Language Spoken At Home in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 65,847 | 100% |
English only | 55,914 | 84.9% |
Language other than English | 9,933 | 15.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,501 | 5.3% |
Spanish | 7,926 | 12.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,215 | 4.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,504 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 217 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 237 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 69 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 266 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 71,119 | 100% |
American | 996 | 1.4% |
Arab | 164 | 0.2% |
Czech | 154 | 0.2% |
Danish | 45 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 435 | 0.6% |
English | 3,495 | 4.9% |
French (except Basque) | 752 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 154 | 0.2% |
German | 5,028 | 7.1% |
Greek | 176 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 65 | 0.1% |
Irish | 7,243 | 10.2% |
Italian | 4,280 | 6.0% |
Lithuanian | 90 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 165 | 0.2% |
Polish | 1,859 | 2.6% |
Portuguese | 61 | 0.1% |
Russian | 395 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 453 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 532 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 53 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 621 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 320 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 72 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 195 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 253 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,072 | 1.5% |
Households By Type in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 28,871 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,517 | 53.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,660 | 26.5% |
Married-couple family | 6,879 | 23.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,594 | 9.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,665 | 5.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 822 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,973 | 24.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,244 | 14.7% |
Nonfamily households | 13,354 | 46.3% |
Householder living alone | 10,965 | 38.0% |
65 years and over | 3,848 | 13.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,329 | 32.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,765 | 23.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 68,473 | 100% |
Householder | 28,871 | 42.2% |
Spouse | 6,906 | 10.1% |
Child | 20,225 | 29.5% |
Other relatives | 6,975 | 10.2% |
Nonrelatives | 5,496 | 8.0% |
Unmarried partner | 2,678 | 3.9% |
Marital Status in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 25,604 | 100% |
Never married | 13,438 | 52.5% |
Now married, except separated | 7,915 | 30.9% |
Separated | 748 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 689 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 2,814 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 30,994 | 100% |
Never married | 14,355 | 46.3% |
Now married, except separated | 7,958 | 25.7% |
Separated | 997 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 3,175 | 10.2% |
Divorced | 4,509 | 14.5% |
Fertility in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,204 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 694 | 57.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 114 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,204 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,027 | 46.6% |
Less than 1 year | 192 | 8.7% |
1 or 2 years | 242 | 11.0% |
3 or 4 years | 214 | 9.7% |
5 or more years | 379 | 17.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,027 | 100% |
Who are female | 769 | 74.9% |
Who are married | 474 | 46.2% |
School Enrollment in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,872 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,405 | 7.9% |
Kindergarten | 972 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,561 | 42.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,994 | 22.3% |
College or graduate school | 3,940 | 22.0% |
Educational Attainment in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 47,128 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,019 | 6.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,659 | 12.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,679 | 31.1% |
Some college, no degree | 9,161 | 19.4% |
Associate's degree | 2,231 | 4.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,447 | 15.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,932 | 10.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.3% |
Veteran Status in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 53,648 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,844 | 7.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 69,295 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,551 | 15.2% |
Under 18 years | 17,453 | 100% |
With a disability | 990 | 5.7% |
18 to 64 years | 43,775 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,097 | 13.9% |
65 years and over | 8,067 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,464 | 42.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 69,871 | 100% |
Same house | 54,632 | 78.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 14,887 | 21.3% |
Same county | 11,181 | 16.0% |
Different county | 3,706 | 5.3% |
Same state | 540 | 0.8% |
Different state | 3,166 | 4.5% |
Abroad | 352 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 71,119 | 100% |
Native | 65,962 | 92.7% |
Born in United States | 64,246 | 90.3% |
State of residence | 39,514 | 55.6% |
Different state | 24,732 | 34.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,716 | 2.4% |
Foreign born | 5,157 | 7.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,157 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,548 | 30.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,609 | 70.0% |
Year of Entry in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,873 | 100% |
Native | 1,716 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 0.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,708 | 99.5% |
Foreign born | 5,157 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 341 | 6.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,816 | 93.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wilmington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,157 | 100% |
Europe | 606 | 11.8% |
Asia | 378 | 7.3% |
Africa | 305 | 5.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 3,803 | 73.7% |
Northern America | 65 | 1.3% |