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(Urban population: 75,340, Rural population: 202 (all nonfarm))

Wilmington, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 38,606 (34,264 occupied: 16,646 owner occupied, 17,618 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  51%
State:  31%

Housing density: 942 houses/condos per square mile


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.


Median contract rent in 2007: $670 (lower quartile is $488, upper quartile is $816)


Housing units in Wilmington with a mortgage: 9,588 (1,140 second mortgage, 1,665 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,815





Wilmington,NC index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $234,800 (it was $121,600 in 2000)
Wilmington:  $234,800
North Carolina:  $145,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $161,100 - $389,700

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $345,198
Here:  $345,198
State:  $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $224,072
Here:  $224,072
State:  $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $73,324
Here:  $73,324
State:  $153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $179,475
Here:  $179,475
State:  $163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $203,780
Here:  $203,780
State:  $169,602

Mobile homes: $44,097
Here:  $44,097
State:  $45,354

Median year house/condo built: 1978

Median year apartment built: 1979

Household type by relationship

Households: 71,937
  • In family households: 49,724 (11,406 male householders, 6,218 female householders)
    11,814 spouses, 15,623 children (14,513 natural, 363 adopted, 747 stepchildren), 1,446 grandchildren, 735 brothers or sisters, 451 parents, 774 other relatives, 1,257 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 22,213 (7,264 male householders (4,985 living alone)), 9,380 female householders (7,547 living alone)), 5,569 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 3,605 (797 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,195 2-persons, 4,049 3-persons, 2,707 4-persons, 1,182 5-persons, 354 6-persons, 137 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,532 1-person, 3,127 2-persons, 834 3-persons, 119 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

6,597 married couples with children.
5,483 single-parent households (603 men, 4,880 women).

94.1% of residents of Wilmington speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 2,795 (3.7%)
(33.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.1
State:  5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.0
State:  4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilmington, North Carolina:
  • 1 room: 14
  • 2 rooms: 93
  • 3 rooms: 575
  • 4 rooms: 1,593
  • 5 rooms: 3,586
  • 6 rooms: 4,041
  • 7 rooms: 2,900
  • 8 rooms: 2,051
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,793



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilmington, North Carolina:
  • 1 room: 751
  • 2 rooms: 2,061
  • 3 rooms: 3,515
  • 4 rooms: 5,357
  • 5 rooms: 3,590
  • 6 rooms: 1,542
  • 7 rooms: 469
  • 8 rooms: 210
  • 9 or more rooms: 123



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 1,622
  • 1995 to 1998: 5,054
  • 1990 to 1994: 3,113
  • 1980 to 1989: 6,168
  • 1970 to 1979: 5,762
  • 1960 to 1969: 4,696
  • 1950 to 1959: 3,917
  • 1940 to 1949: 3,728
  • 1939 or earlier: 4,546


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wilmington:
  • no bedroom: 14
  • 1 bedroom: 449
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,950
  • 3 bedrooms: 8,714
  • 4 bedrooms: 3,113
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 406



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilmington:
  • no bedroom: 839
  • 1 bedroom: 5,057
  • 2 bedrooms: 7,594
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,629
  • 4 bedrooms: 446
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 53



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Wilmington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 1,032
  • 1 vehicle: 6,056
  • 2 vehicles: 7,061
  • 3 vehicles: 1,993
  • 4 vehicles: 389
  • 5 or more vehicles: 115



Cars and other vehicles available in Wilmington in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 3,159
  • 1 vehicle: 8,790
  • 2 vehicles: 4,373
  • 3 vehicles: 1,145
  • 4 vehicles: 126
  • 5 or more vehicles: 25


Wilmington, NC house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wilmington, NC:

  • Less than $10,000: 208
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 104
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 99
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 64
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 65
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 70
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 67
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 107
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 82
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 148
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 190
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 251
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 308
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1115
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 1501
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 2312
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 2314
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 2972
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 2768
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 3165
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 1139
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 1643
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 687
  • $1,000,000 or more: 797
 


Wilmington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wilmington:

  • Less than $100: 684 people
  • $100 to $149: 485
  • $150 to $199: 735
  • $200 to $249: 505
  • $250 to $299: 407
  • $300 to $349: 452
  • $350 to $399: 594
  • $400 to $449: 760
  • $450 to $499: 780
  • $500 to $549: 1,208
  • $550 to $599: 1,746
  • $600 to $649: 1,536
  • $650 to $699: 1,561
  • $700 to $749: 1,529
  • $750 to $799: 1,464
  • $800 to $899: 2,392
  • $900 to $999: 1,568
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 1,812
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 403
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 251
  • $2,000 or more: 143
  • No cash rent: 453
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 1,164
  • 1990 to 1994: 374
  • 1985 to 1989: 299
  • 1980 to 1984: 178
  • 1975 to 1979: 107
  • 1970 to 1974: 74
  • 1970 to 1974: 182
  • 1965 to 1969: 417

