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Wilmington, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $217,300 (it was $89,300 in 2000)
Wilmington:

$217,300
Delaware:

$337,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $122,700 - $318,700

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $517,826
Here:

$517,826
State:

$419,599

Townhouses or other attached units: $248,245
Here:

$248,245
State:

$291,415

In 2-unit structures: $140,225
Here:

$140,225
State:

$301,231

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $198,365
Here:

$198,365
State:

$543,616

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $286,732
Here:

$286,732
State:

$212,751

Mobile homes: $431,629
Here:

$431,629
State:

$106,273

Total population: 71,817 (All urban)

Houses: 36,697 (32,239 occupied: 15,037 owner occupied, 17,202 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

53%
State:

26%

Housing density: 3,383 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $306,127.

Median contract rent in 2022: $941 (lower quartile is $527, upper quartile is $1,230)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $575


Median gross rent in Wilmington, DE in 2022: $1,166

Housing units in Wilmington with a mortgage: 10,093 (552 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 372 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 426

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $84,216

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $49,626

Median monthly housing costs: $1,137

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Wilmington, Delaware Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1954

Household type by relationship:

Households: 71,568
  • Male householders: 14,122 (6,527 living alone), Female householders: 18,117 (8,448 living alone)
  • 6,866 spouses (6,804 opposite-sex spouses), 2,728 unmarried partners, (2,361 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,321 children (15,867 natural, 968 adopted, 486 stepchildren), 3,963 grandchildren, 830 brothers or sisters, 686 parents, 0 foster children, 1,024 other relatives, 3,733 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,178

Size of family households: 5,351 2-persons, 4,381 3-persons, 3,564 4-persons, 634 5-persons, 225 6-persons, 358 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,975 1-person, 2,636 2-persons, 115 4-persons.

3,306 married couples with children.
7,984 single-parent households (1,946 men, 6,038 women).

87.8% of residents of Wilmington speak English at home.
8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 5,717 (8.0%)
(71.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.7
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wilmington, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wilmington, Delaware
  • 0no bedroom
  • 6721 bedroom
  • 2,4842 bedrooms
  • 8,9223 bedrooms
  • 2,2104 bedrooms
  • 7495+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilmington, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilmington, Delaware
  • 1,741no bedroom
  • 5,8521 bedroom
  • 4,7952 bedrooms
  • 4,6873 bedrooms
  • 1274 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wilmington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wilmington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 866no vehicle
  • 6,6881 vehicle
  • 5,8142 vehicles
  • 1,0713 vehicles
  • 5984 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wilmington in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wilmington in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,666no vehicle
  • 8,4811 vehicle
  • 2,8722 vehicles
  • 1833 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilmington, Delaware
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilmington, Delaware
  • 01 room
  • 1722 rooms
  • 5083 rooms
  • 1,0084 rooms
  • 2,8335 rooms
  • 3,4536 rooms
  • 2,6207 rooms
  • 1,8398 rooms
  • 2,6049+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilmington, Delaware
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilmington, Delaware
  • 1,7411 room
  • 1,8712 rooms
  • 4,3013 rooms
  • 2,9004 rooms
  • 2,3865 rooms
  • 2,2246 rooms
  • 1,4647 rooms
  • 348 rooms
  • 2819+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Wilmington, DE
Wilmington city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Wilmington, DE household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wilmington, DE in 2022
  • 2,561Less than $10,000
  • 3,764$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,072$20,000 to $29,999
  • 3,366$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,876$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,537$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,370$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,565$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,916$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,017$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,644$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,551$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Wilmington, DE

  • Distribution of house value in Wilmington, DE in 2022
  • 151Less than $10,000
  • 126$10,000 to $14,999
  • 193$15,000 to $19,999
  • 67$20,000 to $24,999
  • 72$25,000 to $29,999
  • 78$30,000 to $34,999
  • 26$35,000 to $39,999
  • 255$40,000 to $49,999
  • 150$50,000 to $59,999
  • 285$60,000 to $69,999
  • 305$70,000 to $79,999
  • 478$80,000 to $89,999
  • 200$90,000 to $99,999
  • 867$100,000 to $124,999
  • 733$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,561$150,000 to $174,999
  • 827$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,870$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,475$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,561$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,034$400,000 to $499,999
  • 992$500,000 to $749,999
  • 323$750,000 to $999,999
  • 135$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 56$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 17$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Wilmington, DE

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wilmington, DE in 2022
  • 689$100 to $149
  • 62$150 to $199
  • 964$200 to $249
  • 793$250 to $299
  • 358$300 to $349
  • 519$350 to $399
  • 425$400 to $449
  • 215$450 to $499
  • 357$500 to $549
  • 402$550 to $599
  • 201$600 to $649
  • 107$650 to $699
  • 216$700 to $749
  • 458$750 to $799
  • 1,492$800 to $899
  • 2,881$900 to $999
  • 2,737$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,914$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,184$1,500 to $1,999
  • 778$2,000 to $2,499
  • 125$2,500 to $2,999
  • 325No cash rent
Work and jobs in Wilmington: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.9%
Number of people working at home: 5,426 (15.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 285
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,141
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4,098
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 6,364
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 5,822
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3,527
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,926
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 339
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 381
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,571
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,447
  • 90 or more minutes: 210
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wilmington

