Wilmington.
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North Carolina·New Hanover County
34 tracts·114K people·$384K median·2,212/mi²
White 70 · Black 14 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 39 · Married couple 33 · Other 28
Health 29 · Professional 24 · Retail 19 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Sales · office 19 · Service 19 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 70 · Work from home 20 · Carpool 12 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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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 $383,800 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Wilmington has 120,805 residents across 30 census tracts and 29 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.1; the population is 69.9% White, 14.4% Black, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Multiracial, 1.3% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 46.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.0% (Census ACS).
Masonboro Elementary (87%), Dr John Codington Elem (73%) and Holly Tree Elementary (71%) lead the elementary schools; Roland-Grise Middle (68%), M C S Noble Middle (64%) and Williston Middle (29%) lead the middle schools; Isaac M Bear Early College High School (94%), John T Hoggard High (65%) and Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (59%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,395/month, 12% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wilmington is $66,738 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Wilmington, median rent is $1,395/month and the median home value is $383,800 (Census ACS).
Wilmington reported 4.9 violent crimes and 35.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 98 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 61 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wilmington are winter weather (82), lightning (82) and ice storm (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wilmington, 2.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).