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Williamston, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Williamston is a Census town of 5,112 people across 4.51 square miles of land, in Martin County. Median household income is $38,738, 50.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Williamston
What Williamston is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.51 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,133
- County holding the largest share of its areaMartin 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.
Williamston
How many people live in Williamston
- Population5,112
- Median age45.4
- Population under 181,026 plus or minus 230
- Share under 1820.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over1,123 plus or minus 238
- Share 65 and over22.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households2,364
- Family households1,319
- Share of households that are families55.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Williamston
Income and work in Williamston
- Median household income$38,738 plus or minus $9,382
- Per capita income$24,376
- Civilian labor force2,551
- Employed2,301
- Unemployed250 plus or minus 139
- Unemployment rate9.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over3,722
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Williamston
Housing in Williamston
- Housing units2,809
- Occupied units2,364
- Vacant units445 plus or minus 175
- Vacancy rate15.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied1,194 plus or minus 240
- Renter occupied1,170
- Ownership rate50.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,100 plus or minus $21,710
- Median gross rent, monthly$684
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units2,043
- Share single family72.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more766 plus or minus 213
- Share in buildings of two or more27.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Williamston
How Williamston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,131
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,154 plus or minus 269
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.2 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more618 plus or minus 229
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.0 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Drove alone65.4 percent
- Carpooled15.3 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked9.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Williamston
Flood risk in Williamston
- NFIP communityTown of Williamston
- NFIP community number370157
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/17/25
The Town of Williamston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370157 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.
Martin County, not Williamston
Martin County context, not Williamston figures
- Establishments in Martin County426
- Covered employment, Martin County6,150
- Average annual pay, Martin County$38,562
- Housing units permitted, Martin County0
Every figure in this section is published for Martin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Williamston.
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.
Coverage
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
Williamston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Williamston, North Carolina?
5,112, in 2,364 households. Williamston town covers 4.51 square miles of land, which is 1,133 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Williamston in?
Martin 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 Williamston?
$38,738. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,100. Median gross rent is $684 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Williamston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Williamston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Williamston, town of, community 370157, 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 Williamston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Martin 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 Williamston.
Is zoning published for Williamston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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