Wilmington Population and Demographics

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Wilmington City, Delaware Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Wilmington Population: 72664 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 34674 47.72% Female 37990 52.28%       Under 5 years 4953 6.82% 5 to 9 years 5424 7.46% 10 to 14 years 5308 7.3% 15 to 19 years 5105 7.03% 20 to 24 years 5121 7.05% 25 to 34 years 11906 16.39% 35 to 44 years 11349 15.62% 45 to 54 years 8861 12.19% 55 to 59 years 3080 4.24% 60 to 64 years 2434 3.35% 65 to 74 years 4401 6.06% 75 to 84 years 3411 4.69% 85 years and over 1311 1.8%       Median age (years) 33.7       18 years and over 53871 74.14% Male 25046 34.47% Female 28825 39.67% 21 years and over 50840 69.97% 62 years and over 10527 14.49% 65 years and over 9123 12.56% Male 3201 4.41% Female 5922 8.15%       Race     One race 71240 98.04% White 25811 35.52% Black or African American 41001 56.43% American Indian and Alaska Native 185 0.25% Asian 473 0.65% Asian indian 169 0.23% Chinese 98 0.13% Filipino 73 0.1% Japanese 19 0.03% Korean 69 0.09% Vietnamese 20 0.03% Other Asian 25 0.03% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 20 0.03% Native Hawaiian 1 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0% Samoan 1 0% Other Pacific Islander 15 0.02% Some other race 3750 5.16% Two or more races 1424 1.96%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 72664 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 7148 9.84% Mexican 1746 2.4% Puerto Rican 4328 5.96% Cuban 87 0.12% Other Hispanic or Latino 987 1.36% Not Hispanic or Latino 65516 90.16% White alone 23352 32.14%       Relationship     Total Population 72664 100.00% In households 68436 94.18% Householder 28617 39.38% Spouse 7621 10.49% Child 20334 27.98% Own child under 18 years 14531 20% Other relatives 6804 9.36% Under 18 years 3561 4.9% Nonrelatives 5060 6.96% Unmarried partner 2025 2.79% In group quarters 4228 5.82% Institutionalized population 2785 3.83% Non-Institutionalized population 1443 1.99%       Households by Type     Total Households 28617 100.0 % Family households (families) 15881 55.49% With own children under 18 years 7758 27.11% Married-couple family 7621 26.63% With own children under 18 years 3110 10.87% Female householder, no husband present 6814 23.81% With own children under 18 years 4007 14% Non Family households 12736 44.51% Householder living alone 10615 37.09% Householder 65 years and over 3723 13.01%       Households with individuals under 18 years 9507 33.22% Households with individuals 65 years and over 6954 24.3%       Average Household size 2.39 Average family size 3.19       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 32138 100.00% Occupied housing units 28617 89.04% Vacant housing units 3521 10.96% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 66 0.21% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.4       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 28617 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 14332 50.08% Renter-occupied housing units. 14285 49.92%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.45 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.33

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