Household Types in Wilmington, North Carolina (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Wilmington
Wilmington
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family234.995104%48.062480%34.995104%35.0%17,15617.2k11.718750%13.419827%11.718750%11.7%5,7454.032719%4.443764%4.032719%4.0%1,97736.527007%28.225619%36.527007%36.5%17,90717.9k12.726420%5.848311%12.726420%12.7%6,239
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Wilmington
Wilmington
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads56.060004%65.556567%56.060004%56.1%5,64333.618120%26.480924%33.618120%33.6%3,38410.321876%7.962509%10.321876%10.3%1,039

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Wilmington
Wilmington
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children220.532800%28.162191%20.532800%20.5%10,06610.1k79.214262%71.640791%79.214262%79.2%38,83438.8k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Wilmington
Wilmington
North Carolina
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Other3White4Hispanic5Black3Mixed3-14.054927%-2.423263%-21.163166%-15.508885%-7.257548%-3.829804%-16.429358%-5.822172%-53.150242%53%46.849758%66.661118%46.849758%47%619-15.466102%-6.144068%-19.703390%-13.559322%-19.407508%-10.095200%-17.218498%-7.009984%-54.872881%55%45.127119%46.268810%45.127119%45%472-7.521946%-3.417358%-36.323857%-14.383506%-8.834442%-3.571410%-28.361631%-5.937207%-61.646667%62%38.353333%53.295311%38.353333%38%37,25137.3k-11.029900%-7.176080%-32.757475%-18.006645%-16.178173%-9.757509%-15.087409%-7.702867%-68.970100%69%31.029900%51.274041%31.029900%31%1,505-28.397777%-6.390368%-40.182913%-4.086594%-27.373863%-5.586886%-32.866508%-4.976008%-79.057652%79%20.942348%29.196735%20.942348%21%8,638-30.426716%-0.000000%-34.879406%-17.996289%-20.036472%-5.570592%-26.451675%-7.374988%-83.302412%83%16.697588%40.566273%16.697588%17%539
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Wilmington

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
41.4%46.0%50.7%55.3%59.9%64.5%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.3%6.2%8.0%9.8%11.6%13.5%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.5%2.6%3.7%4.7%5.8%6.9%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
20.2%22.9%25.6%28.2%30.8%33.5%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.9%6.3%7.7%9.1%10.5%11.9%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
22.6%24.6%26.6%28.6%30.5%32.5%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Wilmington

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
12%25%38%50%63%76%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%7%13%19%25%32%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.0%3.9%5.8%7.7%9.7%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15%25%35%45%55%65%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1%7%12%17%22%28%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
6%12%18%24%29%35%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Wilmington

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%31%46%61%77%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%40%51%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%23%29%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
8%22%35%47%60%74%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%21%32%42%53%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Wilmington

There are 5 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Wilmington (0 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Wilmington, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilmington, selected neighborhoods in Wilmington, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%20%40%60%Count#BayshoreOgdenMurraysvilleUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticWilmingtonNew HanoverNew Hanover CoKings GrantSilver LakeWilmingtonWilmington64.497415%64.497415%64%1,2481,249163.612651%63.612651%64%1,6701,671251.835747%51.835747%52%2,888348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M44.928405%44.928405%45%49,48149.5k43.189098%43.189098%43%38,69738.7k43.189098%43.189098%43%38,69738.7k42.130863%42.130863%42%1,333441.430870%41.430870%41%1,633534.995104%34.995104%35%17,15617.2k34.995104%34.995104%35%17,15617.2k
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 5 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Wilmington Area

