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Wilson, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Wilson is a Census city of 48,370 people across 31.57 square miles of land, in Wilson County. Median household income is $52,485, 49.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 36 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wilson
What Wilson is
- Census place typecity
- Land area31.57 sq mi
- Water area0.87 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,532
- County holding the largest share of its areaWilson 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.
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How many people live in Wilson
- Population48,370
- Median age39.5
- Population under 1811,087
- Share under 1822.9 percent
- Population 65 and over8,751
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent
- Households20,403
- Family households12,169
- Share of households that are families59.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wilson
- Median household income$52,485
- Per capita income$31,704
- Civilian labor force22,546
- Employed21,030
- Unemployed1,516 plus or minus 353
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over32,805
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wilson
- Housing units22,934
- Occupied units20,403
- Vacant units2,531
- Vacancy rate11.0 percent
- Owner occupied10,028
- Renter occupied10,375
- Ownership rate49.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$210,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$971
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.2 percent
- Single family units15,010
- Share single family65.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,914
- Share in buildings of two or more30.1 percent
- Mobile homes1,010 plus or minus 250
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wilson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute19,314
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,939
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,623
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.1 percent
- Drove alone78.9 percent
- Carpooled10.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home7.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Wilson (7(a))
- Approvals36
- Gross approval$25,401,300
- Average approval$705,592
- Median approval$400,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,026,800
- Largest approval$3,714,600
- Jobs supported546
- Jobs per approval15.2
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.6 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders24
- Distinct industries by NAICS22
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wilson, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Wilson (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$7,475,000
- Average approval$1,067,857
- Median approval$1,158,000
- Largest approval$2,377,000
- Jobs supported55
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wilson, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Wilson
- NFIP communityCity of Wilson
- NFIP community number370270
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date04/16/13
The City of Wilson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370270 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wilson County, not Wilson
Wilson County context, not Wilson figures
- Establishments in Wilson County1,818
- Covered employment, Wilson County35,117
- Average annual pay, Wilson County$54,643
- Housing units permitted, Wilson County580
Every figure in this section is published for Wilson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wilson.
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
Wilson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wilson, North Carolina?
48,370, in 20,403 households. Wilson city covers 31.57 square miles of land, which is 1,532 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wilson in?
Wilson 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 Wilson?
$52,485. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $210,700. Median gross rent is $971 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wilson businesses?
36 7(a) approvals totaling $25.4 m since FY2020, across 24 lenders, median approval $400,500, plus 7 504 approvals worth $7.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wilson, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wilson borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wilson. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wilson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wilson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wilson, city of, community 370270, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Wilson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wilson 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 Wilson.
Is zoning published for Wilson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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