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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Wilmington Area is $199,000, which is higher than the state average of $153,600 and is higher than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Wilmington Area was built is 1990, which is newer than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1986 and is newer than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 65,788 Owner Occupied Houses in Wilmington Area, #117

Wilmington Area	199,000 USD
North Carolina	153,600 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Wilmington Area	1.89%
North Carolina	41.83%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Wilmington Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Wilmington Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Total Housing Units	129,947, see rank, 100%	4,385,668	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	107,330, 82.60%, see rank	85.34%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	65,788, 50.63%, see rank	56.13%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	41,542, 31.97%, see rank	29.20%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	22,617, 17.40%, see rank	14.66%	12.45%
For Rent	3,918, 3.02%, see rank	2.65%	2.34%
For Sale Only	2,062, 1.59%, see rank	1.41%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	577, 0.44%, see rank	0.78%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	10,556, 8.12%, see rank	4.81%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	26, 0.02%, see rank	0.03%	0.03%
Other Vacant	5,478, 4.22%, see rank	4.98%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #38

Wilmington Area	North Carolina	U.S.
1990	1986	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Wilmington Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	65,788	100%	2,461,741	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	46,020	69.95%, see rank	66.10%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	19,768	30.05%, see rank	33.90%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Wilmington Area	1,460 USD
North Carolina	1,272 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Wilmington Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
$299 or Less	161	0.35%, see rank	0.29%	0.20%
$300 to $499	785	1.71%, see rank	2.34%	1.59%
$500 to $699	1,957	4.25%, see rank	6.85%	5.01%
$700 to $999	6,769	14.71%, see rank	20.33%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	14,409	31.31%, see rank	34.42%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	9,984	21.69%, see rank	18.69%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	8,587	18.66%, see rank	12.57%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	3,368	7.32%, see rank	4.51%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Wilmington Area	24.40% of the Total Income
North Carolina	22.60% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Wilmington Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
10% or Less	2,852	6.20%, see rank	6.41%	5.86%
10% to 20%	13,265	28.82%, see rank	34.98%	31.95%
20% to 30%	12,883	27.99%, see rank	27.06%	27.64%
30% to 40%	6,254	13.59%, see rank	12.56%	13.74%
40% or More	10,303	22.39%, see rank	18.39%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Wilmington Area	457 USD
North Carolina	373 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Wilmington Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
$199 or Less	1,346	6.81%, see rank	10.23%	7.76%
$200 to $299	2,636	13.33%, see rank	21.81%	14.70%
$300 to $499	7,375	37.31%, see rank	41.59%	34.63%
$500 to $699	5,174	26.17%, see rank	16.79%	21.16%
$700 or More	3,237	16.37%, see rank	9.58%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Wilmington Area	13.30% of the Total Income
North Carolina	11.90% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Wilmington Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
10% or Less	7,250	36.68%, see rank	41.92%	40.19%
10% to 20%	6,410	32.43%, see rank	31.16%	31.47%
20% to 30%	2,875	14.54%, see rank	12.06%	12.24%
30% to 40%	1,311	6.63%, see rank	5.28%	5.64%
40% or More	1,667	8.43%, see rank	8.16%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Wilmington Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Total Housing Units	129,947, 100%	4,385,668	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	80,280, 61.78%, see rank	65.33%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	9,176, 7.06%, see rank	3.82%	5.82%
2 Units	3,687, 2.84%, see rank	2.14%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	3,915, 3.01%, see rank	2.74%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	5,871, 4.52%, see rank	4.44%	4.78%
10 or More Units	14,844, 11.42%, see rank	7.98%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	12,174, 9.37%, see rank	13.55%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Wilmington Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Total Housing Units	129,947, 100%	4,385,668	132,741,033
1 Room	2,308, 1.78%, see rank	1.18%	1.95%
2 Rooms	5,015, 3.86%, see rank	1.51%	2.48%
3 Rooms	14,176, 10.91%, see rank	6.93%	9.13%
4 Rooms	22,698, 17.47%, see rank	17.44%	16.60%
5 Rooms	27,114, 20.87%, see rank	23.63%	20.41%
6 Rooms	22,081, 16.99%, see rank	18.81%	18.06%
7 Rooms	15,031, 11.57%, see rank	12.36%	12.27%
8 Rooms	10,077, 7.75%, see rank	8.08%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	11,447, 8.81%, see rank	10.08%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.30, see rank	5.50	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Wilmington Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Total Housing Units	129,947, 100%	4,385,668	132,741,033
No Bedroom	2,461, 1.89%, see rank	1.26%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	9,274, 7.14%, see rank	6.61%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	33,004, 25.40%, see rank	26.47%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	61,284, 47.16%, see rank	47.54%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	19,570, 15.06%, see rank	14.55%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	4,354, 3.35%, see rank	3.57%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Wilmington Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Total Housing Units	107,330, 100%	3,742,514	116,211,092
Utility Gas	6,584, 6.13%, see rank	24.68%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	4,328, 4.03%, see rank	8.00%	4.86%
Electricity	94,397, 87.95%, see rank	60.27%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	951, 0.89%, see rank	4.34%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	12, 0.01%, see rank	0.01%	0.12%
Wood	509, 0.47%, see rank	2.17%	2.12%
Solar Energy	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.05%
Other Fuel	188, 0.18%, see rank	0.15%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	361, 0.34%, see rank	0.35%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Wilmington Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	39,642, 100%	1,186,631	39,201,928
$199 or Less	542, 1.37%, see rank	1.77%	1.50%
$200 to $299	900, 2.27%, see rank	3.01%	3.18%
$300 to $499	2,122, 5.35%, see rank	9.02%	7.37%
$500 to $699	6,851, 17.28%, see rank	23.78%	16.01%
$700 to $999	14,320, 36.12%, see rank	35.90%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	11,640, 29.36%, see rank	21.06%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	2,171, 5.48%, see rank	3.82%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	1,096, 2.76%, see rank	1.64%	6.10%
Median	$893, see rank	$790	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Wilmington Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	107,330, 100%	3,742,514	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	6,500, 6.06%, see rank	6.54%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	37,400, 34.85%, see rank	32.77%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	44,746, 41.69%, see rank	38.61%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	18,684, 17.41%, see rank	22.08%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.