Wilmington, DE Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	72,664	100.0

Male	34,674	47.7
Female	37,990	52.3

Under 5 years	4,953	6.8
5 to 9 years	5,424	7.5
10 to 14 years	5,308	7.3
15 to 19 years	5,105	7.0
20 to 24 years	5,121	7.0
25 to 34 years	11,906	16.4
35 to 44 years	11,349	15.6
45 to 54 years	8,861	12.2
55 to 59 years	3,080	4.2
60 to 64 years	2,434	3.3
65 to 74 years	4,401	6.1
75 to 84 years	3,411	4.7
85 years and over	1,311	1.8

Median age (years)	33.7	(X)

18 years and over	53,871	74.1
Male	25,046	34.5
Female	28,825	39.7
21 years and over	50,840	70.0
62 years and over	10,527	14.5
65 years and over	9,123	12.6
Male	3,201	4.4
Female	5,922	8.1

RACE
One race	71,240	98.0
White	25,811	35.5
Black or African American	41,001	56.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	185	0.3
Asian	473	0.7
Asian Indian	169	0.2
Chinese	98	0.1
Filipino	73	0.1
Japanese	19	0.0
Korean	69	0.1
Vietnamese	20	0.0
Other Asian ¹	25	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	20	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	3	0.0
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	15	0.0
Some other race	3,750	5.2
Two or more races	1,424	2.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	26,622	36.6
Black or African American	41,976	57.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	576	0.8
Asian	591	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	74	0.1
Some other race	4,377	6.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	72,664	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	7,148	9.8
Mexican	1,746	2.4
Puerto Rican	4,328	6.0
Cuban	87	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	987	1.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	65,516	90.2
White alone	23,352	32.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	72,664	100.0
In households	68,436	94.2
Householder	28,617	39.4
Spouse	7,621	10.5
Child	20,334	28.0
Own child under 18 years	14,531	20.0
Other relatives	6,804	9.4
Under 18 years	3,561	4.9
Nonrelatives	5,060	7.0
Unmarried partner	2,025	2.8
In group quarters	4,228	5.8
Institutionalized population	2,785	3.8
Noninstitutionalized population	1,443	2.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	28,617	100.0
Family households (families)	15,881	55.5
With own children under 18 years	7,758	27.1
Married-couple family	7,621	26.6
With own children under 18 years	3,110	10.9
Female householder, no husband present	6,814	23.8
With own children under 18 years	4,007	14.0
Nonfamily households	12,736	44.5
Householder living alone	10,615	37.1
Householder 65 years and over	3,723	13.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	9,507	33.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,954	24.3

Average household size	2.39	(X)
Average family size	3.19	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	32,138	100.0
Occupied housing units	28,617	89.0
Vacant housing units	3,521	11.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	66	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	28,617	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	14,332	50.1
Renter-occupied housing units	14,285	49.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.45	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.33	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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