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Wilmington, NC

125,267 Population
51.4 square miles 2,438.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 45.8 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,349 ±$4,398 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $47,070 ±$1,659
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$63,165 ±$4,096 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $78,890 ±$2,749
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.6% ±3.1% (18,928  ±3,787) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 10.1% † 47,787 (±1.5% / ±6,938)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.5 minutes ±0.7 (963,150  ±51,074) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 23.5 4,150,430 (±0.5 / ±104,849)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

61,531 ±2,448 Number of households
  • the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 213,704 ±3,866
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2 ±0.1 (120,812  ±151) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 2.2 472,547 (±0 / ±153)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.8% ±2% (986  ±690) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 4.9% † 5,060 (±1.5% / ±1,583)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

67,186 ±2,162 Number of housing units
  • the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 269,813 ±106
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$428,900 ±$27,672 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $397,300 ±$10,698
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

21.5% ±3% (26,729  ±3,715.3) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 12.6% † 59,863 (±1.5% / ±7,042.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.6% ±5.3% (82,091  ±5,111.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 93.9% 335,201 (±2.8% / ±10,130.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
48% ±3.8% (41,232  ±3,484.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 41.3% 147,417 (±1.8% / ±6,484.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.5% ±1.6% (6,823  ±1,962) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 5.1% 24,546
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±1% (5,045  ±1,022) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 8.3% 32,803 (±0.7% / ±2,759)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,045 Total veterans ±1,022 4,577 Male ±1,003 468 Female ±312

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