Charlotte vs Wilmington
Charlotte, NC compared with Wilmington, NC · 181 miles apart
Charlotte has 964,784 residents to Wilmington’s 126,809. Charlotte comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Wilmington does better on median rent, average commute, unemployment.
| Charlotte, NC | Wilmington, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 964,784 | 126,809 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,091 | 2,467 |
| Median household income | $82,068 | $66,738 |
| Median home value | $385,700 | $383,800 |
| Median rent | $1,612 | $1,395 |
| Homeownership | 51% | 47.6% |
| Average commute | 24.7 min | 18.5 min |
| Median age | 34.5 | 37.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 48% | 46.8% |
| Poverty rate | 11.7% | 16% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 5.8× |
| Clear days a year | 34 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 38 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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