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Wilmington, NC Urban Area

268,625 Population
142.3 square miles 1,888.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$44,058 ±$2,352 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$72,048 ±$3,608 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

10.5% ±1.9% (27,693  ±4,922) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

21.9 minutes ±1.4 (2,558,190  ±195,665) 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

120,146 ±3,335 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.2 ±0.1 (263,507  ±4,707) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

3% ±1.3% (1,937  ±834) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

136,990 ±2,216 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$362,000 ±$12,655 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

13.2% ±1.9% (35,233  ±5,170) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

94.5% ±3.2% (183,934  ±7,318.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
43.7% ±2.1% (85,077  ±4,389.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 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% ±1.3% (16,237  ±3,381) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

8.6% ±1.1% (19,139  ±2,496) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
19,139 Total veterans ±2,496 17,322 Male ±2,447 1,817 Female ±687

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