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Wilmington, NC Metro Area

467,337 Population
1,913.6 square miles 244.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.9 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,843 ±$1,569 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$76,904 ±$3,730 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.4% ±1.3% (52,307  ±5,840) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.7 minutes ±1.1 (4,266,260  ±251,489) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

206,546 ±4,378 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (460,313  ±310) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.5% ±1.3% (4,564  ±1,267) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

258,993 ±137 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$370,400 ±$8,512 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.7% ±1.4% (67,869  ±6,234.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

93% ±2.6% (321,211  ±9,038.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
40.7% ±1.6% (140,746  ±5,534.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 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

5.7% ±6,811.8% (26,779  ±3,636) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.7% ±0.6% (29,918  ±2,428) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
29,918 Total veterans ±2,428 27,270 Male ±2,274 2,648 Female ±1,054

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