Cities / North Carolina / Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

120,805 people

Right Now

Weather

87.1°F

Mostly Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 91°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, New Hanover County)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 3.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MYR

68 mi — Myrtle Beach International Airport

Population & People

Population

120,805

Median age

37.1

Median household income

$66,738

Poverty rate

16.0%

Unemployment rate

4.3%

Bachelor's degree+

46.8%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

8.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$383,800

Median gross rent

$1,395/mo

Homeownership rate

47.64%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,659

HUD Fair Market Rent (New Hanover County, 6 mi from Wilmington), 2026. Efficiency $1144, 1BR $1513, 2BR $1659, 3BR $2178, 4BR $2319. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

North Carolina commercial electricity

10.25¢/kWh

North Carolina industrial electricity

7.8¢/kWh

North Carolina residential electricity

14.02¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

893762.5

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

682393.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for North Carolina

702.88

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, North Carolina-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MYR

Myrtle Beach International Airport

68 mi away

RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

123 mi away

CHS

Charleston International Airport

152 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (North Carolina energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (North Carolina economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).