img
Change text size A

Write a Review About Wilmington For A Chance to Win A $100 Amazon Gift Card

Back
Wilmington Delaware
Overall Rating
Star ratings are calculated by averaging a community’s percentile score for each individual category.

Read more

4.13 out of 5 stars
See detailed scores arrow-d-ic

Wilmington (Lenape: Paxahakink, Pakehakink) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It is at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine River, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, who was prime minister in the reign of George II of Great Britain.
As of the 2017 United States Census estimate, the city's population is 72,846. It is the fifth least populous city in the U.S. to be the most populous in its state. The Wilmington Metropolitan Division, comprising New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD and Salem County, NJ, had an estimated 2016 population of 719,876. And the Delaware Valley metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey, had a 2016 population of 6,070,500, and a combined statistical area of 7,179,357.

Become a community envoy on AgeFriendly.com Claim this city
Would you recommend Wilmington, DE
to your older friends and family?

reviews (34)

Neighborhoods
Sort by

Transportation service is available for those who need assistance, the colleges offer free tuition for those who want to farther their education, seniors are visible in the workplace

Was this review helpful? 0

N/a

Was this review helpful? 0

People here just not all friendly

Was this review helpful? 0

Too much crime

Was this review helpful? 0

N/a

Was this review helpful? 0

Your photo has been submitted and will appear on the city page after Admin’s approval. Thanks!