93.9% of residents of Wilmington speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 51% speak English less than very well).
2.7% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
96.2% of residents of Wilmington speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English less than very well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
83.8% of residents of Wilmington speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
8.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
31.8% of residents of Wilmington speak English at home.
37.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (14% speak English very well, 86% speak English less than very well).
30.9% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.5% (65,781)
Foreign born:
39.4% (1,057)
White - Speak another language
Native:
2.5% (1,663)
Foreign born:
60.6% (1,625)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
98.1% (19,196)
Foreign born:
43.9% (40)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
1.9% (370)
Foreign born:
56.0% (51)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
36.1% (206)
Foreign born:
17.0% (88)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
64.7% (369)
Foreign born:
82.5% (428)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
42.2% (325)
Foreign born:
2.3% (26)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
53.8% (415)
Foreign born:
97.6% (1,118)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
85.7% (1,031)
Foreign born:
55.3% (68)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
14.7% (177)
Foreign born:
45.3% (56)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
97.6% (65,559)
Foreign born:
58.3% (1,057)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
2.4% (1,607)
Foreign born:
41.7% (757)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
66.6% (873)
Foreign born:
5.9% (92)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
32.2% (422)
Foreign born:
91.2% (1,428)
2,795 residents are foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 1.0% Europe, 0.7% Asia).
This city:
3.7%
North Carolina:
5.3%
Median age by place of birth - Wilmington
Place of birth - Wilmington White
Place of birth - Wilmington Black or African American
Place of birth - Wilmington American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Wilmington Asian
Place of birth - Wilmington Other race
Place of birth - Wilmington Two or more races
Place of birth - Wilmington White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Wilmington Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Wilmington
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Wilmington
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Wilmington
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Wilmington
Place of birth by age - Wilmington
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 41.1%
Now married: 44.5%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 2.1%
Divorced: 10.0%
Females:
Never married: 29.3%
Now married: 43.2%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 12.9%
Divorced: 11.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
82.8% (1,207)
Unmarried:
17.2% (251)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.2% (6,992)
Unmarried:
60.8% (10,824)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 56.1%
Now married: 29.0%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 8.2%
Females:
Never married: 50.1%
Now married: 20.5%
Separated: 7.3%
Widowed: 12.4%
Divorced: 9.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
24.2% (382)
Unmarried:
75.8% (1,196)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
25.9% (1,320)
Unmarried:
74.1% (3,769)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 12.0%
Now married: 10.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 13.9%
Divorced: 62.5%
Females:
Never married: 55.0%
Now married: 31.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 7.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
107.4% (16)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
28.6% (34)
Unmarried:
73.2% (86)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 58.3%
Now married: 40.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 1.1%
Females:
Never married: 51.9%
Now married: 46.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 1.4%
Divorced: 3.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
97.5% (7)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.9% (120)
Unmarried:
62.3% (188)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 40.3%
Now married: 47.6%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 8.6%
Females:
Never married: 43.6%
Now married: 41.7%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 1.9%
Divorced: 10.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
35.3% (48)
Unmarried:
65.9% (90)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
46.3% (273)
Unmarried:
54.3% (320)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 39.2%
Now married: 32.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 27.9%
Females:
Never married: 64.2%
Now married: 17.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 10.4%
Divorced: 11.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
20.5% (116)
Unmarried:
81.1% (460)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 41.1%
Now married: 44.3%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 2.2%
Divorced: 10.2%
Females:
Never married: 29.8%
Now married: 42.3%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 13.0%
Divorced: 11.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
79.3% (960)
Unmarried:
20.7% (251)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
38.4% (6,734)
Unmarried:
61.6% (10,824)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 47.9%
Now married: 43.0%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 1.0%
Divorced: 6.5%
Females:
Never married: 40.1%
Now married: 46.9%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 2.5%
Divorced: 8.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
52.0% (99)
Unmarried:
49.6% (94)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
48.0% (454)
Unmarried:
52.7% (498)
Ancestries in Wilmington (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 23,614 (31.1%)
English - 9,479 (12.5%)
German - 7,673 (10.1%)
Irish - 7,126 (9.4%)
United States - 6,344 (8.4%)
Scotch-Irish - 3,248 (4.3%)
Italian - 2,517 (3.3%)
Scottish - 2,361 (3.1%)
French - 1,539 (2.0%)
Polish - 1,059 (1.4%)
Dutch - 849 (1.1%)
Welsh - 637 (0.8%)
Subsaharan African - 546 (0.7%)
Swedish - 528 (0.7%)
Norwegian - 482 (0.6%)
Russian - 427 (0.6%)
Greek - 397 (0.5%)
French Canadian - 385 (0.5%)
Arab - 342 (0.5%)
Hungarian - 295 (0.4%)
Ukrainian - 218 (0.3%)
Czech - 190 (0.3%)
Danish - 176 (0.2%)
West Indian - 176 (0.2%)
Portuguese - 150 (0.2%)
Swiss - 100 (0.1%)
Lithuanian - 77 (0.1%)
Slovak - 58 (0.08%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 54,146 (74.7%)
Black or African American: 17,599 (76.2%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 231 (75.5%)
Asian: 703 (64.4%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 15 (40.5%)
Other race: 954 (42.9%)
Two or more races: 944 (62.2%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 53,257 (74.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 1,876 (53.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 8,025 (11.1%)
Black or African American: 4,036 (17.5%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 61 (19.9%)
Asian: 207 (19.0%)
Other race: 549 (24.7%)
Two or more races: 359 (23.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 7,990 (11.2%)
Hispanic or Latino: 845 (23.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 6,676 (9.2%)
Black or African American: 1,358 (5.9%)
Asian: 57 (5.2%)
Other race: 373 (16.8%)
Two or more races: 99 (6.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 6,511 (9.1%)
Hispanic or Latino: 345 (9.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
3.7%
5.3%