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28403

40,319 Population
14 square miles 2,873.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.5 ±2.1 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 45.4 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$41,022 ±$2,497 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $46,500 ±$937
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$54,547 ±$4,003 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $76,471 ±$1,635
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

24.8% ±2.7% (9,179  ±1,091) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 10.9% 48,455 (±0.6% / ±2,770)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

17.6 minutes ±1.3 (334,230  ±38,087) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 23.5 4,150,430 (±0.5 / ±104,849)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

18,577 ±905 Number of households
  • the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 199,271 ±1,527
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2 ±0.1 (36,753  ±1,618) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 2.2 445,413 (±0 / ±124)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

2% ±0.9% (286  ±123) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 4.9% † 4,802 (±0.6% / ±578)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

20,479 ±895 Number of housing units
  • the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 250,971 ±125
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$386,700 ±$24,659 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $362,400 ±$4,221
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

27% ±3.2% (10,807  ±1,344.3) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 13.8% 62,095 (±0.7% / ±3,342.8)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

94% ±7.9% (21,972  ±1,283.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 93.4% 311,687 (±1.3% / ±4,457.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
48.1% ±2.3% (11,230  ±863.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 39.4% 131,439 (±0.8% / ±2,703.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

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

4.6% ±1.1% (1,843  ±436) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 4.9% 22,220
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

4.1% ±0.7% (1,429  ±241) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 8.6% 32,076 (±0.3% / ±1,221)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
1,429 Total veterans ±241 1,283 Male ±257 146 Female ±96

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