2024 population: 313,410 ( 27,495 from 2020)
Land area: 1063.5 square miles
Population density: 294.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	238,313	76.04%	10.0%
Black:	35,905	11.46%	2.2%
Indian:	1,296	0.41%	15.9%
Asian:	4,594	1.47%	24.4%
2+ races:	6,608	2.11%	18.3%
Hispanic:	26,694	8.52%	20.6%

Total non-White:	75,097	23.96%	8.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,131	10.6
Deaths:	13,282	11.6
Net Migration:	25,431	22.2
Net Immigration:	2,837	2.5

Change in White population:	21,622	7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,873	2.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
285,915
216,691	75.79%
36,695	12.83%
1,118	0.39%
3,694	1.29%
5,585	1.95%
22,132	7.74%
69,224	24.21%

2010
254,884
194,199	76.19%
38,677	15.17%
1,035	0.41%
2,696	1.06%
3,953	1.55%
13,910	5.46%
60,685	23.81%

2000
201,389
155,894	77.41%
36,537	18.14%
759	0.38%
1,499	0.74%
1,720	0.85%
4,772	2.37%
45,495	22.59%

1990
149,139
114,217	76.58%
32,671	21.91%
632	0.42%
676	0.45%
n/a
943	0.63%
34,922	23.42%

1980
125,686
93,262	74.20%
30,796	24.50%
269	0.21%
417	0.33%
n/a
921	0.73%
32,424	25.80%

1970
101,145
73,861	73.02%
26,519	26.22%
147	0.15%
146	0.14%
n/a
399	0.39%
27,284	26.98%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
26,461	10.4
21,972	8.6
36,224	14.2
1,521	0.6

22,492	8.8
8,539	3.4

Number	Rate
2000's
25,657	12.7
17,512	8.7
35,864	17.8
3,157	1.6

38,305	19.0
15,190	7.5

Number	Rate
1990's
22,913	15.4
15,413	10.3
34,852	23.4
773	0.5

41,677	27.9
10,573	7.1

Number	Rate
1980's
18,169	14.5
11,904	9.5
17,853	14.2
n/a

20,955	16.7
2,498	2.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
15,346	15.2
n/a

19,401	19.2
5,140	5.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.7
54,756	17.5%
258,654	82.5%
53,342	17.0%

123,233
2.29

71,430	58.0%
55,996	78.4%
5,827	8.2%
51,803	42.0%

2010
Number	Percent
38.1
52,302	20.5%
202,582	79.5%
35,978	14.1%

106,379
2.32

64,537	60.7%
47,373	73.4%
7,181	11.1%
41,842	39.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
43,007	21.4%
158,382	78.6%
26,234	13.0%

84,298
2.32

53,788	63.8%
42,113	78.3%
5,259	9.8%
30,510	36.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
34,405	23.1%
114,734	76.9%
19,178	12.9%

59,081
2.46

40,956	69.3%
31,855	77.8%
4,251	10.4%
18,125	30.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
35,560	28.3%
90,126	71.7%
13,054	10.4%

45,319
2.72

34,091	75.2%
27,442	80.5%
3,482	10.2%
11,228	24.8%

2022 Housing Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,212	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,724	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,044	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,971	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,764	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,070	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,111	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,156	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,940	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	10,776	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,296	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,134	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,708	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,935	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,262	7.5%
$200,000 or more	11,130	9.0%

Median Household Income	68,840
Per Capita Income	42,051

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	91

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,950	4.0%
Public Assistance	1,893	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,740	10.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	126,726	71.8%
Unemployed	6,897	3.9%
In Armed Forces	967	0.5%

Total Labor Force	134,590	76.3%
Not in Labor Force	41,844	23.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	49,454	44,730	52.5%
Non-Profit	3,800	6,922	35.4%
Self-Employed	11,901	8,415	58.6%

Local Government	3,510	5,243	40.1%
State Government	2,567	4,631	35.7%
Federal Government	1,841	1,074	63.2%

Total Private + Self	61,355	53,145	53.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,718	17,870	39.6%
Total	73,073	71,015	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	25,924	17.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	30,747	21.2%
Professional, Technical	35,091	24.2%
Service Occupations	26,032	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	677	0.5%
All others	26,954	18.6%

