original residential areas, offering springs and sites for mills, better air quality, and fewer mosquitoes. Surrounding municipalities Climate Wilmington has a warm temperate climate or humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with hot and humid summers, cool to cold winters, and precipitation evenly spread throughout the year. In July, the daily average is , with an average 21 days of + highs annually. Summer thunderstorms are common in the hottest months. The January daily average is , although temperatures may occasionally reach or as fronts move toward and past the area. Snowfall is light to moderate, and variable, with some winters bringing very little of it and others witnessing several major snowstorms; the average seasonal total is . Extremes in temperature have ranged from on February 9, 1934, up to on August 7, 1918, though both + and readings are uncommon; the last occurrence of each was July 18, 2012 and February 5, 1996, respectively. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 70,898 people, 31,754 households, and 13,572 families residing in the city. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 70,851 people, 28,615 households, and 15,398 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 32,820 housing units at an average density of and with an occupancy rate of 87.2%. The racial makeup of the city was 58.0% African American, 32.6% White, 0.4% Native American, 1.0% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.4% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. 12.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Non-Hispanic Whites were 27.9% of the population in 2010, compared to 40.5% in 1990. As of the census of 2000, the largest ethnicities included: Irish (8.7%), Italian (5.7%), German (5.2%), English (4.4%), and Polish (3.6%). There were 28,615 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.5% were married couples living together, 24.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.2% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.18. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24,