Wilmington

#1110

Global Rank

1.4

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


Share

United States North America

Population
313K
GDP
$22B
GDP per capita
$70,183
Land area
1,795 km²
Density
175/km²

Primary city Wilmington

State / province North Carolina

Language English

Wilmington metro area

34.23, -77.94
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

3 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

BaseballSouth Atlantic League

Wilmington Blue Rocks

Wilmington

Other College Teams1 team

Top Companies

2 companies
1WSFS Financial
$4B
Public
2Vantaca
$1B
Unicorn

Total Market Cap: $5B across 2 companies

Source data as of September 12, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Wilmington, NC, since 1984. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
01002003004005001990200020102020
One year
One year +3.7%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +79.0%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +94.5%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −33.0%
2007Q2 to 2012Q4

Screen of Wilmington

#184 by film pedigree · score 19 · 4 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Ariana DeBose, Elisabeth Shue, Judge Reinhold, Estelle Taylor

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1888

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Wilmington, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Wilmington International Airport

Wilmington (NC) • 4 - Regional