Wilmington

Wilmington Population and Demographics

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Wilmington Population: 72664 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 34674 47.72%
Female 37990 52.28%

Under 5 years 4953 6.82%
5 to 9 years 5424 7.46%
10 to 14 years 5308 7.3%
15 to 19 years 5105 7.03%
20 to 24 years 5121 7.05%
25 to 34 years 11906 16.39%
35 to 44 years 11349 15.62%
45 to 54 years 8861 12.19%
55 to 59 years 3080 4.24%
60 to 64 years 2434 3.35%
65 to 74 years 4401 6.06%
75 to 84 years 3411 4.69%
85 years and over 1311 1.8%

Median age (years) 33.7

18 years and over 53871 74.14%
Male 25046 34.47%
Female 28825 39.67%
21 years and over 50840 69.97%
62 years and over 10527 14.49%
65 years and over 9123 12.56%
Male 3201 4.41%
Female 5922 8.15%

Race
One race 71240 98.04%
White 25811 35.52%
Black or African American 41001 56.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native 185 0.25%
Asian 473 0.65%
Asian indian 169 0.23%
Chinese 98 0.13%
Filipino 73 0.1%
Japanese 19 0.03%
Korean 69 0.09%
Vietnamese 20 0.03%
Other Asian 25 0.03%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 20 0.03%
Native Hawaiian 1 0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0%
Samoan 1 0%
Other Pacific Islander 15 0.02%
Some other race 3750 5.16%
Two or more races 1424 1.96%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 72664 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 7148 9.84%
Mexican 1746 2.4%
Puerto Rican 4328 5.96%
Cuban 87 0.12%
Other Hispanic or Latino 987 1.36%
Not Hispanic or Latino 65516 90.16%
White alone 23352 32.14%

Relationship
Total Population 72664 100.00%
In households 68436 94.18%
Householder 28617 39.38%
Spouse 7621 10.49%
Child 20334 27.98%
Own child under 18 years 14531 20%
Other relatives 6804 9.36%
Under 18 years 3561 4.9%
Nonrelatives 5060 6.96%
Unmarried partner 2025 2.79%
In group quarters 4228 5.82%
Institutionalized population 2785 3.83%
Non-Institutionalized population 1443 1.99%

Households by Type
Total Households 28617 100.0 %
Family households (families) 15881 55.49%
With own children under 18 years 7758 27.11%
Married-couple family 7621 26.63%
With own children under 18 years 3110 10.87%
Female householder, no husband present 6814 23.81%
With own children under 18 years 4007 14%
Non Family households 12736 44.51%
Householder living alone 10615 37.09%
Householder 65 years and over 3723 13.01%

Households with individuals under 18 years 9507 33.22%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 6954 24.3%

Average Household size 2.39
Average family size 3.19

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 32138 100.00%
Occupied housing units 28617 89.04%
Vacant housing units 3521 10.96%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 66 0.21%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.4

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 28617 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 14332 50.08%
Renter-occupied housing units. 14285 49.92%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.45
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.33

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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