| Official Name: | Wilson's Mills, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Johnston |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.28 |
| Area Land Km2: | 14.26 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.51 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.51 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2534 |
| Population Density Km2: | 177.69 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 460.23 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 226 |
| Coordinates: | 35.5858°N -78.3656°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 27593 |
| Area Code: | 919 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-74580[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2406893 |
Wilson's Mills is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2010, the population was 2,277,[3] up from 1,291 in 2000. As of 2018, the estimated population was 2,689.[4]
Wilson's Mills is located in north-central Johnston County. It is 6miles north of Smithfield, the county seat. U.S. Route 70 passes through the southern side of the town, leading northwest to Raleigh and southeast 6miles to Interstate 95 at Selma.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Wilson's Mills has a total area of 11.7km2, of which 0.02km2, or 0.16%, are water.[3]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,180 | 46.57% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 493 | 19.46% | |
| Native American | 11 | 0.43% | |
| Asian | 6 | 0.24% | |
| Other/Mixed | 77 | 3.04% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 767 | 30.27% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,291 people, 465 households, and 357 families residing in the town. The population density was 352.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 505 housing units at an average density of 138sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 73.04% White, 23.93% African American, 0.54% Native American, 2.32% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.88% of the population.
There were 465 households, of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $44,650, and the median income for a family was $49,219. Males had a median income of $33,150 versus $25,188 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,157. About 9.4% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
Wilson's Mills operates under a council-manager government. The town council consists of the mayor and five council members. All council members are elected at-large.[5]