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Delaware·New Castle County
25 tracts·72K people·$231K median·6,583/mi²
Black 52 · White 29 · Hispanic 12 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 46 · Other 33 · Married couple 22
Professional 53 · Health 20 · Retail 9 · Public admin 6 · Manufacturing 5 · Leisure 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Service 21 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 61 · Work from home 15 · Carpool 14 · Transit 9 · Walk 6 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wilmington is $231,400 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Wilmington has 71,727 residents across 25 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.0; the population is 51.6% Black, 29.3% White, 11.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Multiracial, 1.6% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 33.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.4% (Census ACS).
First State Montessori Academy (52%), East Side Charter School (24%) and Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School (24%) lead the elementary schools; duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (36%); Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts (56%) and Freire Charter School (16%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,224/month, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wilmington is $58,671 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Wilmington, median rent is $1,224/month and the median home value is $231,400 (Census ACS).
Wilmington reported 12.8 violent crimes and 36.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 12 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wilmington are winter weather (95), inland flooding (87) and earthquake (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wilmington, 5.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).