/city-scape_wilmington-nc_49891.jpg

Wilmington Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Wilmington has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Wilmington, NC

People QuickFacts Wilmington North Carolina
Population, 2006 estimate 95,944 8,856,505
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 7.1% 10.1%
Population, 2000 75,838 8,049,313
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.3% 6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 18.4% 24.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.3% 12.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 53.3% 51.0%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 70.6% 72.1%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 25.8% 21.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 1.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.1% 1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.6% 4.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 41.5% 53.0%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.7% 5.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.9% 8.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.0% 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 31.0% 22.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.2 24.0
 
Housing units, 2000 38,678 3,523,944
Homeownership rate, 2000 48.6% 69.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $128,400 $108,300
 
Households, 2000 34,359 3,132,013
Persons per household, 2000 2.10 2.49
Median household income, 1999 $31,099 $39,184
Per capita money income, 1999 $21,503 $20,307
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 19.6% 12.3%
Business QuickFacts Wilmington North Carolina
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 786,489 104,331,152
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,512,214 88,821,486
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $27,723 $10,685
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 251,246 11,237,386
Total number of firms, 2002 10,716 642,597
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.3% 8.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.5% 2.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 21.6% 27.1%
 
Geography QuickFacts Wilmington North Carolina
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 41 48,710
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,849.7 165.2
FIPS Code 74440 37
Counties New Hanover County