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| Wilson |
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| Population 2002: | 45,562 |
| Population 2000: | 44,405 |
| Area codes: | 252 |
| Land area: | 23.3 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 6.6% (5.4% Latin America, 0.8% Asia) |
| Population growth: | +1,157 (+2.61%) |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (23.9%), Educational,health and social services (21.1%), Retail trade (11.0%). |
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| Races |
| Black: | 47.5% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 43.9% |
| Hispanic: | 7.3% |
| Other race: | 3.9% |
| Two or more races: | 1.0% |
| American Indian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 46.8% |
| Never married: | 30.2% |
| Divorced: | 9.2% |
| Widowed: | 8.7% |
| Separated: | 5.1% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $94,000 |
| Household income: | $31,169 |
| Resident age: | 35.1 years |
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| Wilson Compared to North Carolina State Average |
| Median house value: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 69.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 19.2% |
| Unemployed: | 8.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 5.1% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 687 (1496.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 504.0 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 235 (512.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 191 (416.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 103 (224.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 12 (26.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murder: | 1 (2.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,918 (4178.7 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 11.3% |
| English: | 6.6% |
| German: | 3.7% |
| Irish: | 3.4% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.6% |
| Scottish: | 1.4% |