Wilmington, NC · Law Firms

Law Firms in Wilmington, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 268 law offices in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,249 people with $85.7 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

268

93rd most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

1,249

4.7 per business, against 6.9 across all metros

Annual payroll

$85.7 million

$68,616 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

91%

of businesses, against 86% across all metros

Change since 2022

+3.1%

in the number of businesses (260 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Wilmington.

  • Wilmington ranks 93rd of 387 US metro areas by number of law offices.
  • Businesses here run smaller than average: 4.7 employees each, against 6.9 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $68,616 per employee a year, against $128,457.
  • The market grew: 8 more businesses than in 2022.

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Questions

Law Firms in Wilmington

How many law offices are there in Wilmington?

268 in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,249 people and paid $85.7 million in annual payroll.

Is the Wilmington market for law firms growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 260 to 268 (+3.1%).

What does VERA do for law firms in Wilmington?

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Law Firms in other markets

Other Wilmington markets

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is law offices, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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