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Wilmington, NC Urban Area

275,128 Population
142.3 square miles 1,934.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,383 ±$2,453 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$80,229 ±$3,816 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.6% ±1.6% (31,274  ±4,299) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21 minutes ±0.8 (2,352,640  ±162,705) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

122,508 ±3,214 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (270,039  ±3,212) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3.6% ±1.2% (2,478  ±841) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

140,083 ±1,919 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$391,900 ±$11,905 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

16.9% ±2% (45,896  ±5,413.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93.4% ±3.3% (182,655  ±6,956.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
45.2% ±2.1% (88,395  ±4,272.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent 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

6.9% ±1.2% (19,100  ±3,165) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7% ±0.9% (15,987  ±2,155) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
15,987 Total veterans ±2,155 14,835 Male ±2,003 1,152 Female ±661

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