People QuickFacts Wilmington North Carolina Population, 2006 estimate 95,944 8,856,505 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 7.1% 10.1% Population, 2000 75,838 8,049,313 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.3% 6.7% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 18.4% 24.4% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.3% 12.0% Female persons, percent, 2000 53.3% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 70.6% 72.1% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 25.8% 21.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 1.2% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.1% 1.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.6% 4.7%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 41.5% 53.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.7% 5.3% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.9% 8.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.0% 78.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 31.0% 22.5% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.2 24.0  Housing units, 2000 38,678 3,523,944 Homeownership rate, 2000 48.6% 69.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $128,400 $108,300  Households, 2000 34,359 3,132,013 Persons per household, 2000 2.10 2.49 Median household income, 1999 $31,099 $39,184 Per capita money income, 1999 $21,503 $20,307 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 19.6% 12.3%     Business QuickFacts Wilmington North Carolina Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 786,489 104,331,152 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,512,214 88,821,486 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $27,723 $10,685 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 251,246 11,237,386 Total number of firms, 2002 10,716 642,597 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.3% 8.1% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.5% 2.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 21.6% 27.1%      Geography QuickFacts Wilmington North Carolina Land area, 2000 (square miles) 41 48,710 Persons per square mile, 2000 1,849.7 165.2 FIPS Code 74440 37 Counties New Hanover County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts