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Wilmington, DE
Delaware · New Castle County · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro
Wilmington is a mid-size city in Delaware with a population of 71,124. Residents earn $55,269 per year, which is 26% below the national average.
3.0
/5.0
B
Good
71,124
Population
6,525/sq mi density
$55,269
Median Income
$38,786 per capita
$224,500
Home Value
$321,158 Zillow
$1,187
Median Rent
31.4% income on rent
53°F
Avg Temperature
290 sunny days/yr
1,498
Violent Crime/100K
4,460 property/100K
B
Overall
3.0 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B
Economy
3.0 / 5.0
$55,269 median income, 4.9% unemployment
A
Affordability
4.4 / 5.0
$224,500 home value, $1,187/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
1,498 violent crimes/100K (294% above avg)
B+
Education
3.6 / 5.0
33.1% bachelor's degree or higher
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Historic Markers
83
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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UFO Sightings
24
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Mines
2
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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UFO Sightings Near Wilmington, DE
24 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Wilmington, DE.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, DE | 2014 | Green streaking light at low altitude. |
| Wilmington, DE | 2014 | Chevron shaped object with string of lights hovering for about ten seconds. Object then very slowly moved away and out of sight. |
| Wilmington, DE | 2012 | It sparkled and quickly zipped above the trees. |
| Wilmington, DE | 2012 | Four Bright Orange Sheres appear twice with 5 minutes seen by neighbors in Delaware |
| Mile marker 41 garden state parkway, NJ | 2011 | Orange fireball objects in sky in new jersey |
| Wilmington, DE | 2011 | UFO object in the southwest sky as I was at Silverside rd and Concord POike at 13:00 on Friday October 7, 2011 |
| Wilmington, DE | 2010 | Circular solid, semi-transparent glowing off-white circular shape zipped through the sky, stopped suddenly without slowing, went up |
| Wilmington, DE | 2010 | A quick moving green glowing ball seen while driving. |
| Wilmington, DE | 2010 | Brightly lit object floating silently near tall trees. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly Jupiter in the southern sky. PD)) |
| Wilmington, DE | 2008 | Light sphere seen, exactly the same as the one in the British Police Helicopter footage. |
| Wilmington (suburbs), DE | 2006 | Brilliant sphere floats above the Wilmington Suburbs. |
| Wilmington, DE | 2006 | triangular shape with lights |
| Wilmington, DE | 2006 | 3 objects interacting over DE City |
| Wilmington, DE | 2006 | Weird Lights |
| Wilmington, DE | 2005 | Flashing red, green and white light. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius?? PD)) |
| Wilmington, DE | 2005 | Light over General Motors plant |
| Wilmington, DE | 2004 | I observed a metallic sphere travelling west to east below cloud level. |
| Wilmington, DE | 2001 | Circular Shadow seen above Wilmington De on 6-10-01 |
| Wilmington, DE | 2000 | It was football-shaped, totally illuminated with white/grey(the body)2 rows of strobing white lites top and bottom |
| Wilmington, DE | 2000 | Seen in the sky by Mother daugther and 3 grandkids was a very strange thing. It was triangle in shape. In each corner there was a brig |
| Wilmington, DE | 1999 | In June 1999 a shiny silver egg shaped craft was seen in North Wilmington, DE |
| Wilmington, DE | 1976 | Silent hovercraft 35-50 feet above ground with searchlights beaming down on houses makes a 90 degree turn and vanishes. |
| Wilmington, DE | 1969 | Moon sized object "grew" to fill entire sky, then disappeared |
| Wilmington, DE | 1964 | I thought it was a star....until it MOVED....three times! |