The Town Files

Wilson County, Tennessee

158,805 people. The median home is worth $428,000 (typical Tennessee town: $204,650) and the median household earns $95,839.

Towns in Wilson County

Towns in Wilson County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Mount Juliet39,289$460,100$107,06839.3
Lebanon38,431$378,400$72,84835.0
Green Hill6,518$365,900$91,81845.5

People and housing

Wilson CountyTypical Tennessee town
Median home value$428,000$204,650
Median rent$1,486$863
Median household income$95,839$57,917
Median age39.840.8
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%18.2%
Below the poverty line8.0%14.2%

Jobs and pay

65,504 jobs in 2024, average pay $57,691 a year.

Largest industries in Wilson CountyTransportation & warehousing16,164 jobs · $57,275Retail7,397 jobs · $41,907Hotels & restaurants6,699 jobs · $24,609Health care & social assistan…5,022 jobs · $60,957Manufacturing4,858 jobs · $72,036Construction3,732 jobs · $79,059
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Wilson County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 2.7%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 968 storm events in Wilson County from 1996 to 2026, with 5 deaths.

Storm events in Wilson County by type since 1996Hail123Flood19Drought37Tornado32Lightning34Heavy Rain22Flash Flood89Strong Wind13Funnel Cloud10Winter Storm19
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Wilson County has been included in 17 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
February 6, 2026Winter StormDR-4898: Severe Winter Storm
January 24, 2026Winter StormEM-3635: Severe Winter Storm
June 19, 2025Severe StormDR-4878: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
April 2, 2025Severe StormEM-3625: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
January 14, 2022TornadoDR-4637: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
May 8, 2021TornadoDR-4601: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).