North Carolina is proving to be one of the most popular states to move to in the country, with the city of Wilmington being no exception.
At the end of the 2024, the state government reported that North Carolina saw the fourth largest population growth in the United States. More recently, an article from a moving blog called Hire a Helper looked at data from the last year and confirmed that this trend is continuing.
Here’s a look at where people are moving to in North Carolina and the reasons why they’re doing so.
How many people are moving to Wilmington?
Hire a Helper’s analysis comes from a database from PGM Solutions that includes over 18 million moves between June 2024 and May 2025. The analysis found that North Carolina was the fifth most popular state to move to…