square miles of land, in Shelby County. Median household income is $54,750, 60.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wilton
What Wilton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.96 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land840 plus or minus 344
- County holding the largest share of its areaShelby County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilton
How many people live in Wilton
- Population804 plus or minus 329
- Median age31.0
- Population under 18185 plus or minus 106
- Share under 1823.0 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Population 65 and over85 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over10.6 percent
- Households270 plus or minus 82
- Family households210 plus or minus 82
- Share of households that are families77.8 percent plus or minus 19.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wilton
- Median household income$54,750 plus or minus $28,265
- Per capita income$22,333
- Civilian labor force398 plus or minus 164
- Employed365 plus or minus 144
- Unemployed33 plus or minus 39
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over474 plus or minus 180
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.9 percent plus or minus 42.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wilton
- Housing units300 plus or minus 89
- Occupied units270 plus or minus 82
- Vacant units30 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate10.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Owner occupied163 plus or minus 63
- Renter occupied107 plus or minus 45
- Ownership rate60.4 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$162,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$481 plus or minus $236
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Single family units183 plus or minus 70
- Share single family61.0 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Units in buildings of two or more89 plus or minus 64
- Share in buildings of two or more29.7 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wilton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute336 plus or minus 125
- Commuting under 15 minutes77 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.9 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more93 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.7 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Drove alone73.5 percent
- Carpooled15.2 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Wilton
- NFIP communityTown of Wilton
- NFIP community number010405
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/20/13
The Town of Wilton does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010405 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Shelby County, not Wilton
Shelby County context, not Wilton figures
- Establishments in Shelby County5,610
- Covered employment, Shelby County85,169
- Average annual pay, Shelby County$66,772
- Housing units permitted, Shelby County990
Every figure in this section is published for Shelby County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wilton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wilton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wilton, Alabama?
804, in 270 households. Wilton town covers 0.96 square miles of land, which is 840 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wilton in?
Shelby County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wilton?
$54,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $162,100. Median gross rent is $481 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wilton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Wilton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wilton, town of, community 010405, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wilton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Shelby County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wilton.
Is zoning published for Wilton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.