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Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Division

749,602 Population
1,104.5 square miles 678.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 39.5 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,461 ±$1,348 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $48,276 ±$485
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$87,213 ±$2,828 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $86,867 ±$1,004
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.5% ±1% (76,459  ±7,107) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 11.5% 700,710 (±0.5% / ±31,247)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27.6 minutes ±0.7 (8,845,505  ±326,386) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 29.3 76,307,624 (±0.3 / ±936,690)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

292,775 ±2,566 Number of households
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,484,152 ±8,664
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (729,710  ±562) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2.5 6,082,424 (±0 / ±3,042)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.6% ±1.1% (7,961  ±1,840) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 5.1% 75,590 (±0.4% / ±5,796)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

309,543 ±242 Number of housing units
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,643,828 ±1,234
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$344,700 ±$6,250 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $356,700 ±$2,499
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.1% ±1.1% (82,402  ±8,428.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 10.6% 655,230 (±0.4% / ±26,256.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

91.9% ±2.2% (482,044  ±11,558.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 92.4% 4,039,594 (±0.8% / ±33,148.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
37.3% ±1.4% (195,623  ±7,193.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 42.3% 1,849,231 (±0.5% / ±22,522.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

10.5% (78,810  ±5,700) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 12% 752,110
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.8% ±0.5% (34,334  ±2,926) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 4.8% 234,702 (±0.2% / ±8,149)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
34,334 Total veterans ±2,926 31,009 Male ±2,665 3,325 Female ±881

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