Wilson, NC Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school11,493100.0
Nursery school, preschool7176.2
Kindergarten7316.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,13844.7
High school (grades 9-12)2,60422.7
College or graduate school2,30320.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over28,196100.0
Less than 9th grade3,47112.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5,18118.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)7,63627.1
Some college, no degree5,05417.9
Associate degree1,4455.1
Bachelor's degree3,96114.0
Graduate or professional degree1,4485.1
Percent high school graduate or higher69.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher19.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over34,612100.0
Never married10,44930.2
Now married, except separated16,19546.8
Separated1,7775.1
Widowed3,0218.7
Female
2,5857.5
Divorced3,1709.2
Female
1,8895.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,081100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren58353.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over32,685100.0
Civilian veterans3,62311.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years10,350100.0
With a disability1,0229.9
Population 21 to 64 years24,480100.0
With a disability6,98728.5
Percent employed
57.6(X)
No disability17,49371.5
Percent employed
74.2(X)
Population 65 years and over5,254100.0
With a disability2,58249.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over41,085100.0
Same house in 199520,45849.8
Different house in the U.S. in 199519,40347.2
Same county
12,92031.4
Different county
6,48315.8
Same state
3,6388.9
Different state
2,8456.9
Elsewhere in 19951,2243.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population44,308100.0
Native41,39593.4
Born in United States
41,19993.0
State of residence
34,18177.1
Different state
7,01815.8
Born outside United States
1960.4
Foreign born2,9136.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,1734.9
Naturalized citizen
5451.2
Not a citizen
2,3685.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,913100.0
Europe732.5
Asia36212.4
Africa421.4
Oceania00.0
Latin America2,41482.9
Northern America220.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over41,085100.0
English only36,98190.0
Language other than English4,10410.0
Speak English less than 'very well
2,7376.7
Spanish
3,5138.6
Speak English less than "very well"
2,5026.1
Other Indo-European languages
3530.9
Speak English less than "very well"
1280.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1420.3
Speak English less than "very well"
500.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population44,308100.0

Total ancestries reported

35,59480.3
Arab1760.4
Czech1300.1
Danish130.0
Dutch1440.3
English2,9516.7
French (except Basque)11980.4
French Canadian1470.1
German1,6323.7
Greek700.2
Hungarian130.0
Irish11,5293.5
Italian4801.1
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian1220.3
Polish1310.3
Portuguese200.0
Russian70.0
Scotch-Irish6981.6
Scottish6181.4
Slovak330.1
Subsaharan African3000.7
Swedish370.1
Swiss390.1
Ukrainian530.1
United States or American5,02211.3
Welsh1290.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)430.1
Other ancestries21,05947.5
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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