There are 27 places in the Wilmington Area. This section compares Wilmington to all of the places in the Wilmington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilmington, selected other places in the Wilmington Area, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%20%40%60%Count#Porters NeckMyrtle GroveOgdenBayshoreSkippers CornerKure BeachHampsteadSt. HelenaTopsail BeachRocky PointMurraysvilleWathaSurf CityCarolina BchAtkinsonSilver LakeUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticSea BreezeWilmingtonNew HanoverNew Hanover CoKings GrantWrightsboroWrightsville BchNorthchaseHightsvilleWilmingtonWilmingtonWallaceBurgawCastle Hayne73.861247%73.861247%74%2,108167.429194%67.429194%67%2,476264.183056%64.183056%64%1,697361.089744%61.089744%61%953460.963855%60.963855%61%506559.273798%59.273798%59%604657.855823%57.855823%58%939755.345912%55.345912%55%88853.804348%53.804348%54%99953.010279%53.010279%53%3611051.912841%51.912841%52%3,1211151.190476%51.190476%51%431250.805009%50.805009%51%5681350.656586%50.656586%51%1,2731449.285714%49.285714%49%691549.185381%49.185381%49%1,1171648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.986301%46.986301%47%3431744.928405%44.928405%45%49,48149.5k43.189098%43.189098%43%38,69738.7k43.189098%43.189098%43%38,69738.7k42.207416%42.207416%42%1,4571842.115573%42.115573%42%8601939.866555%39.866555%40%4782036.683739%36.683739%37%5732136.040609%36.040609%36%712234.995104%34.995104%35%17,15617.2k34.995104%34.995104%35%17,15617.2k2333.661645%33.661645%34%5812432.985554%32.985554%33%4112530.425532%30.425532%30%14326
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 26 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares Wilmington to the 50 most populous places in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilmington, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%20%40%60%Count#Holly SpringsApexHuntersvilleMint HillIndian TrailWake ForestFuquay-VarinaMatthewsCaryMorrisvilleHavelockClemmonsJacksonvilleConcordMooresvilleClaytonCorneliusKannapolisUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGarnerSouth AtlanticMonroeWilmingtonKernersvilleHickoryChapel HillNew HanoverNew Hanover CoGastoniaSanfordHigh PointCharlotteFayettevilleThomasvilleNew BernRaleighBurlingtonWinston-SalemCarrboroAsheboroDurhamGreensboroStatesvilleAshevilleLexingtonWilmingtonWilmingtonSalisburyShelbyRocky MountWilsonLumbertonGoldsboroKinstonGreenvilleBoone69.996963%69.996963%70%6,915163.399340%63.399340%63%9,605263.338667%63.338667%63%11,87611.9k363.115743%63.115743%63%5,753463.095635%63.095635%63%7,574562.492028%62.492028%62%7,839662.487073%62.487073%62%4,834762.452714%62.452714%62%7,099860.809722%60.809722%61%35,47735.5k960.193364%60.193364%60%5,0431058.837958%58.837958%59%3,8381156.674566%56.674566%57%4,3051254.967502%54.967502%55%11,84011.8k1354.048977%54.048977%54%16,39916.4k1453.668456%53.668456%54%6,5981553.208637%53.208637%53%3,4991650.813008%50.813008%51%6,0001749.170638%49.170638%49%8,1521848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.884580%47.884580%48%5,1611947.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.058459%46.058459%46%5,2002044.928405%44.928405%45%49,48149.5k43.791301%43.791301%44%4,4402143.748835%43.748835%44%7,0442243.577753%43.577753%44%8,7602343.189098%43.189098%43%38,69738.7k43.189098%43.189098%43%38,69738.7k42.288575%42.288575%42%11,57111.6k2441.775205%41.775205%42%4,3302541.734562%41.734562%42%17,16017.2k2640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2739.877534%39.877534%40%31,45531.5k2839.648994%39.648994%40%4,3152938.912200%38.912200%39%4,9153038.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k3138.344196%38.344196%38%8,2953238.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k3338.129335%38.129335%38%3,4083436.493926%36.493926%36%3,8453536.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k3636.339868%36.339868%36%41,55941.6k3735.981456%35.981456%36%3,4153835.608658%35.608658%36%13,29213.3k3935.428246%35.428246%35%2,4864034.995104%34.995104%35%17,15617.2k34.995104%34.995104%35%17,15617.2k4134.781565%34.781565%35%4,3474234.439316%34.439316%34%2,7614334.200219%34.200219%34%7,5094433.823604%33.823604%34%6,6694533.778022%33.778022%34%2,4564633.646209%33.646209%34%4,6604732.668832%32.668832%33%2,9174827.415903%27.415903%27%9,9924913.546423%13.546423%14%80150
