Wilmington

Population: 979
Median household income: $91,750
Median home value: $260,300

Wilmington, a community in Essex County, New York, has 979 residents. At $91,750, its median household income sits above Essex County's $70,215.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wilmington's population grew 26.3% from 775 to 979, while its median home value rose 43.6% from $181,300 to $260,300.

89.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 979
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $91,750
Median home value: $260,300
Median gross rent: $1,160
Housing units: 567
Homeownership rate: 85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

775979

Median household income

$61,111$91,750

Median home value

$181,300$260,300

Median gross rent

$907$1,160

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	775	$61,111	$181,300	$907
2020	772	$68,438	$225,500	$961
2021	880	$79,000	$232,700	$1,078
2022	931	$83,750	$248,000	$1,155
2023	979	$91,750	$260,300	$1,160

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4417.6%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	3.9%
5 to 17	116	11.8%
18 to 24	89	9.1%
25 to 34	96	9.8%
35 to 44	172	17.6%
45 to 54	117	12.0%
55 to 64	131	13.4%
65 to 74	118	12.1%
75 and over	102	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	955	97.5%
Black or African American	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's42.4%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	4.1%
High school graduate	203	27.6%
Some college or associate's	312	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	129	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	62	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	366	74.1%
Carpooled	55	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	69	14.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50	11.8%
15 to 29 min	205	48.2%
30 to 44 min	119	28.0%
45 to 59 min	43	10.1%
60+ min	8	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 2.8% (27 of 979)

	Count	Share
Family households	318	80.1%
Nonfamily households	79	19.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	397	70.0%
Vacant	170	30.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	339	85.4%
Renter-occupied	58	14.6%

1-unit, detached89.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	507	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17	3.0%
5 to 19 units	15	2.6%
20 or more units	3	0.5%
Mobile home & other	25	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3682304
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 44.3869, -73.8172