Wilson County, Texas Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Wilson County is 6th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Home ownership rate

Wilson County is 15th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Income per household

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Wilson County Rank Texas US
Current population (2012) 44,370 70th 26,059,203 313,914,040
Size in square miles 803.7 194th 261,231.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 53.4 70th 96.3 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Wilson County Rank Texas US
Residents younger than 5 5.6% 185th 7.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.1% 108th 26.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 13.8% 169th 10.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Wilson County Rank Texas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 84.6% 53rd 80.4% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.8% 77th 26.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Wilson County Rank Texas US
Race - White 95.4% 56th 80.6% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.8% 182nd 12.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.9% 158th 1.0% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 142nd 4.2% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 253rd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.4% 118th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 38.9% 80th 38.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 58.0% 152nd 44.5% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Wilson County Rank Texas US
Female residents 50.2% 138th 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 4.9% 180th 16.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Wilson County Rank Texas US
Housing units 17,377 74th 10,098,750 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 3.6% 213th 24.0% 25.9%
Households 15,076 69th 8,667,807 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 84.7% 6th 64.5% 66.1%
Home median value $133,500 33rd $126,400 $186,200
People per household 2.8 80th 2.8 2.6
Building permits (last year) 61 69th 135,514 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Wilson County Rank Texas US
Income per capita $26,989 35th $25,548 $27,915
Income per household $62,689 15th $50,920 $52,762
Income below poverty line 10.1% 230th 17.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Wilson County Rank Texas US
Non-farm private establishments 520 95th 525,420 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 4,860 113th 8,987,663 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,222 82nd 2,164,852 27,092,908
Retail sales $180,452 116th $311,334,781 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $4,609 216th $13,061 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $20,847 104th $42,054,592 $613,795,732

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