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Wilmington, NC Metro Area

480,522 Population
1,913.6 square miles 251.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,070 ±$1,659 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$78,890 ±$2,749 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.1% ±1.5% (47,787  ±6,938) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.7 minutes ±0.8 (4,609,335  ±223,522) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

213,704 ±3,866 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (472,547  ±153) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.9% ±1.5% (5,060  ±1,583) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

269,813 ±106 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$397,300 ±$10,698 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.6% ±1.5% (59,863  ±7,042.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.9% ±2.8% (335,201  ±10,130.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
41.3% ±1.8% (147,417  ±6,484.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

5.1% (24,546  ±3,006) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.3% ±0.7% (32,803  ±2,759) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
32,803 Total veterans ±2,759 30,478 Male ±2,655 2,325 Female ±706

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