Wilmington, NC
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Our record for Wilmington may be out of date. The most recent record we hold is from Tue Jun 2, 2026. (79 days ago) Newer meetings may not have been published to the official portal yet, or may not have been collected by us yet — this is a statement about our record, not about whether the city council has met. Check the official portal before concluding nothing is scheduled.
WilmingtonNC averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $421,733 -0.5% yr/yr · +32.3% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2003–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Municipal budget
Total revenue$205.7M (FY2023)
Total spending$203.7M (FY2023)
Taxes$134.9M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$267.1M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$1,732 (FY2023)
🗳️ How this town voted (1 contests)
Official town-by-town returns — MA Secretary of the Commonwealth (PD43+). ✓ marks this town's plurality choice.
U.S. Senate 2024-11-05
John Deaton ✓ 7,261 · Elizabeth Ann Warren 6,730
Recent meetings
Tue Jun 2, 2026 · 6:30 PM
City Council
Council Chambers, City Hall
Tue May 19, 2026 · 6:30 PM
City Council
Council Chambers, City Hall
Mon May 4, 2026 · 6:30 PM
City Council
Council Chambers, City Hall
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $329.8M | PPD DEVELOPMENT LP Department of Health and Human Services · IGF::OT::IGF NIAID HIV AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES CLINICAL RESEAR |
| $135.1M | PPD DEVELOPMENT LP Department of Health and Human Services · IGF::OT::IGF NIAID CLINICAL SITE MONITORING |
| $126.5M | PPD DEVELOPMENT LP Department of Health and Human Services · ADVANCED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR NOVEL IMMUNOGENICITY |
| $117.4M | PPD DEVELOPMENT LP Department of Health and Human Services · BARDA WILL IMPLEMENT A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, M |
| $73.2M | PPD DEVELOPMENT LP Department of Health and Human Services · NIAID CLINICAL SITE MONITORING (NCSM) |
| $64.0M | PPD DEVELOPMENT LP Department of Health and Human Services · "COVID 19"COMPLETION OF ACTIV 2 STUDY |
| $36.4M | PPD DEVELOPMENT LP Department of Health and Human Services · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NIAID) CLINICAL |
| $34.6M | PPD DEVELOPMENT LP Department of Health and Human Services · COVID 19. THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE/FULL CLINICAL TR |
| $29.4M | CIVIL WORKS CONTRACTING LLC National Aeronautics and Space Administr · THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL LABOR, EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL AND RELATE |
| $27.2M | PPD DEVELOPMENT LP Department of Health and Human Services · TAS::75 0885::TAS NIAID DAIT CLINICAL SITE MONITORING CENTER |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (New Hanover County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration+1,667 people (+$226.2M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)15 ({"Hurricane": 23, "Tropical Storm": 3, "Severe Storm": 2, "B · last Sat Jan 24, 2026)
Traffic fatalities16 (8 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments44,624 (963,417 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,580/mo (2,343 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy15.3% (low numeracy 26% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$205.7M
Annual budget
$267.1M
Debt outstanding
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$205.7M
Spending$203.7M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load MODERATE
Outstanding debt$267.1M
Debt-to-revenue1.30×
Debt-load index68 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.