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New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC

179,814 Population
89.9 square miles 1,999.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$52,322 ±$3,589 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$70,735 ±$2,608 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.5% ±2.4% (22,071  ±4,259) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.5 minutes ±1.2 (1,623,975  ±140,882) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.7 116,963,336 (±0.2 / ±1,127,069)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

84,266 ±2,813 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.1 ±0 (175,149  ±6,020) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.2% ±1.5% (1,038  ±710) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

97,198 ±2,335 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$454,600 ±$21,376 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.8% ±2.1% (30,079  ±3,913.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.6% ±4.1% (121,972  ±6,187) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
47.8% ±3% (60,979  ±4,151.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

7.9% ±1.5% (13,053  ±2,561.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13.5% 1,362,533 (±0.1% / ±10,995.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

5.1% ±1.2% (9,149  ±2,090) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.3% ±0.8% (8,040  ±1,230) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,040 Total veterans ±1,230 7,521 Male ±1,215 519 Female ±327

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