2022 population: 533,053 ( 77,450 from 2010 , 30,204 from 2020)
Land area: 3726.8 square miles
Population density: 143.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	403,752	75.74%	20.4%
Black:	74,480	13.97%	7.6%
Indian:	4,481	0.84%	7.0%
Asian:	5,759	1.08%	63.1%
2+ races:	10,303	1.93%	53.8%
Hispanic:	34,278	6.43%	39.2%

Total non-White:	129,301	24.26%	7.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,640	10.6
Deaths:	14,429	14.3
Net Migration:	33,486	33.3
Net Immigration:	591	0.6

Change in White population:	68,425	15.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,025	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
455,603
335,327	73.60%
80,586	17.69%
4,187	0.92%
3,530	0.77%
6,701	1.47%
24,623	5.40%
120,276	26.40%

2000
361,559
267,663	74.03%
76,067	21.04%
3,515	0.97%
1,875	0.52%
2,900	0.80%
9,199	2.54%
93,896	25.97%

1990
278,374
204,954	73.63%
68,213	24.50%
2,753	0.99%
811	0.29%
n/a
1,643	0.59%
73,420	26.37%

1980
242,991
172,847	71.13%
65,910	27.12%
1,713	0.70%
584	0.24%
n/a
1,861	0.77%
70,144	28.87%

1970
198,782
138,499	69.67%
57,996	29.18%
1,206	0.61%
377	0.19%
n/a
556	0.28%
60,283	30.33%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
46,054	12.7
35,078	9.7
65,683	18.2
4,598	1.3

67,664	18.7
26,380	7.3

Number	Rate
1990's
42,382	15.2
30,627	11.0
58,443	21.0
1,232	0.4

62,709	22.5
20,476	7.4

Number	Rate
1980's
36,143	14.9
23,891	9.8
24,589	10.1
n/a

32,107	13.2
3,276	1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
24,976	12.6
n/a

34,348	17.3
9,861	5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Wilmington, NC Market 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
45.2
91,515	17.2%
441,538	82.8%
116,087	21.8%

214,719
2.32

133,167	62.0%
104,413	78.4%
10,002	7.5%
81,552	38.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.7
94,112	20.7%
361,491	79.3%
73,315	16.1%

189,595
2.34

121,571	64.1%
89,361	73.5%
12,963	10.7%
68,024	35.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
80,604	22.3%
280,955	77.7%
50,875	14.1%

148,931
2.37

99,998	67.1%
77,219	77.2%
9,933	9.9%
48,933	32.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
67,580	24.3%
210,794	75.7%
37,368	13.4%

108,484
2.52

78,432	72.3%
61,165	78.0%
7,545	9.6%
30,052	27.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
71,602	29.5%
171,389	70.5%
25,747	10.6%

85,224
2.81

66,164	77.6%
53,702	81.2%
5,793	8.8%
19,060	22.4%

2022 Housing Data for Wilmington, NC Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13,114	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,000	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,678	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	9,297	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	9,139	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,294	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	7,390	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,717	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,164	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	18,353	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	20,948	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	27,884	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	20,879	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	14,113	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	15,519	7.2%
$200,000 or more	16,230	7.6%

Median Household Income	65,713
Per Capita Income	39,697

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,164	4.7%
Public Assistance	3,421	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	26,630	12.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	199,615	67.9%
Unemployed	11,011	3.7%
In Armed Forces	1,165	0.4%

Total Labor Force	211,791	72.0%
Not in Labor Force	82,231	28.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	80,405	72,493	52.6%
Non-Profit	5,163	10,481	33.0%
Self-Employed	18,401	11,235	62.1%

Local Government	6,413	8,976	41.7%
State Government	4,380	7,897	35.7%
Federal Government	2,615	1,792	59.3%

Total Private + Self	98,806	83,728	54.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	18,571	29,146	38.9%
Total	117,377	112,874	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	37,877	16.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	48,802	21.1%
Professional, Technical	52,560	22.8%
Service Occupations	42,453	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,666	0.7%
All others	49,340	21.4%

White Collar		60.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	31,902	115.0%
Retail trade	29,870	107.7%
Educational services	19,766	71.3%
Accommodation and food services	19,634	70.8%
Construction	19,162	69.1%
Manufacturing	17,226	62.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	16,393	59.1%
Other services	11,648	42.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,695	38.6%
Public administration	10,198	36.8%
Finance and insurance	9,121	32.9%
Transportation and warehousing	7,474	26.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6,082	21.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,246	18.9%
Information	5,095	18.4%
Wholesale trade	4,419	15.9%
Utilities	3,821	13.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,965	10.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	193	0.7%
Management	122	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	15,406	3.02%
Puerto Rican	3,867	0.76%
Cuban	1,389	0.27%
Dominican	666	0.13%

Total Central American	5,355	1.05%
Costa Rican	106	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,439	0.28%
Honduran	2,219	0.44%
Nicaraguan	75	0.01%
Panamanian	183	0.04%
Salvadoran	1,300	0.25%
Other Central American	33	0.01%

Total South American	1,634	0.32%
Argentinean	160	0.03%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	210	0.04%
Colombian	648	0.13%
Ecuadorian	37	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	187	0.04%
Uruguayan	20	0.00%
Venezuelan	372	0.07%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,865	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	1,244	0.24%
Chinese	843	0.17%
Filipino	690	0.14%
Indian	643	0.13%
Japanese	266	0.05%
Vietnamese	162	0.03%
Indonesian	127	0.02%
Taiwanese	86	0.02%
Burmese	63	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	456,948	93.8%
Spanish	21,432	4.4%
Other Indo-European	2,173	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,118	0.2%
German, other Germanic	1,055	0.2%
Korean	893	0.2%
Other Asian	770	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	734	0.2%
Arabic	695	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	63,710	12.5%
Irish	55,019	10.8%
German	54,603	10.7%
American	45,842	9.0%
Italian	25,247	4.9%
Scottish	13,065	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	10,821	2.1%
Polish	10,609	2.1%
European	9,487	1.9%
French	9,374	1.8%
Welsh	3,733	0.7%
Dutch	3,607	0.7%
British	3,563	0.7%
Swedish	3,441	0.7%
Norwegian	3,022	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	499,206	97.9%
Not a citizen	10,875	2.1%

Native	489,293	95.9%
Foreign-born	20,788	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9,633	2.6%	19,791	5.3%	93,200	25.1%	121,516	32.7%	82,459	22.2%	44,606	12.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9,633	2.6%
9-12 Years	19,791	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	93,200	25.1%
Some College	121,516	32.7%
Bach. Degree	82,459	22.2%
Grad Degree	44,606	12.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	139,750	132,448	7,302	5.2%
1991	146,500	135,438	11,062	7.6%
1992	152,389	138,174	14,215	9.3%
1993	153,828	140,805	13,023	8.5%
1994	158,908	146,533	12,375	7.8%
1995	162,683	152,011	10,672	6.6%
1996	169,338	159,537	9,801	5.8%
1997	174,253	165,883	8,370	4.8%
1998	175,528	166,734	8,794	5.0%
1999	179,557	171,399	8,158	4.5%

2000	180,866	172,504	8,362	4.6%
2001	184,563	173,588	10,975	5.9%
2002	186,127	172,217	13,910	7.5%
2003	191,893	179,025	12,868	6.7%
2004	196,053	185,353	10,700	5.5%
2005	203,175	192,553	10,622	5.2%
2006	211,232	201,396	9,836	4.7%
2007	216,416	206,234	10,182	4.7%
2008	220,242	206,976	13,266	6.0%
2009	222,113	198,039	24,074	10.8%

2010	218,726	194,548	24,178	11.1%
2011	219,108	194,994	24,114	11.0%
2012	220,630	197,909	22,721	10.3%
2013	221,001	202,179	18,822	8.5%
2014	220,824	205,866	14,958	6.8%
2015	225,035	211,152	13,883	6.2%
2016	229,062	216,530	12,532	5.5%
2017	235,063	223,865	11,198	4.8%
2018	239,488	228,786	10,702	4.5%
2019	245,293	235,230	10,063	4.1%

2020	238,072	219,977	18,095	7.6%
2021	242,126	230,044	12,082	5.0%
2022	255,777	246,165	9,612	3.8%
2023	260,432	251,255	9,177	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	274,351
Median Value	$270,752

Occupied	214,719	78.3%
Vacant	59,632	21.7%

Owned	151,185	70.4%
Rented	63,534	29.6%
Median Rent	$1,132

Single-Family Units	187,517	68.3%
Detached	177,496	64.7%
Attached	10,021	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	34,759	12.7%
Mobile Homes	38,512	14.0%

Wilmington, NC Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Wilmington, NC Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wilmington, NC Market Area

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wilmington, NC Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Wilmington, NC Market Area