Compare ZIP Code 28403 vs New Hanover County, NC vs Wilmington, NC vs Wilmington Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC)
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28403 – Wilmington, NC ZIP Code |
New Hanover County, NC County |
Wilmington, NC City |
Wilmington Metro Area, NC Metro Area |
North Carolina (NC) State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 40,319 | 235,229 | 120,805 | 453,347 | 10,730,404 |
| Rent | $1,380 | $1,417 | $1,395 | $1,389 | $1,228 |
| Year built | 1989 | 1993 | 1989 | 1998 | 1991 |
| Household income | $54,547 | $75,166 | $66,738 | $76,471 | $72,388 |
| Per capita income | $41,022 | $48,592 | $49,405 | $46,500 | $41,385 |
| Poverty rate | 24.8% | 12.3% | 16.0% | 10.9% | 13.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| Household size | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 56.4% | 52% | 53.8% | 50.1% | 44.7% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 40,319 | 235,229 | 120,805 | 453,347 | 10,730,404 |
| Adults over 25 | 23,371 | 164,254 | 81,633 | 333,771 | 7,380,330 |
| Total households | 18,577 | 104,856 | 56,612 | 199,271 | 4,282,345 |
| Household size | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $54,547 | $75,166 | $66,738 | $76,471 | $72,388 |
| Per capita income | $41,022 | $48,592 | $49,405 | $46,500 | $41,385 |
| Poverty rate | 24.8% | 12.3% | 16.0% | 10.9% | 13.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 56.4% | 52% | 53.8% | 50.1% | 44.7% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,380 | $1,417 | $1,395 | $1,389 | $1,228 |
| Year built | 1989 | 1993 | 1989 | 1998 | 1991 |
| Households that rent | 64.3% | 38.6% | 52.4% | 27.9% | 33.4% |
| Households that own | 35.7% | 61.4% | 47.6% | 72.1% | 66.6% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 77.4% | 76.6% | 72.4% | 78.1% | 61.8% |
| Black | 12.2% | 10.9% | 14.5% | 10.2% | 20.3% |
| Asian | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 6.2% | 6.9% | 7% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 8% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 7.3% | 11.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 92% | 92.1% | 91.2% | 92.7% | 88.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 84.9% | 80.6% | 80.8% | 82.8% | 83.7% |
| Commute time to work | 18.0 min | 21.0 min | 18.0 min | 24.0 min | 25.0 min |
| Work from home | 15.1% | 19.4% | 19.2% | 17.2% | 16.3% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 21.9% | 24.2% | 22.9% | 25.4% | 27.2% |
| High school graduate or GED | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.8% | 22.4% | 24.8% |
| Some college or associate degree | 11.8% | 12.3% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 12.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 48.1% | 45.4% | 46.8% | 39.4% | 35.7% |