City safety & data profile
WilmingtonNC
Wilmington, NC is a 116K-resident city in New Hanover County with a median household income of $66,738.
New Hanover County, North Carolina. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Wilmington, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Wilmington has a population larger than 94% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $383,800, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
Data updated 2026-08-21
- 116K
- Population (place)
- Top 6%
- By size
- $66,738
- Median income (place)
- $383,800
- Median home (place)
- 16%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Wilmington
Wilmington posts a median household income higher than 32% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Wilmington area.
- Bottom 33%
- by median income, US cities
- 2
- hospitals in & near Wilmington
Where Wilmington income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$66,738 Bottom 32% higher than 32% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
Largest cities in NC
Population among 87 NC places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.
- Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
911,311 residents
- Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
482,295 residents
- Greensboro 285,342
Greensboro, NC
285,342 residents
- Durham 257,636
Durham, NC
257,636 residents
- Winston-Salem 241,218
Winston-Salem, NC
241,218 residents
- Fayetteville 201,963
Fayetteville, NC
201,963 residents
- Cary 159,769
Cary, NC
159,769 residents
- Wilmington 115,933
Wilmington, NC
115,933 residents
- High Point 110,268
High Point, NC
110,268 residents
- Asheville 95,056
Asheville, NC
95,056 residents
What this shows Charlotte is the largest NC city on this list; Weddington leads median income.
Highest median incomes in NC
Median household income among the same 87-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.
- Weddington
Weddington, NC
$190,766 median
- Davidson
Davidson, NC
$166,556 median
- Summerfield
Summerfield, NC
$160,275 median
- Harrisburg
Harrisburg, NC
$148,254 median
- Apex
Apex, NC
$144,135 median
- Holly Springs
Holly Springs, NC
$135,578 median
- Cary
Cary, NC
$134,905 median
- Waxhaw
Waxhaw, NC
$131,894 median
- Morrisville
Morrisville, NC
$125,396 median
- Wake Forest
Wake Forest, NC
$123,802 median
What this shows Weddington posts the highest place-level median income in NC; Charlotte is largest by headcount.
The quick read
Reading Wilmington, NC beyond the headline numbers
Wilmington sits inside New Hanover County, North Carolina, at roughly 34.24°N, -77.95°W. Population 115,933, $66,738 median household income. Median home value $383,800, median rent $1,395. Poverty rate 16%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
2 hospitals in/around Wilmington, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.
Poverty in Wilmington, NC stands at 16%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.
The median home in Wilmington costs around 5.8 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.
19.2% of Wilmington workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.
Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 17.5% in Wilmington, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Wilmington from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (New Hanover County): Wilmington's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 16% +29% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 4.3% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 46.8% |
| Work From Home | 19.2% |
| Public Transit | 0.3% |
Population
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Hospitals 2 total
Alerts & News - Wilmington Area
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Wilmington right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
Frequently Asked Questions 6
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Safety Context
Wilmington, NC is located in New Hanover County, North Carolina. With a population of 116K and a $66,738 median household income, the community faces health challenges including high blood pressure and short sleep duration. Residents have access to 2 hospitals with an average rating of 3/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Wilmington area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
Safety Guides
Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report
AirNow - North Carolina
Real-time AQI for every monitored North Carolina location
National Weather Service
NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories
CDC Air Quality & Health
Health-impact reference for every AQI category
EPA NAAQS standards
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds
Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Wilmington, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NC (16% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NC ($66,738 here).
Nearby Cities 8
Using Wilmington's profile
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Wilmington area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
- Compare Wilmington against North Carolina peers on any ranking lens. Explore North Carolina
Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (New Hanover County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.