Wilson County · North Carolina · South · 48k residents
Wilson, NC: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Wilson: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the North Carolina median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,058/wk. North Carolina's corporate income tax rate is 2.25%. Commercial electricity averages 10.6¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,058/wk
Corporate income tax
2.25%
Bachelor's degree or higher
24.5%
Commercial electricity
10.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Wilson's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
22/100
Cooling
Ranks Wilson's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $210,700 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $190 |
| Property tax rate | 0.82% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $739/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $938/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.15% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Corporate income tax | 2.25% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,058/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.5% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 26.7/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $134,710 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $84,350 |
| Wage: General manager | $101,950 |
| Wage: Customer service | $40,240 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $35,950 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $51,530 |
| Wage: Electrician | $56,800 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $31,370 |
| Cost of living index | 83 |
| Groceries index | 98 |
| Utilities | $155/mo |
| Transit pass | $55/mo |
| Gas price | $3.05/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,050/mo |
| Median household income | $52,485 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% |
| Population | 48k |
| Crime index | 48/100 |
| School rating | 6.0/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 76/100 |
| Avg. commute | 25 min |
| Sunny days / year | 213 days |
| July high | 90°F |
| January low | 33°F |
| Annual snowfall | 2 in |
| Home price YoY | +1.0% |
| Home price MoM | -0.4% |
| Rent YoY | +4.1% |
| Rent MoM | +0.8% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.6% |
| Building permits YoY | -34.6% |
| Ocean coast | 89 mi |
| Big lake | 57 mi |
| Mountains | 196 mi |
| Major airport | 50 mi |
| Ski resort | 162 mi |
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- Is Wilson a good place to run a business?
- North Carolina's corporate income tax rate is 2.25%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,058/wk; commercial electricity averages 10.6¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Wilson, NC?
- Wilson indexes at 83 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $938/mo and a acs median home value of $210,700.
- How much does a house cost in Wilson?
- The acs median home value in Wilson is $210,700 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Wilson?
- A two-bedroom in Wilson rents for about $938/mo.