Wilmington, NC MSA Population and Components of Change
(1999 MSA Definition)
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 107,219 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 113,200 | 5.6 | 5,981 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 119,900 | 5.9 | 6,700 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 125,800 | 4.9 | 5,900 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 130,000 | 3.3 | 4,200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 132,500 | 1.9 | 2,500 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 134,300 | 1.4 | 1,800 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 135,900 | 1.2 | 1,600 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 135,400 | -0.4 | -500 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 136,800 | 1.0 | 1,400 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 139,248 | 1.8 | 2,448 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 142,523 | 2.4 | 3,275 |
2,398 | 1,533 | - | - |
| 1982 | 146,192 | 2.6 | 3,669 |
1,931 | 1,238 | - | - |
| 1983 | 149,109 | 2.0 | 2,917 |
1,930 | 1,221 | - | - |
| 1984 | 152,982 | 2.6 | 3,873 |
1,992 | 1,250 | - | - |
| 1985 | 156,822 | 2.5 | 3,840 |
2,098 | 1,321 | - | - |
| 1986 | 161,053 | 2.7 | 4,231 |
2,151 | 1,345 | - | - |
| 1987 | 164,362 | 2.1 | 3,309 |
2,179 | 1,409 | - | - |
| 1988 | 166,504 | 1.3 | 2,142 |
2,254 | 1,466 | - | - |
| 1989 | 168,407 | 1.1 | 1,903 |
2,337 | 1,438 | - | - |
| 1990 | 171,269 | 1.7 | 2,862 |
1,758 | 1,074 | - | - |
| 1991 | 177,932 | 3.9 | 6,663 |
3,107 | 1,889 | 47 | 4,534 |
| 1992 | 183,119 | 2.9 | 5,187 |
2,484 | 1,676 | 73 | 3,590 |
| 1993 | 189,691 | 3.6 | 6,572 |
2,558 | 1,638 | 75 | 4,897 |
| 1994 | 196,713 | 3.7 | 7,022 |
2,555 | 1,741 | 66 | 5,444 |
| 1995 | 204,577 | 4.0 | 7,864 |
2,522 | 1,811 | 89 | 6,135 |
| 1996 | 212,069 | 3.7 | 7,492 |
2,547 | 1,830 | 76 | 5,757 |
| 1997 | 219,100 | 3.3 | 7,031 |
2,607 | 1,874 | 80 | 5,162 |
| 1998 | 225,566 | 3.0 | 6,466 |
2,696 | 1,957 | 96 | 4,639 |
| 1999 | 230,141 | 2.0 | 4,575 |
2,763 | 1,937 | 103 | 2,871 |
| 2000 | 233,450 | 1.4 | 3,309 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 239,994 | 2.8 | 6,544 |
3,627 | 2,617 | 521 | 5,122 |
| 2002 | 245,685 | 2.4 | 5,691 |
2,868 | 2,165 | 363 | 4,702 |
| 2003 | 251,268 | 2.3 | 5,583 |
2,881 | 2,188 | 227 | 4,687 |
| 2004 | 259,892 | 3.4 | 8,624 |
2,990 | 2,279 | 371 | 7,936 |
| 2005 | 270,864 | 4.2 | 10,972 |
3,230 | 2,404 | 319 | 10,043 |
| 2006 | 281,275 | 3.8 | 10,411 |
3,488 | 2,311 | 352 | 9,042 |
| 2007 | 289,646 | 3.0 | 8,371 |
3,586 | 2,441 | 315 | 6,876 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates. The MSAs are based on the 1999 MSA definition.
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