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Wilmington Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Wilmington Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

22,904

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.9%
5 - 17:
16.2%
18 - 24:
9.1%
25 - 34:
9.2%
35 - 54:
27.5%
55 - 64:
16.9%
Over 65 Years:
15.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.5%
3.5%
95.9%
95.9%
47.9%
47.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Wilmington
USA
$58,224
$58,224
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Wilmington
USA
$151,034
$151,034
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

2.5%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Education
Construction
Retail
Other
Public Service
Finance
Accommodation
Administration
Real estate
Wholesale
Transportation
Information Technology
16.4%
16.4%
13.0%
13.0%
10.4%
10.4%
9.6%
9.6%
8.9%
8.9%
8.2%
8.2%
5.0%
5.0%
4.7%
4.7%
4.0%
4.0%
3.8%
3.8%
3.2%
3.2%
2.9%
2.9%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
86.8%
86.8%
5.1%
5.1%
4.6%
4.6%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Italian
English
German
French
Portuguese
French Canadian
Polish
Scottish
Swedish
European
Russian
Haitian
Dutch
Scots-Irish
Greek
Ukrainian
Canadian
Hungarian
Lithuanian
31.7%
31.7%
24.8%
24.8%
11.6%
11.6%
5.5%
5.5%
4.5%
4.5%
3.9%
3.9%
3.7%
3.7%
2.4%
2.4%
2.1%
2.1%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Langs. of India
Portuguese
Chinese
French
Spanish
African languages
Russian
Italian
Other Asian languages
Slavic languages
Vietnamese
French Creole
Other Indo-European
German/Yiddish
Tagalog
Persian
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
90.7%
90.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Wilmington Residents

7.6%