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Wilmington Metro Area Historical Place of Birth and Citizenship Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Total population: 263,804

	Wilmington Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	250,614	95.00%, see rank	92.40%	86.93%
Born in the State of Residence	136,200	51.63%, see rank	57.79%	58.73%
Born in Different State	111,783	42.37%, see rank	33.52%	26.78%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	2,631	1.00%, see rank	1.08%	1.42%
Foreign Born	13,190	5.00%, see rank	7.60%	13.07%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	4,305	1.63%, see rank	2.46%	5.99%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	8,885	3.37%, see rank	5.14%	7.09%
Born In Europe	2,579	0.98%, see rank	0.81%	1.53%
Born In Asia	2,397	0.91%, see rank	1.85%	3.82%
Born In Africa	245	0.09%, see rank	0.46%	0.55%
Born In Oceania	50	0.02%, see rank	0.03%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	7,476	2.83%, see rank	4.28%	6.83%
Born In Northern America	443	0.17%, see rank	0.17%	0.26%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Total population: 363,648

	Wilmington Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	346,024	95.15%, see rank	92.47%	87.13%
Born in the State of Residence	186,616	51.32%, see rank	58.06%	58.71%
Born in Different State	155,812	42.85%, see rank	33.38%	27.04%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	3,596	0.99%, see rank	1.03%	1.38%
Foreign Born	17,624	4.85%, see rank	7.53%	12.87%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	6,262	1.72%, see rank	2.31%	5.71%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	11,362	3.12%, see rank	5.22%	7.16%
Born In Europe	3,558	0.98%, see rank	0.82%	1.56%
Born In Asia	2,558	0.70%, see rank	1.73%	3.67%
Born In Africa	367	0.10%, see rank	0.43%	0.51%
Born In Oceania	216	0.06%, see rank	0.03%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	10,289	2.83%, see rank	4.36%	6.79%
Born In Northern America	636	0.17%, see rank	0.17%	0.26%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Total population: 349,522

	Wilmington Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	332,932	95.25%, see rank	92.63%	87.28%
Born in the State of Residence	182,751	52.29%, see rank	58.55%	58.66%
Born in Different State	147,176	42.11%, see rank	33.11%	27.28%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	3,005	0.86%, see rank	0.98%	1.33%
Foreign Born	16,590	4.75%, see rank	7.37%	12.72%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	5,543	1.59%, see rank	2.11%	5.48%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	11,047	3.16%, see rank	5.25%	7.24%
Born In Europe	3,840	1.10%, see rank	0.80%	1.59%
Born In Asia	2,306	0.66%, see rank	1.62%	3.54%
Born In Africa	316	0.09%, see rank	0.41%	0.48%
Born In Oceania	205	0.06%, see rank	0.03%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	9,305	2.66%, see rank	4.33%	6.77%
Born In Northern America	618	0.18%, see rank	0.18%	0.27%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Total population: 337,583

	Wilmington Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	324,010	95.98%, see rank	93.16%	87.61%
Born in the State of Residence	180,452	53.45%, see rank	59.16%	58.98%
Born in Different State	140,650	41.66%, see rank	33.07%	27.35%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	2,908	0.86%, see rank	0.93%	1.29%
Foreign Born	13,573	4.02%, see rank	6.84%	12.39%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	4,941	1.46%, see rank	1.98%	5.28%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	8,632	2.56%, see rank	4.86%	7.11%
Born In Europe	3,747	1.11%, see rank	0.81%	1.64%
Born In Asia	1,933	0.57%, see rank	1.47%	3.34%
Born In Africa	340	0.10%, see rank	0.40%	0.46%
Born In Oceania	190	0.06%, see rank	0.03%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	6,873	2.04%, see rank	3.95%	6.60%
Born In Northern America	490	0.15%, see rank	0.19%	0.28%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.