Editing Wilmington, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 1689
|1820= 2633
|1830= 3791
|1840= 5335
|1850= 7264
|1860= 9552
|1870= 13446
|1880= 17350
|1890= 20056
|1900= 20976
|1910= 25748
|1920= 33372
|1930= 32270
|1940= 33407
|1950= 45043
|1960= 44013
|1970= 46169
|1980= 44000
|1990= 55530
|2000= 75838
|2010= 106476
|2020= 115451
|estyear=2023
|estimate=122698
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=September 18, 2013}}</ref><br />2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/wilmingtoncitynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Wilmington city, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Wilmington, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Wilmington city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US3774440|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wilmington city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3774440&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wilmington city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3774440&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|52,639
|75,432
|style='background: #ffffe6; |79,791
|69.41%
|70.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69.11%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|19,423
|20,850
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,828
|25.61%
|19.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.31%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|242
|379
|style='background: #ffffe6; |317
|0.32%
|0.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|677
|1,246
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,826
|0.89%
|1.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.58%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|60
|61
|style='background: #ffffe6; |98
|0.08%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|108
|195
|style='background: #ffffe6; |554
|0.14%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|698
|1,826
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,493
|0.92%
|1.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.89%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,991
|6,487
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,544
|2.63%
|6.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.27%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''75,838'''
|'''106,476'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''115,451'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 115,451 people, 54,673 households, and 27,131 families residing in the city.

[[File:Race and ethnicity 2020 Wilmington, NC.png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Wilmington, 2020 U.S. census. Each dot is one person: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(115, 178, 255)|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(159, 212, 0)|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 0, 0)|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 170, 0)|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(140, 81, 181)|Multiracial}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(153, 102, 51)|Native American/Other}}]]

===2013 census estimate===
At the 2013 [[Population Estimates Program|census estimate]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/3774440.html|title=Wilmington city North Carolina QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211205046/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/3774440.html|archive-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> there were 112,067 people and 47,003 households in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,067.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}} and there were 53,400 housing units. The racial composition of the city was: 73.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 19.9% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American]], 6.1% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino American]], 1.2% [[Asian American]], 0.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% [[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander American|other Pacific Islander]].

There were 34,359 households, out of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.5% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.5% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 17.2% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,099, and the median income for a family was $41,891. Males had a median income of $30,803 versus $23,423 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,503. About 13.3% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

===Crime===
{{Infobox UCR
|city_name= Wilmington
|year= 2022
|homicide= 10.0
|rape= 66.5
|robbery= 93.9
|aggravated_assault= 364.0
|violent_crime= 534.4
|burglary= 393.1
|larceny_theft= 2,243.1
|motor_vehicle_theft= 227.7
|arson= 13.3
|property_crime= 2,877.2
|source_url= https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend
|source_name= 2022 FBI UCR Data
|notes= 2022 population: 120,324
}}

Wilmington has an increasing problem with gang violence,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwaytv3.com/news-tags/gangs|title=Gangs Archives – WWAY TV3|work=WWAY TV3}}</ref> and on October 15, 2013, the WPD and NHC sheriff's department created a joint task force to combat gang violence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wral.com/new-team-to-battle-gang-violence-in-wilmington/12996724/ |title=New team to battle gang violence in Wilmington :: WRAL.com |access-date=October 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017055830/http://www.wral.com/new-team-to-battle-gang-violence-in-wilmington/12996724/ |archive-date=October 17, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Just a day later the city council approved $142,000 in funding for a gang investigative unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwaytv3.com/2013/10/15/city-council-approves-funding-for-wpd-gang-investigative-unit|first=WWAY|last=TV3|title=City Council approves funding for WPD gang investigative unit|access-date=April 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017082150/http://www.wwaytv3.com/2013/10/15/city-council-approves-funding-for-wpd-gang-investigative-unit|archive-date=October 17, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Religion===
Less than half of Wilmington's population is religiously affiliated (47.30%), with the majority of practitioners being [[Christianity|Christian]]. The two largest Christian denominations in Wilmington are Protestant: [[Baptist]]s (14.66%) and [[Methodist]]s (8.29%), followed by [[Roman Catholic]]s (7.42%). There are also a significant number of [[Presbyterian]]s (3.19%), [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalians]] (2.30%), [[Pentecostal]]s (1.45%), and [[Lutheran]]s (1.32%). Other Christian denominations make up 7.02%, and the [[Latter-Day Saints]] have 0.90%.  Much smaller is the proportion of residents who follow [[Islam]] (0.46%), and [[Judaism]] (0.25%). A small percentage of people practice [[Eastern religions]] (0.04%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/north_carolina/wilmington|title=Wilmington, North Carolina Religion}}</ref>

Wilmington has significant historical religious buildings, such as the [[Basilica Shrine of St. Mary (Wilmington, North Carolina)|Basilica Shrine of St. Mary]] and the [[Temple of Israel (Wilmington, North Carolina)|Temple of Israel]].