Town
Population 2000: 2,593
Metro area: Wilmington

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH

NC

US

POPULATION

Number

Number

Number

Total population

2,593

Square miles (land)

1.33

Population per square mile

1,943.37

165.25

79.56

GENDER

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

Male

1,442

55.6

49.0

49.1

Female

1,151

44.4

51.0

50.9

AGE

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

15 or younger

193

7.4

20.5

21.4

16-24

473

18.2

13.9

13.9

25-44

882

34.0

31.1

30.2

45-64

657

25.3

22.5

22.0

65+

388

15.0

12.0

12.4

Number

Number

Number

Average age (years)

40.59

36.32

36.22

RACE AND ETHNICITY

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

White

2,544

98.1

72.1

75.1

Black or African American

7

0.3

21.6

12.3

American Indian and Alaska native

8

0.3

1.2

0.9

Asian

14

0.5

1.4

3.6

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander

2

0.1

0.0

0.1

Some other race

5

0.2

2.3

5.5

Two or more races

13

0.5

1.3

2.4

Hispanic or Latino

17

0.7

4.7

12.5

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census