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Wilmington, Delaware QuickFacts

	Wilmington, Delaware	United States
Total population	72,664	281,421,906
State	Delaware
City	wilmington

Wilmington, Delaware Population

	Wilmington, Delaware	%, Wilmington, Delaware	United States
Male	34,674	47.72%	49.06%
Female	37,990	52.28%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.7		35.3

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	Wilmington, Delaware	%, Wilmington, Delaware	United States
18 years and over	53,871	74.14%	74.31%
21 years and over	50,840	69.97%	69.97%
62 years and over	10,527	14.49%	14.66%
65 years and over	9,123	12.56%	12.43%

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	Wilmington, Delaware	%, Wilmington, Delaware	United States
White	25,811	35.52%	75.14%
Black or African American	41,001	56.43%	12.32%
Asian	473	0.65%	3.64%
Some other race	3,955	5.44%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,424	1.96%	2.43%

Wilmington, Delaware Housing

	Wilmington, Delaware	%, Wilmington, Delaware	United States
Total households	28,617		105,480,101
Family households (families)	15,881	55.49%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	12,736	44.51%	31.94%

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	Wilmington, Delaware	%, Wilmington, Delaware	United States
Total housing units	32,138		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,521	10.96%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	28,617	89.04%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	14,332	44.6%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	14,285	44.45%	30.77%

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	Wilmington, Delaware	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,210	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	6,793	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,480	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	795	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	815	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	318	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	149	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	12	0.57%
Median (dollars)	89,100	119,600

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	Wilmington, Delaware	%, Wilmington, Delaware	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,867	20.5%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	8,428	29.45%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,181	14.61%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,928	13.73%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,495	8.72%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,718	12.99%	9.65%

Wilmington, Delaware Education

	Wilmington, Delaware	%, Wilmington, Delaware	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	19,330		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,613	8.34%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,068	5.53%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,813	45.59%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	4,545	23.51%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,291	17.03%	22.81%

Wilmington, Delaware Economy

	Wilmington, Delaware	%, Wilmington, Delaware	United States
Population 16 years and over	56,086		217,168,077
In labor force	33,699	60.08%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	33,644	59.99%	63.39%
- - Employed	30,412	54.22%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,232	5.76%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	55	0.1%	0.53%
Not in labor force	22,387	39.92%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	30,025	53.53%	51.66%
In labor force	17,369	30.97%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	17,342	30.92%	29.65%
- - Employed	15,745	28.07%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	5,154	9.19%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,626		12,787,501

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	Wilmington, Delaware	%, Wilmington, Delaware	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	28,661		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,444	15.51%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,132	7.44%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,886	13.56%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,825	13.35%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,610	16.08%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,605	16.07%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,373	8.28%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,792	6.25%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	390	1.36%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	604	2.11%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,116		41,994

	Wilmington, Delaware	%, Wilmington, Delaware	United States
With earnings	21,992	39.21%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	51,196		56,604
With Social Security income	7,835	13.97%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,049		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,112	3.77%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,219		6,320
With public assistance income	1,899	3.39%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,217		3,032
With retirement income	4,986	8.89%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,262		17,376

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