Wilmington, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.8%
Number of people working at home: 956 (2.7% of all workers)


Wilmington travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1423
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 5601
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 8844
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 7983
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4821
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1130
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2447
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 328
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 272
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 784
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 735
  • 90 or more minutes: 588
 


Wilmington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 28,409 (79%)
  • Carpooled: 4,227 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 611 (2%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%)
  • Railroad: 8 (0%)
  • Taxi: 40 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 34 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 233 (1%)
  • Walked: 1,074 (3%)
  • Other means: 305 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 956 (3%)
 


Wilmington, NC household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 5591
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 2821
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 2714
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 2774
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 2642
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 2193
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 1949
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 1916
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 1427
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 2605
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 2494
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 2240
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1074
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 584
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 586
  • $200,000 or more: 658
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 20571
 English: 7616
 United States or American: 6344
 German: 5012
 Irish: 4919
 Scotch-Irish: 2855
 Italian: 2020
 Scottish: 1699
 French (except Basque): 929
 Polish: 725
 European: 585
 Subsaharan African:: 526
 Dutch: 468
 British: 438
 African: 413
 Swedish: 395
 Norwegian: 393
 Greek: 363
 Russian: 331
 French Canadian: 326
 Welsh: 314
 Arab:: 278
 Hungarian: 198
 Ukrainian: 150
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 130
 Arab/Arabic: 117
 Danish: 113
 Canadian: 93
 Portuguese: 85
 Swiss: 83
 Lebanese: 78
 Finnish: 76
 Lithuanian: 71
 Liberian: 68
 Jamaican: 64
 Czech: 63
 Austrian: 55
 Northern European: 55
 Slovak: 52
 Czechoslovakian: 46
 Palestinian: 42
 Scandinavian: 42
 Belgian: 42
 New Zealander: 35
 Pennsylvania German: 32
 Brazilian: 27
 Armenian: 27
 Basque: 25
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 25
 South African: 25
 Romanian: 21
 Jordanian: 20
 Icelander: 20
 Israeli: 20
 Eastern European: 20
 Serbian: 19
 Cypriot: 18
 Egyptian: 17
 Croatian: 17
 Haitian: 14
 West Indian: 11
 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 10
 Slavic: 10
 Australian: 9
 British West Indian: 9
 Slovene: 8
 Nigerian: 7
 Barbadian: 7
 Other Subsaharan African: 7
 Kenyan: 6
 Acadian/Cajun: 5
 Syrian: 4


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (25%)
  • United Kingdom (8%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • India (4%)
  • Costa Rica (3%)
  • Honduras (3%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 43130
  • Northeast: 9987
  • Midwest: 4587
  • South: 12363
  • West: 2007

42% of Wilmington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 153
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 82
  • 5th and 6th grade: 277
  • 7th and 8th grade: 607
  • 9th grade: 552
  • 10th grade: 611
  • 11th grade: 503
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 818
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,972
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,246
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,609
  • Associate degree: 1,484
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,185
  • Master's degree: 1,251
  • Professional school degree: 660
  • Doctorate degree: 342


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 205
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 83
  • 5th and 6th grade: 304
  • 7th and 8th grade: 700
  • 9th grade: 572
  • 10th grade: 928
  • 11th grade: 991
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 905
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,331
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,770
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,045
  • Associate degree: 1,957
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,812
  • Master's degree: 1,452
  • Professional school degree: 275
  • Doctorate degree: 152


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.4%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.6%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 12.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.2%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.9%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.7%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $47,073
  • Black householders: $21,335
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $11,750
  • Asian householders: $29,388
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $13,061
  • Some other race householders: $35,097
  • Two or more races householders: $40,577
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,389

Wilmington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wilmington household income for Black householders

Wilmington household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Wilmington household income for Some other race householders

Wilmington household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wilmington marital status for males

Wilmington marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $271,873
  • Black or African American householders: $144,432
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $286,162
  • Asian householders: $313,774
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $868,914
  • Some other race householders: $183,437
  • Two or more races householders: $216,070
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $244,068

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 18,979
  • One, attached: 3,089
  • Two: 2,466
  • 3 or 4: 2,955
  • 5 to 9: 4,180
  • 10 to 19: 3,030
  • 20 to 49: 1,586
  • 50 or more: 1,421
  • Mobile homes: 879
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wilmington:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Electricity (61%)
  • Utility gas (25%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (74%)
  • Utility gas (20%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 692
Here:  11.4%
North Carolina:  8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 124
Here:  4.2%
North Carolina:  6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 681
Here:  7.0%
North Carolina:  20.2%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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