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Wilmington, NC MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 3,090
  equals Births 14,253
  less Deaths 11,163
Net Migration 18,523
  equals net International Migration 1,601
  plus net Domestic Migration 16,922

The population of the Wilmington, NC MSA changed from 255,648 on 2010 to 277,969 in 2015 -- a change of 22,321 (8.73%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (18,523) exceeded natural change (3,090); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Wilmington, NC MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
New Hanover County, NC37129P0000001 203,298 205,970 209,219 213,324 216,585 220,358 17,060 8.39
Pender County, NC37141P0000001 52,350 53,292 53,872 54,968 56,086 57,611 5,261 10.05
Total P0000001 255,648 259,262 263,091 268,292 272,671 277,969 22,321 8.73
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
New Hanover County, NC37129B0000001 2,124 2,232 2,263 2,199 2,281 2,279 11,254 
Pender County, NC37141B0000001 496 599 590 605 595 610 2,999 
Total B0000001 2,620 2,831 2,853 2,804 2,876 2,889 14,253 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
New Hanover County, NC37129D0000001 1,280 1,691 1,672 1,737 1,811 1,819 8,730 
Pender County, NC37141D0000001 288 458 456 510 512 497 2,433 
Total D0000001 1,568 2,149 2,128 2,247 2,323 2,316 11,163 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
New Hanover County, NC37129NC000001 844 541 591 462 470 460 2,524 
Pender County, NC37141NC000001 208 141 134 95 83 113 566 
Total NC000001 1,052 682 725 557 553 573 3,090 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
New Hanover County, NC37129MI000001 184 257 272 290 332 343 1,494 
Pender County, NC37141MI000001 40 21 16 19 24 27 107 
Total MI000001 224 278 288 309 356 370 1,601 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
New Hanover County, NC37129MD000001 1,380 1,903 2,364 3,308 2,263 2,697 12,535 
Pender County, NC37141MD000001 372 723 421 934 1,004 1,305 4,387 
Total MD000001 1,752 2,626 2,785 4,242 3,267 4,002 16,922 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
New Hanover County, NC37129MN000001 1,564 2,160 2,636 3,598 2,595 3,040 14,029 
Pender County, NC37141MN000001 412 744 437 953 1,028 1,332 4,494 
Total MN000001 1,976 2,904 3,073 4,551 3,623 4,372 18,523 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
New Hanover County, NC37129GQ000001 6,698 6,750 6,689 6,755 6,851 6,850 152 2.27
Pender County, NC37141GQ000001 1,090 1,090 1,090 1,089 1,090 1,090 0 0.00
Total GQ000001 7,788 7,840 7,779 7,844 7,941 7,940 152 1.95

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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