Wilmington, North Carolina Neighborhood Info

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Wilmington, North Carolina QuickFacts

	Wilmington, North Carolina	United States
Total population	75,838	281,421,906
State	North Carolina
City	wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina Population

	Wilmington, North Carolina	%, Wilmington, North Carolina	United States
Male	35,397	46.67%	49.06%
Female	40,441	53.33%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.1		35.3

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	Wilmington, North Carolina	%, Wilmington, North Carolina	United States
18 years and over	61,896	81.62%	74.31%
21 years and over	56,112	73.99%	69.97%
62 years and over	13,339	17.59%	14.66%
65 years and over	11,637	15.34%	12.43%

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	Wilmington, North Carolina	%, Wilmington, North Carolina	United States
White	53,516	70.57%	75.14%
Black or African American	19,579	25.82%	12.32%
Asian	682	0.9%	3.64%
Some other race	1,201	1.58%	5.46%
Two or more races	860	1.13%	2.43%

Wilmington, North Carolina Housing

	Wilmington, North Carolina	%, Wilmington, North Carolina	United States
Total households	34,359		105,480,101
Family households (families)	17,360	50.53%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	16,999	49.47%	31.94%

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	Wilmington, North Carolina	%, Wilmington, North Carolina	United States
Total housing units	38,606		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	4,319	11.19%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	34,359	89.0%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	16,702	43.26%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	17,657	45.74%	30.77%

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	Wilmington, North Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	720	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,312	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,849	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,466	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,478	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,027	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	458	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	93	0.57%
Median (dollars)	128,400	119,600

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	Wilmington, North Carolina	%, Wilmington, North Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	11,150	32.45%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	10,102	29.4%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,144	12.06%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,346	9.74%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,539	7.39%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,983	8.68%	9.65%

Wilmington, North Carolina Education

	Wilmington, North Carolina	%, Wilmington, North Carolina	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	21,625		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,237	5.72%	6.47%
Kindergarten	888	4.11%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,060	28.02%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,935	13.57%	21.38%
College or graduate school	10,505	48.58%	22.81%

Wilmington, North Carolina Economy

	Wilmington, North Carolina	%, Wilmington, North Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	63,213		217,168,077
In labor force	40,250	63.67%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	40,031	63.33%	63.39%
- - Employed	36,629	57.95%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,402	5.38%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	219	0.35%	0.53%
Not in labor force	22,963	36.33%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	34,136	54.0%	51.66%
In labor force	19,608	31.02%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	19,585	30.98%	29.65%
- - Employed	17,961	28.41%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,569	7.23%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,864		12,787,501

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	Wilmington, North Carolina	%, Wilmington, North Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	34,268		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	5,591	16.32%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,821	8.23%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,488	16.01%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,835	14.11%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,292	15.44%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,099	14.88%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,240	6.54%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,658	4.84%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	586	1.71%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	658	1.92%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	31,099		41,994

	Wilmington, North Carolina	%, Wilmington, North Carolina	United States
With earnings	26,192	41.43%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,332		56,604
With Social Security income	9,414	14.89%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,508		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,564	2.47%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,750		6,320
With public assistance income	1,184	1.87%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,702		3,032
With retirement income	5,869	9.28%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	21,223		17,376

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