Metro area · CBSA 48900
Wilmington
The Wilmington, NC metro area has 453,347 people. Median rent is $1,389, 21.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in New Hanover County at $1,705. Of the 36 places we track here, Sunset Beach has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$76,471
Median home value
$362,400
Unemployment
4.6%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,705
HUD, New Hanover County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | 120,805 | $1,395 | 25.1% |
| Leland | 29,607 | $1,735 | 22.6% |
| Murraysville | 16,339 | $1,777 | 26.3% |
| Myrtle Grove | 12,637 | $1,463 | 15.5% |
| Hampstead | 9,292 | $1,216 | 15.9% |
| Oak Island | 9,030 | $1,339 | 18.7% |
| Kings Grant | 9,003 | $1,292 | 24.9% |
| Ogden | 8,249 | $2,867 | 28.4% |
| Porters Neck | 7,654 | $1,503 | 15.0% |
| St. James | 7,072 | $2,258 | 23.3% |
| Carolina Beach | 6,745 | $1,513 | 19.2% |
| Silver Lake | 6,563 | $1,416 | 22.1% |
| Boiling Spring Lakes | 6,347 | $1,385 | 26.5% |
| Wrightsboro | 6,287 | $1,250 | 19.1% |
| Northchase | 5,896 | $1,365 | 27.6% |
| Carolina Shores | 5,017 | $1,973 | 31.1% |
| Shallotte | 4,639 | $1,256 | 17.1% |
| Sunset Beach | 4,351 | $537 | 7.9% |
| Southport | 4,205 | $1,426 | 19.5% |
| Burgaw | 3,850 | $943 | 16.7% |
| Skippers Corner | 3,792 | $838 | 13.9% |
| Wallace | 3,457 | $881 | 20.6% |
| Bayshore | 2,949 | $1,532 | 19.4% |
| Wrightsville Beach | 2,665 | $2,336 | 18.5% |
| Belville | 2,573 | $1,798 | 26.3% |
| Kure Beach | 2,466 | $1,436 | 16.5% |
| Calabash | 2,377 | $1,360 | 25.0% |
| Navassa | 2,039 | $1,313 | 25.4% |
| Sea Breeze | 1,849 | $712 | 12.2% |
| Rocky Point | 1,020 | $971 | 16.8% |
| Holden Beach | 962 | $1,475 | 15.2% |
| Ocean Isle Beach | 903 | $989 | 12.3% |
| Castle Hayne | 897 | $1,037 | 23.5% |
| Northwest | 885 | $825 | 18.6% |
| Varnamtown | 782 | $1,087 | 23.8% |
| St. Helena | 544 | $1,696 | 27.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.