Wilson, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wilson, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 59,853. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet WILSON-NC · Wilson, NC 2 ZIPs · 59,853 pop · #18205/25278 · Wilson County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $59,253
- RANK-LOWER #18205/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Stantonsburg
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 58% owners
- POP-SMALL 59,853
- SPREAD-WIDE 27893→27896
- HOME-MID $200,650
Nearest income peer: Stantonsburg, NC (+ $1,932 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Wilson
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wilson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Saratoga · lowest $25,625
Saratoga · lowest
$25,625 median HH income
- Black Creek · near
Black Creek · near
$49,267 median HH income
- Wilson · this city
Wilson · this city
$59,253 median HH income
- Stantonsburg · near
Stantonsburg · near
$61,185 median HH income
- Elm City · near
Elm City · near
$63,703 median HH income
- Lucama · near
Lucama · near
$66,750 median HH income
- Sims · highest
Sims · highest
$79,375 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wilson, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 28th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 59,853
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $59,253
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,253 and poverty 18.0% concentrate in 27893.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.3%) for this income tier, rent $1,005 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within North Carolina, Evergreen is the closest lower-income city and High Point the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 4 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wilson.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Wilson differ
Wilson's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $42,810 in ZIP 27893 to $75,696 in ZIP 27896, while home values span $158,600 in 27893 to $242,700 in 27896. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.8×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.5×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 22 points
27893 to 27896
27893 to 27896
27896 to 27893
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 27893 skews compact Wilson
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 27893 covers about 66% of Wilson's 59,853 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Wilson
Citywide ZBP: 1,516 establishments, 28,594 employees , annual payroll $1,422,080k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27893 (988 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (283) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Wilson, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Wilson County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Wilson. See the Wilson County roll-up →
Wilson sits in the lower half of Wilson County on income: Elm City, Lucama and Stantonsburg report more, Black Creek and Saratoga report less. Saratoga marks the far end of that range at $25,625, 57% below Wilson.
Side-by-side: Compare 27893 vs 27896 →
Wilson roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Wilson, .