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North Carolina · Census place 74440

Wilmington city, NC

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Wilmington city has 118,578 residents, ranking #8 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $63,900, the median home is worth $350,300 and median gross rent runs $1,311 a month.

Population
118,578Wilmington city residents
Median household income
$63,900Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$350,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,311Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
46.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Wilmington city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Wilmington city median would spend about 24.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.3% of residents and 46.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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