2025 Compare Cities People:
Wilmington, NC vs Lancaster, CA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Lancaster is 0% more densely populated than Wilmington.
- People are 6.0% more likely to be married in Lancaster.
- The Median Age is 4.1 years younger in Lancaster.
 Wilmington, NCLancaster, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock171,820329,725,481
 Female Population53.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.338.4
 space3
 Population - 2010106,769  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock118,718285,036,114
 Population - 199055,530  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock31.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now124.7%  Unlock30.8%
 space4
 Population Density  Unlock1,822.493.4
 Land Area51.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
 space
 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wilmington, NCLancaster, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
 space1
 Race
 Wilmington, NCLancaster, CAUnited States
 White70.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock20.0%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock44.8%18.4%
 space2
 Marriage & Family
 Wilmington, NCLancaster, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.2%50.2%
 Never Married41.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 space5
 Household Size  Unlock3.152.60
 Households52,656  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock38,25680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households27,941  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

   |    Reply

I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

   |    Reply

Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Wilmington

Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

   |    Reply

Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

   |    Reply

Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Lancaster


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.