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Wilmington to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilmington, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeLaredoGarlandVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticArlingtonAmarilloFort WorthIrvingHialeahWilmingtonCorpus ChristiOklahoma CityNew HanoverNew Hanover CoSan AntonioJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteCharlotteFayettevilleLubbockHuntsvilleLouisvilleColumbusRaleighHoustonWinston-SalemArlingtonTulsaAustinLittle RockNashville-DavidsonDurhamGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasMontgomeryWilmingtonWilmingtonNorfolkMobileAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…TampaShreveportOrlandoMiamiBaton RougeMemphisNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamBaltimoreAtlantaRichmond57.647663%57.647663%58%60,63960.6k154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k252.048011%52.048011%52%35,21135.2k352.045659%52.045659%52%39,25739.3k450.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k548.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k746.072479%46.072479%46%34,45334.5k845.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k945.179817%45.179817%45%38,15338.2k1045.017748%45.017748%45%31,70631.7k1144.928405%44.928405%45%49,48149.5k44.685855%44.685855%45%51,87051.9k1243.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k1343.189098%43.189098%43%38,69738.7k43.189098%43.189098%43%38,69738.7k42.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1441.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1540.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.877534%39.877534%40%31,45531.5k1839.758089%39.758089%40%36,42036.4k1939.753750%39.753750%40%31,80331.8k2038.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k2138.926330%38.926330%39%28,59128.6k2238.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2338.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2438.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k2537.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k2637.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2737.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2836.800040%36.800040%37%29,33029.3k2936.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k3036.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k3136.339868%36.339868%36%41,55941.6k3235.370683%35.370683%35%37,69137.7k3335.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3435.239021%35.239021%35%28,29228.3k3534.995104%34.995104%35%17,15617.2k34.995104%34.995104%35%17,15617.2k34.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k3634.784891%34.784891%35%26,51226.5k3733.919853%33.919853%34%24,03924.0k3833.493392%33.493392%33%48,47848.5k3932.709529%32.709529%33%25,23925.2k4031.002645%31.002645%31%33,64533.6k4130.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4229.478636%29.478636%29%25,87925.9k4329.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4426.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.279667%24.279667%24%21,96822.0k4724.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4824.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Wilmington to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilmington, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthColorado SpgsMesaSouth AtlanticArlingtonFort WorthWilmingtonSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaNew HanoverNew Hanover CoSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityWilmingtonWilmingtonOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.928405%44.928405%45%49,48149.5k44.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1043.189098%43.189098%43%38,69738.7k43.189098%43.189098%43%38,69738.7k42.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.995104%34.995104%35%17,15617.2k34.995104%34.995104%35%17,15617.2k34.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Wilmington. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
North Carolina
County:
New Hanover
Metro Area:
Wilmington Area
Townships:
Harnett, Wilmington
ZIP Codes:
28401, 28403, 28405, 28409, 28411, 28412
Unified School District:
New Hanover County
Neighborhoods:
Bayshore, Kings Grant, Murraysville, Ogden, Silver Lake
Congressional District:
NC-7
State Senate Districts:
NC-8, NC-9
State House Districts:
NC-18, NC-19, NC-20
Neighboring Towns:
Wrightsville Beach
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Bayshore, Hightsville, Kings Grant, Murraysville, Myrtle Grove, Ogden, Silver Lake, Wrightsboro
Nearby Towns:
Belville, Carolina Beach, Leland, Navassa
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Blue Clay Farms, Castle Hayne, Northchase, Porters Neck, Sea Breeze, Skippers Corner