Language Spoken At Home in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 107,402 | 100% |
English only | 102,534 | 95.5% |
Language other than English | 4,868 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,742 | 1.6% |
Spanish | 2,738 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,072 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,291 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 336 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 527 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 233 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 312 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 101 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 114,618 | 100% |
American | 16,247 | 14.2% |
Arab | 369 | 0.3% |
Czech | 292 | 0.3% |
Danish | 218 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,669 | 1.5% |
English | 12,391 | 10.8% |
French (except Basque) | 3,261 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 324 | 0.3% |
German | 13,002 | 11.3% |
Greek | 205 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 198 | 0.2% |
Irish | 13,553 | 11.8% |
Italian | 2,942 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 64 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 973 | 0.8% |
Polish | 1,723 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 86 | 0.1% |
Russian | 465 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,552 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 2,662 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 70 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 355 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 885 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 152 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 41 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 653 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 226 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 42,578 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 32,042 | 75.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,950 | 32.8% |
Married-couple family | 25,711 | 60.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,705 | 25.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,618 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 833 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,713 | 11.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,412 | 5.7% |
Nonfamily households | 10,536 | 24.7% |
Householder living alone | 8,936 | 21.0% |
65 years and over | 2,985 | 7.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 15,744 | 37.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,938 | 23.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 113,211 | 100% |
Householder | 42,578 | 37.6% |
Spouse | 25,678 | 22.7% |
Child | 33,649 | 29.7% |
Other relatives | 7,187 | 6.3% |
Nonrelatives | 4,119 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 2,025 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 44,171 | 100% |
Never married | 10,715 | 24.3% |
Now married, except separated | 27,668 | 62.6% |
Separated | 497 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 928 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 4,363 | 9.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 46,781 | 100% |
Never married | 9,173 | 19.6% |
Now married, except separated | 26,784 | 57.3% |
Separated | 723 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 3,872 | 8.3% |
Divorced | 6,229 | 13.3% |
Fertility in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,384 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 386 | 27.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 112 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,866 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 989 | 34.5% |
Less than 1 year | 201 | 7.0% |
1 or 2 years | 370 | 12.9% |
3 or 4 years | 182 | 6.4% |
5 or more years | 236 | 8.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 989 | 100% |
Who are female | 591 | 59.8% |
Who are married | 697 | 70.5% |
School Enrollment in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 28,339 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,965 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 1,383 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 13,106 | 46.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,594 | 23.3% |
College or graduate school | 5,291 | 18.7% |
Educational Attainment in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 77,567 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,328 | 4.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,072 | 7.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 26,182 | 33.8% |
Some college, no degree | 15,765 | 20.3% |
Associate's degree | 6,152 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 14,034 | 18.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,034 | 7.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.9% |
Veteran Status in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 86,025 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 9,354 | 10.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 113,762 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,920 | 11.4% |
Under 18 years | 28,490 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,072 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 71,459 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,563 | 9.2% |
65 years and over | 13,813 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,285 | 38.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 113,370 | 100% |
Same house | 97,519 | 86.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 15,550 | 13.7% |
Same county | 8,623 | 7.6% |
Different county | 6,927 | 6.1% |
Same state | 3,930 | 3.5% |
Different state | 2,997 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 301 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 114,618 | 100% |
Native | 110,272 | 96.2% |
Born in United States | 109,386 | 95.4% |
State of residence | 69,409 | 60.6% |
Different state | 39,977 | 34.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 886 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 4,346 | 3.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,346 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,921 | 44.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,425 | 55.8% |
Year of Entry in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,232 | 100% |
Native | 886 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 886 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,346 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 252 | 5.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,094 | 94.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wilson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,346 | 100% |
Europe | 682 | 15.7% |
Asia | 1,106 | 25.4% |
Africa | 232 | 5.3% |
Oceania | 23 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 2,062 | 47.4% |
Northern America | 241 | 5.5% |