Niagara County > Wilson (town)
Population trend for Wilson
07,0001990: 5,7615,76119902000: 5,8405,84020002010: 5,9935,99320102020: 5,8475,84720202023: 5,8195,8192023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Wilson is a town in Niagara County, in the Western New York region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Wilson: Wilson (Town, Niagara County); Wilson (Village, Niagara County).

2023 Median income for Niagara County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Niagara County home price index (FHFA)
1975–2024: Home prices rose about 721%.

271 152 33 1975 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Wilson
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Wilson
Married-couple families: 1,359 (80.9%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 79 (4.7%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 241 (14.4%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 585 (79.7%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 149 (20.3%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Wilson

Pct 5 and under 2% Pct 6 to 17 1% Pct 18 to 64 11% Pct 65 and over 2%

The overall poverty rate in Wilson is 9 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 18 to 64.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Wilson lived in the prior year

Same house: 5,579 (96.4%) Same county (different house): 127 (2.2%) 5,786 current residents Same house: 5,579 (96.4%) Same house Same county (different house): 127 (2.2%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 51 (0.9%) Different NY county (under 1%) Abroad: 23 (0.4%) Abroad (under 1%) Different state: 6 (0.1%) Different state (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Wilson residents
42.9 45 45.9 47.5 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau