Wilson County, Tennessee

Wilson County is one of the 95 county of Tennessee, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 88809 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 109803, It is the 12th largest county by population in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The county encompasses an area of 583.2 square miles (1510.48 kmē ), of which, 570.57 square miles (1477.77 kmē) of it is land and 12.63 square miles (32.71 kmē) of it is water, it is the 19th largest in terms of geographical size.

Wilson County Tennessee
Map of Wilson County, Tennessee

As of the census of 2000, there were 88809 people, 32798 households, and 25595 families residing in the county. The population density was 155.6 people per square mile (60.08/kmē), it is 19th most densely populated county in Tennessee. There were 34921 housing units at an average density of 61.2 per square mile (23.63/kmē). The average household size was 2.67 persons, and the average family size was 3.03 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 109803, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 90.76% White, 7.02% Black or African American, 0.34% American Indian, 0.78% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, and 1.06% from two or more races.

Wilson County Tennessee Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Wilson County Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Wilson County Tennessee GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $50140, it is the second wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $56650, making it the second highest county by median family income in Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $22739, it is the third highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

In 2000, 21923 pupils and students, of which 11100 are male and 10823 are female, 24.69% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1413 nursery or pri school, 1211 kindergarten, 11302 elementary school, 5036 high school and 2961 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Green Hill CdpWilson County4.43.890.5170681815.72592662690
2Lebanon CityWilson County29.2529.240.01202356922036635118
3Mount Juliet CityWilson County16.5816.250.3312366761.22256758600
4Rural Hill CdpWilson County3.883.850.032032527.72857180346
5Watertown CityWilson County1.251.25013581083.91700835662
YearPopulation
April 2000 census88809
April 2000 Estimate88808
July 2000 Estimate89266
July 2001 Estimate91042
July 2002 Estimate93006
July 2003 Estimate94794
July 2004 Estimate96954
July 2005 Estimate99689
July 2006 Estimate103043
July 2007 Estimate106177
July 2008 Estimate109803
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7176961413
Kindergarten5546571211
Elementary school5762554011302
High school269423425036
College or graduate school137315882961
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Wilson County, Tennessee$50140$56650$22739
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587