White Collar		63.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	20,076	13.9%
Retail trade	18,059	12.5%
Accommodation and food services	12,843	8.9%
Educational services	12,732	8.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	12,503	8.6%
Construction	11,268	7.8%
Manufacturing	9,773	6.8%
Other services	8,328	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,573	4.5%
Finance and insurance	6,363	4.4%
Public administration	5,340	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	4,008	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,966	2.7%
Information	3,530	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,481	2.4%
Wholesale trade	2,843	2.0%
Utilities	1,696	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,112	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	145	0.1%
Management	109	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,839	2.71%
Puerto Rican	2,686	0.93%
Cuban	965	0.33%
Dominican	326	0.11%

Total Central American	4,036	1.39%
Costa Rican	71	0.02%
Guatemalan	673	0.23%
Honduran	1,965	0.68%
Nicaraguan	30	0.01%
Panamanian	136	0.05%
Salvadoran	1,128	0.39%
Other Central American	33	0.01%

Total South American	1,102	0.38%
Argentinean	109	0.04%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	155	0.05%
Colombian	441	0.15%
Ecuadorian	4	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	76	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	317	0.11%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,707	0.59%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	1,062	0.37%
Chinese	650	0.22%
Filipino	434	0.15%
Indian	337	0.12%
Japanese	186	0.06%
Vietnamese	150	0.05%
Indonesian	127	0.04%
Taiwanese	66	0.02%
Burmese	63	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	256,273	92.9%
Spanish	13,043	4.7%
Other Indo-European	1,663	0.6%
Korean	829	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	816	0.3%
German, other Germanic	655	0.2%
Other Asian	597	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	519	0.2%
Arabic	489	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	37,894	13.1%
German	33,048	11.4%
Irish	32,127	11.1%
Italian	16,223	5.6%
American	15,792	5.5%
Scottish	8,133	2.8%
Polish	6,903	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	6,114	2.1%
European	5,930	2.0%
French	5,374	1.9%
Dutch	2,353	0.8%
Swedish	2,200	0.8%
British	2,157	0.7%
Welsh	2,109	0.7%
Norwegian	1,921	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	281,974	97.3%
Not a citizen	7,752	2.7%

Native	275,351	95.0%
Foreign-born	14,375	5.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,104	2.5%	9,407	4.7%	42,545	21.0%	63,787	31.6%	53,208	26.3%	28,089	13.9%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,104	2.5%
9-12 Years	9,407	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	42,545	21.0%
Some College	63,787	31.6%
Bach. Degree	53,208	26.3%
Grad Degree	28,089	13.9%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	158,656	151,498	7,158	4.5%
1991	165,850	155,126	10,724	6.5%
1992	171,324	157,734	13,590	7.9%
1993	170,646	157,818	12,828	7.5%
1994	174,624	162,528	12,096	6.9%
1995	179,642	169,344	10,298	5.7%
1996	188,890	180,076	8,814	4.7%
1997	194,684	186,794	7,890	4.1%
1998	197,134	189,206	7,928	4.0%
1999	201,972	195,018	6,954	3.4%

2000	214,358	206,304	8,054	3.8%
2001	218,988	207,736	11,252	5.1%
2002	221,146	206,046	15,100	6.8%
2003	227,050	213,170	13,880	6.1%
2004	231,574	220,426	11,148	4.8%
2005	241,172	230,240	10,932	4.5%
2006	250,928	240,698	10,230	4.1%
2007	256,488	245,792	10,696	4.2%
2008	260,682	246,716	13,966	5.4%
2009	260,936	234,850	26,086	10.0%

2010	265,050	238,742	26,308	9.9%
2011	265,658	239,412	26,246	9.9%
2012	269,724	244,942	24,782	9.2%
2013	269,574	249,068	20,506	7.6%
2014	271,692	255,506	16,186	6.0%
2015	278,510	263,412	15,098	5.4%
2016	284,918	271,152	13,766	4.8%
2017	294,292	281,836	12,456	4.2%
2018	299,054	287,214	11,840	4.0%
2019	305,426	294,470	10,956	3.6%

2020	297,680	276,470	21,210	7.1%
2021	303,174	290,066	13,108	4.3%
2022	320,582	309,964	10,618	3.3%
2023	328,918	318,548	10,370	3.2%
2024	314,096	303,732	10,364	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	144,908
Median Value	$303,449

Occupied	123,233	85.0%
Vacant	21,675	15.0%

Owned	78,667	63.8%
Rented	44,566	36.2%
Median Rent	$1,205

Single-Family Units	97,969	67.6%
Detached	91,528	63.2%
Attached	6,441	4.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	27,199	18.8%
Mobile Homes	9,608	6.6%

Wilmington, NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area