City profile · Mid-size City
Wilmington, North Carolina
Verified Oct 25, 2026Who leads Wilmington, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Bill Saffo
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 115,451
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 25, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 25, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcewilmingtonnc.gov/Connect-With-Us/City-Mayor-Council/Mayor-Bill-Saffo ↗
- Official leadership pagewilmingtonnc.gov/Connect-With-Us/City-Mayor-Council/Mayor-Bill-Saffo ↗
- City websitewilmingtonnc.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Bill Saffo CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 25, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 115,451
- Median household income
- $58,908
- Median age
- 37.6
- Land area
- 51.37 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,247.4 per sq mi
- County
- New Hanover County
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$404M
- City hall phone
- (910) 341-7815
- Official website
- wilmingtonnc.gov ↗
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