Wilson County, Tennessee QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Wilson County Tennessee
?  Population, 2000 88,8095,689,283
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 31.2%16.7%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.8%6.6%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.2%24.6%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.7%12.4%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 91.5%80.2%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 6.3%16.4%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5%1.0%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5%1.0%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.9%1.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.6%51.3%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.3%2.2%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 90.8%79.2%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 30,9172,105,152
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 6,741500,991
?  Housing units, 2000 34,9212,439,443
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 81.4%69.9%
?  Households, 2000 32,7982,232,905
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.672.48
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 40.7%35.2%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $45,250$32,047
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 7.8%13.6%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 10.7%18.9%

Business QuickFacts Wilson County Tennessee
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 1,846131,110
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 22,2622,299,348
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 37.7%23.0%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 6,980316,604
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 1,122,91498,503,080
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 566,45750,813,221
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $6,956$9,448
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 17519,382
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 1,563101,134
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 1,12537,034
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 240,72730,866,836
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 2,152194,274

Geography QuickFacts Wilson County Tennessee
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 57141,217
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 155.5138.0
?  Metropolitan Area Nashville, TN MSA 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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X: Not applicable
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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown