2024 population: 480,522 ( 57,918 from 2020)
Land area: 1913.6 square miles
Population density: 251.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	375,554	78.16%	14.2%
Black:	50,388	10.49%	1.4%
Indian:	2,275	0.47%	19.0%
Asian:	6,161	1.28%	29.1%
2+ races:	9,612	2.00%	22.6%
Hispanic:	36,532	7.60%	23.7%

Total non-White:	104,968	21.84%	12.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	16,821	10.0
Deaths:	21,713	12.8
Net Migration:	59,252	35.1
Net Immigration:	3,017	1.8

Change in White population:	46,696	11.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,222	2.7

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
422,604
328,858	77.82%
49,695	11.76%
1,911	0.45%
4,772	1.13%
7,840	1.86%
29,528	6.99%
93,746	22.18%

2010
362,315
281,017	77.56%
50,797	14.02%
1,687	0.47%
3,289	0.91%
5,524	1.52%
19,459	5.37%
81,298	22.44%

2000
274,532
215,248	78.41%
46,996	17.12%
1,232	0.45%
1,707	0.62%
2,341	0.85%
6,732	2.45%
59,284	21.59%

1990
200,124
155,367	77.64%
41,848	20.91%
912	0.46%
748	0.37%
n/a
1,249	0.62%
44,757	22.36%

1980
161,463
120,393	74.56%
38,990	24.15%
314	0.19%
487	0.30%
n/a
1,237	0.77%
41,070	25.44%

1970
125,368
90,612	72.28%
33,696	26.88%
176	0.14%
323	0.26%
n/a
431	0.34%
34,756	27.72%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
35,980	9.9
34,414	9.5
74,099	20.5
1,394	0.4

47,841	13.2
12,448	3.4

Number	Rate
2000's
34,798	12.7
25,469	9.3
67,905	24.7
3,960	1.4

65,769	24.0
22,014	8.0

Number	Rate
1990's
30,305	15.1
21,312	10.6
55,381	27.7
906	0.5

59,881	29.9
14,527	7.3

Number	Rate
1980's
24,380	15.1
15,615	9.7
30,891	19.1
n/a

34,974	21.7
3,687	2.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
23,614	18.8
n/a

29,781	23.8
6,314	5.0

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):

2024
Number	Percent
45.8
78,253	16.3%
402,269	83.7%
108,346	22.5%

199,271
2.24

123,107	61.8%
97,784	79.4%
8,852	7.2%
76,164	38.2%

2010
Number	Percent
40.8
72,463	20.0%
289,852	80.0%
59,004	16.3%

152,676
2.32

96,757	63.4%
72,848	75.3%
9,733	10.1%
55,919	36.6%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
58,525	21.3%
216,007	78.7%
38,576	14.1%

114,753
2.34

75,932	66.2%
60,039	79.1%
6,956	9.2%
38,821	33.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
46,449	23.2%
153,675	76.8%
26,639	13.3%

79,175
2.47

56,405	71.2%
44,723	79.3%
5,323	9.4%
22,770	28.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
46,465	28.8%
114,998	71.2%
16,889	10.5%

57,770
2.75

44,155	76.4%
36,051	81.6%
4,148	9.4%
13,615	23.6%

2024 Housing Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,935	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,896	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,368	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,905	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,686	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,330	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,790	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,976	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,643	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	14,772	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	20,655	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	26,446	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	21,661	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	14,569	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	19,065	9.6%
$200,000 or more	19,574	9.8%

Median Household Income	76,474
Per Capita Income	46,621

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,104	4.1%
Public Assistance	2,973	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	19,833	10.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	183,448	71.8%
Unemployed	8,848	3.5%
In Armed Forces	1,183	0.5%

Total Labor Force	193,479	75.7%
Not in Labor Force	61,980	24.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	75,624	68,545	52.5%
Non-Profit	4,404	9,189	32.4%
Self-Employed	17,069	11,815	59.1%

Local Government	6,257	9,338	40.1%
State Government	3,670	5,410	40.4%
Federal Government	2,410	1,797	57.3%

Total Private + Self	92,693	80,360	53.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,741	25,734	39.4%
Total	109,434	106,094	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%
Pct. Private + Self	80.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	40,521	18.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	45,669	21.1%
Professional, Technical	52,091	24.1%
Service Occupations	37,030	17.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	807	0.4%
All others	40,773	18.9%

White Collar		64.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	30,060	13.9%
Retail trade	25,752	11.9%
Construction	19,378	9.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	18,654	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	17,303	8.0%
Educational services	17,105	7.9%
Manufacturing	15,186	7.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11,273	5.2%
Other services	11,091	5.1%
Finance and insurance	9,023	4.2%
Public administration	8,783	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	7,267	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,403	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,071	2.3%
Information	5,015	2.3%
Wholesale trade	4,168	1.9%
Utilities	3,610	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,538	0.7%
Management	305	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	99	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	15,978	3.52%
Puerto Rican	4,364	0.96%
Cuban	1,001	0.22%
Dominican	1,294	0.29%

Total Central American	4,751	1.05%
Costa Rican	77	0.02%
Guatemalan	621	0.14%
Honduran	2,651	0.58%
Nicaraguan	177	0.04%
Panamanian	391	0.09%
Salvadoran	834	0.18%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,757	0.61%
Argentinean	136	0.03%
Bolivian	122	0.03%
Chilean	458	0.10%
Colombian	1,169	0.26%
Ecuadorian	70	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	487	0.11%
Uruguayan	11	0.00%
Venezuelan	304	0.07%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,772	0.61%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	1,025	0.23%
Chinese	983	0.22%
Indian	728	0.16%
Filipino	643	0.14%
Vietnamese	266	0.06%
Indonesian	167	0.04%
Burmese	144	0.03%
Japanese	139	0.03%
Hmong	125	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	403,077	93.0%
Spanish	21,549	5.0%
Other Indo-European	2,574	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	983	0.2%
German, other Germanic	875	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	837	0.2%
Korean	765	0.2%
Other Asian	729	0.2%
Chinese	624	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	71,050	15.7%
Irish	60,703	13.4%
German	55,670	12.3%
Italian	27,633	6.1%
American	24,594	5.4%
Scottish	13,377	3.0%
Polish	11,372	2.5%
French	9,546	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	9,328	2.1%
European	7,735	1.7%
Swedish	3,561	0.8%
Welsh	3,194	0.7%
Dutch	3,175	0.7%
British	3,096	0.7%
French Canadian	2,670	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	440,683	97.2%
Not a citizen	12,664	2.8%

Native	431,127	95.1%
Foreign-born	22,220	4.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8,387	2.5%	13,697	4.1%	74,655	22.4%	105,593	31.6%	84,898	25.4%	46,541	13.9%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8,387	2.5%
9-12 Years	13,697	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	74,655	22.4%
Some College	105,593	31.6%
Bach. Degree	84,898	25.4%
Grad Degree	46,541	13.9%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	208,090	197,930	10,160	4.9%
1991	217,658	202,466	15,192	7.0%
1992	225,816	206,054	19,762	8.8%
1993	226,712	207,724	18,988	8.4%
1994	231,990	213,838	18,152	7.8%
1995	238,348	222,936	15,412	6.5%
1996	250,678	237,394	13,284	5.3%
1997	259,024	247,596	11,428	4.4%
1998	263,466	252,090	11,376	4.3%
1999	271,806	261,870	9,936	3.7%

2000	285,312	274,030	11,282	4.0%
2001	292,714	277,294	15,420	5.3%
2002	296,658	276,100	20,558	6.9%
2003	306,090	286,918	19,172	6.3%
2004	312,892	297,076	15,816	5.1%
2005	327,432	311,892	15,540	4.7%
2006	344,314	329,596	14,718	4.3%
2007	352,454	337,036	15,418	4.4%
2008	360,960	340,596	20,364	5.6%
2009	363,840	326,256	37,584	10.3%

2010	358,434	320,538	37,896	10.6%
2011	360,200	322,412	37,788	10.5%
2012	365,286	329,508	35,778	9.8%
2013	365,072	335,476	29,596	8.1%
2014	367,062	343,558	23,504	6.4%
2015	375,466	353,376	22,090	5.9%
2016	384,020	363,860	20,160	5.2%
2017	396,814	378,540	18,274	4.6%
2018	405,456	387,878	17,578	4.3%
2019	415,398	398,824	16,574	4.0%

2020	402,172	371,752	30,420	7.6%
2021	411,168	391,482	19,686	4.8%
2022	435,190	419,236	15,954	3.7%
2023	447,178	431,834	15,344	3.4%
2024	446,648	430,902	15,746	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	250,971
Median Value	$361,531

Occupied	199,271	79.4%
Vacant	51,700	20.6%

Owned	143,771	72.1%
Rented	55,500	27.9%
Median Rent	$1,351

Single-Family Units	176,616	70.4%
Detached	164,891	65.7%
Attached	11,725	4.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	35,060	14.0%
Mobile Homes	27,030	10.8%

Wilmington, NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Wilmington, NC Metro Area