Wilmington, NC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	75,838	100.0

Male	35,397	46.7
Female	40,441	53.3

Under 5 years	4,020	5.3
5 to 9 years	4,044	5.3
10 to 14 years	3,750	4.9
15 to 19 years	5,775	7.6
20 to 24 years	9,386	12.4
25 to 34 years	11,772	15.5
35 to 44 years	9,822	13.0
45 to 54 years	9,172	12.1
55 to 59 years	3,550	4.7
60 to 64 years	2,910	3.8
65 to 74 years	5,858	7.7
75 to 84 years	4,374	5.8
85 years and over	1,405	1.9

Median age (years)	34.1	(X)

18 years and over	61,896	81.6
Male	28,430	37.5
Female	33,466	44.1
21 years and over	56,112	74.0
62 years and over	13,339	17.6
65 years and over	11,637	15.3
Male	4,354	5.7
Female	7,283	9.6

RACE
One race	74,978	98.9
White	53,516	70.6
Black or African American	19,579	25.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	266	0.4
Asian	682	0.9
Asian Indian	196	0.3
Chinese	189	0.2
Filipino	77	0.1
Japanese	47	0.1
Korean	57	0.1
Vietnamese	60	0.1
Other Asian ¹	56	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	67	0.1
Native Hawaiian	23	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	11	0.0
Samoan	27	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	6	0.0
Some other race	868	1.1
Two or more races	860	1.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	54,214	71.5
Black or African American	19,918	26.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	541	0.7
Asian	835	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	109	0.1
Some other race	1,152	1.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	75,838	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,991	2.6
Mexican	1,195	1.6
Puerto Rican	238	0.3
Cuban	75	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	483	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	73,847	97.4
White alone	52,639	69.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	75,838	100.0
In households	72,249	95.3
Householder	34,359	45.3
Spouse	11,494	15.2
Child	15,761	20.8
Own child under 18 years	12,080	15.9
Other relatives	3,494	4.6
Under 18 years	1,426	1.9
Nonrelatives	7,141	9.4
Unmarried partner	1,854	2.4
In group quarters	3,589	4.7
Institutionalized population	725	1.0
Noninstitutionalized population	2,864	3.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	34,359	100.0
Family households (families)	17,360	50.5
With own children under 18 years	7,021	20.4
Married-couple family	11,494	33.5
With own children under 18 years	3,708	10.8
Female householder, no husband present	4,824	14.0
With own children under 18 years	2,880	8.4
Nonfamily households	16,999	49.5
Householder living alone	12,583	36.6
Householder 65 years and over	3,870	11.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,944	23.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	8,328	24.2

Average household size	2.10	(X)
Average family size	2.77	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	38,678	100.0
Occupied housing units	34,359	88.8
Vacant housing units	4,319	11.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	505	1.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	11.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	34,359	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	16,702	48.6
Renter-occupied housing units	17,657	51.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.20	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.01	(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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