Wilmington Demographics

PopulationWilmington city, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
Total Population75,8388,049,313
Male46.7%49.0%
Female53.3%51.0%
18 years and over81.6%75.6%
65 years and over15.3%12.0%
Married Persons41.8%56.3%
Single Persons58.2%43.7%
Median Age34.135.3
Average Family Size2.772.98
Ethnicity
White71.5%73.1%
Black or African American26.3%22.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%1.6%
Asian1.1%1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.1%0.1%
Other1.5%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)2.6%4.7%
Housing CharacteristicsWilmington city, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
Total Housing Units38,6063,523,944
Median Home Cost$128,400$108,300
Number of Households34,3593,132,013
Persons per Household2.102.49
Economic CharacteristicsWilmington city, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
Median Household Income$31,099$39,184
Per Capita Income$21,503$20,307
In Labor Force63.7%65.7%
Families below poverty level13.3%9.0%
Education CharacteristicsWilmington city, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment6,060913,173
High School Enrollment2,935417,749
College or Graduate School10,505462,275
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate23.1%28.4%
Associates Degree7.0%6.8%
Bachelor's Degree22.5%15.3%
Graduate or Professional Degree8.5%7.2%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census