Demographics of Williamston town, North Carolina

Williamston town, North Carolina had 5,086 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −136 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Williamston town, in four figures

5,086
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,112 ±28.; −2.6%
Change since July 2020: −136 people.; 45.4 ±6.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $38,738 ±$9,382
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Williamston town, North Carolina's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Williamston town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Williamston town, North Carolina's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Williamston town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,222	100.0	100.0
2021	5,163	98.9	100.2
2022	5,083	97.3	100.7
2023	5,075	97.2	101.6
2024	5,088	97.4	102.5
2025	5,086	97.4	103.1

Population of Williamston town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,222	—
2021	5,163	−59
2022	5,083	−80
2023	5,075	−8
2024	5,088	+13
2025	5,086	−2

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.4 ±6.7: for men 47.6 ±11.0 and for women 44.6 ±5.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Williamston town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	222 ±98	4.3% ±1.9	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	804 ±208	15.7% ±4.1	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	176 to 552	3.4% to 10.8%	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,144 ±289	22.4% ±5.6	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,455 ±337	28.5% ±6.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,123 ±238	22.0% ±4.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $38,738 ±$9,382, and income per person $24,376 ±$3,646, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Williamston town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	750 ±213	31.7% ±8.5	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	675 ±221	28.6% ±9.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	315 ±118	13.3% ±4.8	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	180 to 562	7.8% to 23.6%	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	97 to 317	4.2% to 13.4%	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 88	0% to 3.7%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 22	0% to 0.9%	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Williamston town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,807 ±473	36.3% ±9.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	692 ±218	67.7% ±11.8	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	681 ±278	26.0% ±9.4	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	434 ±150	32.4% ±8.4	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Williamston town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Williamston town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	2,809 ±236	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.2% ±3.8	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.8% ±6.1	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.5% ±8.9	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.5% ±6.0	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$107,100 ±$21,710	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$684 ±$47	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±4	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Williamston town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	143 to 557	2.8% to 10.9%	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,837 ±343	35.9% ±6.7	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,566 ±405	50.2% ±7.9	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	19 to 203	0.4% to 4.0%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 112	< 0.1% to 2.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	29 to 355	0.6% to 6.9%	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Williamston town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	3,758 ±263	73.5% ±5.1	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,050 ±268	20.5% ±5.2	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	53 to 281	1.0% to 5.5%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	62 to 212	1.2% to 4.1%	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	61 to 211	1.2% to 4.1%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 3	0% to 0.1%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Williamston town among the places of North Carolina

162nd of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Williamston town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bessemer City city	5,580 ±21
Cramerton town	5,450 ±30
Whispering Pines village	5,211 ±31
Archer Lodge town	5,186 ±13
Ayden town	5,150 ±49
Williamston town	5,112 ±28
Pleasant Garden town	5,060 ±31
Sawmills town	5,042 ±31
Carolina Shores town	5,017 ±20
Long View town	5,011 ±186

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026