The median owner-occupied home in Wilson County had a real-estate tax bill of $1,428 (± $56) a year, compared with $1,815 in North Carolina and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $171,800 (± $7,340), compared with $259,400 in North Carolina and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Wilson County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 78,648 | 10,584,340 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,428 ± $56 | $1,815 ± $9 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $171,800 ± $7,340 | $259,400 ± $931 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $51,381 ± $1,884 | $69,904 ± $346 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.83% ± 0.05 points | 0.70% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 59.1% ± 1.8 points | 66.4% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 36.2% ± 1.8 points | 32.7% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 21.5% ± 2.6 points | 19.0% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Wilson County (9)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Black Creek
- Elm City (partly in this county)
- Kenly (partly in this county)
- Lucama
- Saratoga
- Sharpsburg (partly in this county)
- Sims
- Stantonsburg
- Wilson
Other named communities in Wilson County (88)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Aycock Crossing
- Bel-Air Forest
- Belle Meade
- Boswellville
- Branshermill
- Breckenridge
- Brentwood Forest
- Bridgersville
- British Woods
- Brookside Manor
- Buckhorn Crossroads
- Cavalier Park
- Cavalier Terrace
- Cliftonville
- Cobbs Crossroad
- Colonial Heights
- Connor
- Contentnea Junction
- Country Club Colony
- Crestview
- Deerfield
- Dew Field
- Dixie
- Drivers Store
- Dunn Crossroads
- Eastwood
- Edgewood
- Elizabeth Heights
- Evansdale
- Farmington Heights
- Farrior Park
- Fillmore
- Finch Mill
- Five Points
- Forest Hills
- Forrest Road Homes
- Glenwood Hills
- Hawra
- Holdens Crossroads
- Hominy Heights
- Imperial Estates
- Jennings Acres
- Kirbys Crossing
- Lamm
- Lamms Crossroads
- Lincoln Heights
- Merrimont
- Millbrook
- Montclair
- Moores Crossroads
- New Hope
- Newton Park
- Northside
- Oak Crest
- Oakforest
- Penders Crossroads
- Pine Haven
- Pine Tree
- Pineview Acres
- Pinewood Estates
- Ponderosa
- Quail Hollow
- Quail Ridge
- Rock Ridge
- Rosebud
- Sandy Creek
- Scotts
- Seven Hills
- Sherwood Forest
- Spring Lake
- Stilleys Crossroads
- Stoneybrook
- Stotts Crossroads
- Sun
- Thorpshire Farm
- Town Creek
- Valleydale Estates
- Washington Place
- Waterford
- Westmoreland
- Westwood
- White Fox
- Whitfield Homes
- Wiggins Mill
- Wilbanks
- Wildwood
- Wilkerson Crossroads
- Woodfield