Wilmington, OH

Census Place

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2024 Population
12,620
US Senator
Bernie Moreno
Republican Party
US Senator
Jon Husted
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.3
1.09% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
17.5%
17.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$57,199
8.62% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$174,400
7.19% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,685
0.941% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Wilmington, OH 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.

97.7% of the residents in Wilmington, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wilmington, OH are Wilmington College (326 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Wilmington, OH was $174,400, and the homeownership rate was 58.2%.

Most people in Wilmington, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Wilmington, OH was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wilmington, OH is home to a population of 12.6k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.25% of Wilmington, OH residents were born outside of the country (410 people).

In 2024, there were 18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.8k people) in Wilmington, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 601 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 596 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%
2024 Citizenship
97%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of Wilmington, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wilmington, OH was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wilmington, OH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    10.8k ± 337
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    601 ± 202
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    596 ± 137
2.83%
Hispanic Population
357 people

In 2024, there were 18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.8k people) in Wilmington, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 601 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 596 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.83% of the people in Wilmington, OH are hispanic (357 people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    66,106 ± 6,295 people
  2. Mexico
    45,962 ± 5,253 people
  3. China
    32,703 ± 4,434 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,106 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 45,962 and China with 32,703.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.25%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
410 people
3.79%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
479 people

As of 2024, 3.25% of Wilmington, OH residents (410 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wilmington, OH was 3.79%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    424 ± 152
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    257 ± 143
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    100 ± 80

Wilmington, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.65 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wilmington, OH employs 5.69k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wilmington, OH were Manufacturing (1,035 people), Retail Trade (887 people), and Educational Services (628 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,946), Transportation & Warehousing ($57,222), and Finance & Insurance ($56,895).

Employment

Occupations

5.69k
2024 Value
± 604
0.941%
1 Year growth
± 14.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wilmington, OH grew at a rate of 0.941%, from 5.63k employees to 5.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilmington, OH, are Sales & Related Occupations (680 people), Production Occupations (669 people), and Management Occupations (569 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilmington, OH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.69k
2024 Value
± 604
0.941%
1 Year growth
± 14.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wilmington, OH grew at a rate of 0.941%, from 5.63k employees to 5.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilmington, OH, are Manufacturing (1,035 people), Retail Trade (887 people), and Educational Services (628 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilmington, OH, though some of these residents may live in Wilmington, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,229
Median earning men ± $5,555
$31,956
Median earning women ± $3,119

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($90,469), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,536), and Wholesale Trade ($56,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($52,630), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,514), and Public Administration ($43,200).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% 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 15.4%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Wilmington, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.489%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Bernie Moreno
Senator from Ohio1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025
Jon Husted
Senator from Ohio2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

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

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Education

In 2023, universities in Wilmington, OH awarded 326 degrees. The student population of Wilmington, OH in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 430 male students and 534 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wilmington, OH are White (255 and 78.2%), Black or African American (41 and 12.6%), Unknown (10 and 3.07%), and Hispanic or Latino (8 and 2.45%).

The largest universities in Wilmington, OH by number of degrees awarded are Wilmington College (326 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wilmington, OH are General Agriculture Management (59 and 18.1%), General Business Administration & Management (51 and 15.6%), and Kinesiology & Exercise Science (34 and 10.4%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $29,837.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Wilmington, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 84.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 964 (44.6% men and 55.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 964 students enrolled in Wilmington, OH, 44.6% men and 55.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 715 records, of which 58.7% were women and 41.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Agriculture Management
    59 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    51 degrees awarded
  3. Kinesiology & Exercise Science
    34 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Wilmington, OH was General Agriculture Management with 59 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Wilmington College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
326 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Wilmington College with 326 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 124 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wilmington, OH, which is 0.614 times less than the 202 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 255 degrees mean that there were 6.22 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 41 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($29,837) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,125) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,100) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wilmington, OH was $174,400 in 2024, which is 0.524 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $162,700 to $174,400, a 7.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Wilmington, OH is 58.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wilmington, OH have an average commute time of 17.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilmington, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$174,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,303
$3,238
Median Property Taxes
±$450

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Rent vs Own

58.2%
Homeownership
2024
64.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 58.2% of the housing units in Wilmington, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$57,199
Median Household Income
± $6,514
5.57k
Number of Households
± 580

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.57k households in Wilmington, OH grew to $57,199 from the previous year's value of $52,661.

The following chart displays the households in Wilmington, OH 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wilmington, OH is from Ohio.
0.453
2023 Wage GINI in Ohio
0.456
2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2023, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.645% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (78.9%)
  2. Carpooled (7.85%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.93%)

In 2024, 78.9% of workers in Wilmington, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.85%) and those who worked at home (5.93%).

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Commute Time

17.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilmington, OH have a shorter commute time (17.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Wilmington, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilmington, OH (2.04k out of 11.7k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wilmington, OH is White, followed by Other 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.

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Health

93% of the population of Wilmington, OH has health coverage, with 38.4% on employee plans, 26.9% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 2.5% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.3% under 18 years, 25.1% between 18 and 34 years, 31.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.99%
Uninsured
38.4%
Employer Coverage
26.9%
Medicaid
12.4%
Medicare
12.7%
Non-Group
2.5%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wilmington, OH declined by 1.75% from 7.11% to 6.99%.

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