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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 February 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

12,656

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.8%
5 - 17:
16.6%
18 - 24:
15.4%
25 - 34:
11.4%
35 - 54:
19.7%
55 - 64:
12.5%
Over 65 Years:
18.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
10.6%
10.6%
90.5%
90.5%
22.2%
22.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Wilmington
USA
$26,520
$26,520
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Wilmington
USA
$48,407
$48,407
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

21.1%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Healthcare
Transportation
Administration
Real estate
Public Service
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Finance
17.2%
17.2%
12.6%
12.6%
12.5%
12.5%
11.2%
11.2%
10.7%
10.7%
8.5%
8.5%
4.6%
4.6%
3.7%
3.7%
3.4%
3.4%
3.3%
3.3%
2.8%
2.8%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
85.7%
85.7%
4.8%
4.8%
4.7%
4.7%
2.9%
2.9%
1.7%
1.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
French
Polish
Swedish
Dutch
European
Welsh
British
Czech
Scots-Irish
Scottish
Norwegian
Canadian
Italian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Hungarian
African
Swiss
23.6%
23.6%
16.6%
16.6%
12.0%
12.0%
3.8%
3.8%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Japanese
German/Yiddish
Tagalog
Slavic languages
West Germanic languages
African languages
Arabic
Vietnamese
Serbo-Croatian
Scandinavian languages
French
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
95.2%
95.2%
2.3%
2.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Wilmington Residents

4.4%