Wilmington, DE

Census Place

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2022 Population

71,034

0.152% 1-year growth

US Senator

Tom Carper

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Coons

Democratic Party

US Representative

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

36.9

1.65% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

24.3%

1.06% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$54,731

10.9% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wilmington, DE are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (53%), White (Non-Hispanic) (30%), White (Hispanic) (4.36%), Other (Hispanic) (4.21%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.43%).

None of the households in Wilmington, DE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.1% of the residents in Wilmington, DE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wilmington, DE are Strayer University-Delaware (450298) (53 degrees awarded in 2022) and Delaware College of Art and Design (27 degrees).

Most people in Wilmington, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Wilmington, DE was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Wilmington, DE employs 34k people. The largest industries in Wilmington, DE are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,673 people), Educational Services (3,351 people), and Retail Trade (3,262 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($102,069), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($79,449), and Information ($65,405).

Employment

Occupations

34k

2022 Value

± 1,741

2.93%

1 Year growth

± 7.04%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilmington, DE, are Management Occupations (3,352 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,134 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (2,738 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilmington, DE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Delaware (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

34k

2022 Value

± 1,741

2.93%

1 Year growth

± 7.04%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilmington, DE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,673 people), Educational Services (3,351 people), and Retail Trade (3,262 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilmington, DE, though some of these residents may live in Wilmington, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,282

Median earning men ± $4,365

$41,250

Median earning women ± $3,678

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,986), Information ($66,884), and Public Administration ($64,919).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($68,858), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,960), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($53,456).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.43%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 472k people employed in Delaware. This represents a 2.43% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Delaware.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.991%).

Tom Carper and Chris Coons are the senators currently representing the state of Delaware. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wilmington, DE is currently represented by Lisa Blunt Rochester in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (58.7%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (39.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.991%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.991%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Delaware for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Delaware

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Tom Carper

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Chris Coons

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Tom Carper and Chris Coons are the senators currently representing Delaware.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Delaware over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Wilmington, DE

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Delaware at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Wilmington, DE is currently represented by Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Wilmington, DE have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Wilmington, DE awarded 80 degrees. The student population of Wilmington, DE in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 113 male students and 286 female students.

The largest universities in Wilmington, DE by number of degrees awarded are Strayer University-Delaware (450298) (53 and 66.3%) and Delaware College of Art and Design (27 and 33.8%).

The most popular majors in Wilmington, DE are General Business (33 and 41.3%), Illustration (11 and 13.8%), and Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, & Special Effects (9 and 11.3%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (239k), Some college (164k), and Bachelors Degree (147k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Wilmington, DE have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilmington, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Wilmington, DE is $54,731. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Wilmington, DE was Census Tract 13 with a value of $141,563, followed by Census Tract 12 and Census Tract 5, with respective values of $82,428 and $78,867.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 13
Census Tract 12
Census Tract 5

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Wilmington, DE was Census Tract 13 with a value of $141,563, followed by Census Tract 12 and Census Tract 5, with respective values of $82,428 and $78,867.

The following map shows all of the places in Wilmington, DE colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$54,731

Median Household Income

± $3,438

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Wilmington, DE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wilmington, DE is from Delaware.

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Delaware

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2022, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.73% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Delaware across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (65.1%)
Worked At Home (11.9%)
Public Transit (8.37%)

In 2022, 65.1% of workers in Wilmington, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.37%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilmington, DE have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.68% of the workforce in Wilmington, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wilmington, DE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wilmington, DE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wilmington, DE have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilmington, DE (16.7k out of 68.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wilmington, DE is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.9% of the population of Wilmington, DE has health coverage, with 42.1% on employee plans, 28.1% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 0.547% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Castle County, DE see 1092 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.46% increase from the previous year (1087 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1717 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 263 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,092 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Castle County, DE

Primary care physicians in New Castle County, DE see an average of 1,092 patients per year. This represents a 0.46% increase from the previous year (1,087 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New Castle County, DE in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.06%

Uninsured

42.1%

Employer Coverage

28.1%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

0.547%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wilmington, DE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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