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Wilmington, NC Metro Area

300,658 Population
1,063.6 square miles 282.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$42,866 ±$2,267 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$72,339 ±$3,954 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

10.9% ±1.7% (32,043  ±5,068) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

22.4 minutes ±1.4 (2,888,820  ±208,263) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

130,017 ±2,863 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.3 ±0.1 (294,521  ±337) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

3.8% ±1.4% (2,764  ±986) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

151,928 ±155 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$357,100 ±$12,608 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

13.1% ±1.8% (39,143  ±5,357.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

93.5% ±3.5% (199,878  ±7,524.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
42.1% ±2.1% (90,114  ±4,539.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

6% (18,004  ±3,545) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

7.9% ±1.2% (19,287  ±2,818) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
19,287 Total veterans ±2,818 17,543 Male ±2,602 1,744 Female ±660

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