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 40,788 (72.1%)
  • Carpooled: 4,493 (7.9%)
  • Bus: 1,790 (3.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 135 (0.2%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 367 (0.6%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 45 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 427 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle: 345 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 1,465 (2.6%)
  • Worked at home: 5,426 (9.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.5%Males
  • 5.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.2%Males
  • 2.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.5%Males
  • 1.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.8%Males
  • 13.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 10.1%Females
Races in Wilmington detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wilmington, Delaware
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wilmington, Delaware
  • 1,8132010 or later
  • 1,7502000 to 2009
  • 1,1171990 to 1999
  • 7401980 to 1989
  • 4051970 to 1979
  • 705Before 1970
Ancestries in Wilmington, DE

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 1,501 (4.3%)
  • Italian: 1,237 (3.5%)
  • Jamaican: 981 (2.8%)
  • American: 897 (2.6%)
  • German: 880 (2.5%)
  • English: 876 (2.5%)
  • African: 753 (2.2%)
  • Polish: 341 (1.0%)
  • European: 258 (0.7%)
  • Nigerian: 185 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 185 (0.5%)
  • West Indian: 158 (0.5%)
  • Eastern European: 118 (0.3%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 95 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 95 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 87 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 75 (0.2%)
  • Liberian: 73 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 69 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 65 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 65 (0.2%)
  • French: 63 (0.2%)
  • Guyanese: 58 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 56 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 54 (0.2%)
  • Bermudan: 45 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 29 (0.08%)
  • German Russian: 29 (0.08%)
  • Finnish: 26 (0.07%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 20 (0.06%)
  • Austrian: 20 (0.06%)
  • Ghanaian: 20 (0.06%)
  • Welsh: 20 (0.06%)
  • Turkish: 18 (0.05%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 18 (0.05%)
  • Israeli: 14 (0.04%)
  • British: 13 (0.04%)
  • Jordanian: 13 (0.04%)
  • Portuguese: 12 (0.03%)
  • Lebanese: 12 (0.03%)
  • Slavic: 11 (0.03%)
  • Czech: 11 (0.03%)
  • Sudanese: 10 (0.03%)
  • Armenian: 10 (0.03%)
  • Slovene: 9 (0.03%)
  • Swiss: 9 (0.03%)
  • British West Indian: 9 (0.03%)
  • Kenyan: 8 (0.02%)
  • Dutch: 7 (0.02%)
  • Iranian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Alsatian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Croatian: 5 (0.01%)
  • Canadian: 5 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 5 (0.01%)
  • Romanian: 4 (0.01%)
  • Northern European: 4 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 4 (0.01%)
  • Russian: 3 (0.01%)
  • Egyptian: 3 (0.01%)
  • Hungarian: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Jamaica
Wilmington:

21.1% (1,219)
Delaware:

3.8% (3,727)

Mexico
Wilmington:

13.3% (768)
Delaware:

15.3% (14,887)

Dominican Republic
Wilmington:

8.0% (460)
Delaware:

3.1% (2,996)

Trinidad and Tobago
Wilmington:

5.6% (322)
Delaware:

1.4% (1,386)

India
Wilmington:

4.6% (266)
Delaware:

11.6% (11,288)

Yemen
Wilmington:

4.1% (239)
Delaware:

0.4% (420)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Wilmington:

3.7% (214)
Delaware:

5.7% (5,583)

Sierra Leone
Wilmington:

3.2% (184)
Delaware:

0.4% (399)

Guyana
Wilmington:

3.0% (175)
Delaware:

0.7% (659)

Colombia
Wilmington:

2.9% (170)
Delaware:

1.3% (1,286)

Nigeria
Wilmington:

2.5% (143)
Delaware:

3.0% (2,919)

Germany
Wilmington:

2.4% (140)
Delaware:

1.6% (1,552)

Peru
Wilmington:

2.0% (116)
Delaware:

0.6% (577)

Ecuador
Wilmington:

1.9% (108)
Delaware:

0.4% (417)

Other Western Africa
Wilmington:

1.7% (96)
Delaware:

0.3% (313)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 32,585
  • Other state: 30,752
  • Northeast: 21,431
  • Midwest: 1,589
  • South: 6,757
  • West: 975

84.7% of Wilmington residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 5.6% lived in Delaware.


Wilmington:

84.7%
State average:

89.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 363
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 91
  • 5th and 6th grade: 90
  • 7th and 8th grade: 127
  • 9th grade: 227
  • 10th grade: 1,905
  • 11th grade: 393
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 781
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,091
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,042
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,548
  • Associate degree: 1,017
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,818
  • Master's degree: 1,680
  • Professional school degree: 1,305
  • Doctorate degree: 783
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 427
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 168
  • 5th and 6th grade: 49
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 246
  • 10th grade: 577
  • 11th grade: 700
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 651
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,981
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,418
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,140
  • Associate degree: 1,645
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,719
  • Master's degree: 4,534
  • Professional school degree: 676
  • Doctorate degree: 199
Educational Attainment for Females
Wilmington marital status for males
Wilmington marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,443
  • One, attached: 21,034
  • Two: 1,023
  • 3 or 4: 1,874
  • 5 to 9: 992
  • 10 to 19: 1,982
  • 20 to 49: 1,244
  • 50 or more: 5,005
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 100
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Wilmington
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wilmington, DE
  • 69.7%Utility gas
  • 18.6%Electricity
  • 9.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wilmington, DE
  • 48.0%Electricity
  • 47.2%Utility gas
  • 2.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 347
Here:

5.1%
Delaware:

11.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 500
Here:

13.2%
Delaware:

12.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,236
Here:

57.6%
Delaware:

19.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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