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Wilmington, NC

117,545 Population
51.6 square miles 2,277.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±2.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 40.4 ±1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$28,848 ±$2,806 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $29,390 ±$1,710
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $28,156 ±$285
$38,800 ±$4,351 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $50,155 ±$2,671
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $50,584 ±$292

24.7% ±3.8% (27,943  ±4,282) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 17.9% † 49,098 (±2.2% / ±5,912)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 15.4% 1,521,880 (±0.3% / ±32,197)

19.1 minutes ±1.1 (963,605  ±84,245) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 21.6 2,569,810 (±0.7 / ±137,696)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 24.4 106,718,250 (±0.2 / ±987,288)

Families

50,083 ±2,470 Number of households
  • the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 114,024 ±2,467
  • North Carolina: 3,882,423 ±16,063
2.2 ±0.1 (112,379  ±1,061) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 2.4 274,458 (±0.1 / ±1,231)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.6 9,890,826 (±0)

4.7% ±2.4% (1,522  ±780) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 5.2% † 3,623 (±1.8% / ±1,257)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 4.9% 120,067 (±0.2% / ±5,431)

Housing

57,177 ±2,234 Number of housing units
  • the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 137,086 ±518
  • North Carolina: 4,540,697 ±422

$236,300 ±$16,962 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $218,300 ±$10,587
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $165,400 ±$1,041

16.3% ±2.9% (18,872  ±3,324.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 15.2% † 42,491 (±2.1% / ±5,917.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 15.7% 1,572,143 (±0.3% / ±31,894.9)

Social

90.6% ±4.5% (68,748  ±4,306.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 91% 176,714 (±3.3% / ±6,597.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 87.3% 6,003,988 (±0.5% / ±36,970.4)
40.7% ±3% (30,876  ±2,533.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 36.5% 70,909 (±1.9% / ±3,661.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 30.4% 2,091,105 (±0.3% / ±20,557.1)

9.1% ±1.3% (9,669  ±1,336.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2015 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 7.3% 18,618 (±0.5% / ±1,290.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 11.2% 1,031,895 (±0.1% / ±7,258.4)

5.2% ±1.5% (6,161  ±1,710) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 4.2% † 11,882 (±0.7% / ±1,851)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.8% 789,638 (±0.1% / ±14,228)

7.7% ±1.3% (7,335  ±1,252) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 9.4% † 21,215 (±1% / ±2,241)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 8.6% 666,425 (±0.1% / ±11,060)
7,335 Total veterans ±1,252 6,719 Male ±1,077 616 Female ±326

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