FEATURE FILMS AND TV SHOWS FILMED HERE: Over 300
SIZE OF SCREEN GEMS STUDIO: 115,000 Square Feet
NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS: 548
NUMBER OF HOTELS: 214
NUMBER OF ARTS RELATED ORGANIZATIONS: 63
NUMBER OF SURF SHOPS: 12
NUMBER OF GOLF COURSES; 26 (if you include Myrtle Beach: 97)
NUMBER OF MILES OF PUBLIC BEACH: 49
NUMBER OF FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF ILM PER WEEK: 250
NUMBER OF FULL SERVICE MARINAS: 32
POPULATION:
| AREA | 1990 | 2004 | % Growth |
| New Hanover County | 120,284 | 175,000 | 33% |
| Wilmington | 55,530 | 94,600 | 62% |
| Carolina Beach | 3,630 | 5,095 | 40% |
| Kure Beach | 619 | 1,517 | 145% |
| Wrightsville Beach | 2,937 | 3,182 | 8% |
TOP 25 EMPLOYERS:
1. New Hanover Regional Medical Center/Cape Fear Hospital (Hospitals) - 4,887
2. New Hanover County Schools (Education) - 4,129
3. General Electric (Global Nuclear Fuel/Aircraft/Nuclear Energy/Nuclear Energy) - 2,128
4. University of NC Wilmington (Higher Education) - 1,809
5. PPD, Inc. (Discovery & Development Services to Pharmaceutical & Biotech) - 1,800
6. New Hanover County (County Government) - 1,673
7. Cape Fear Community College (Education) - 1,256
8. City of Wilmington (Government) - 1,200
Verizon Wireless (Communications) - 1,200
9. Progress Energy - Southport & Wilmington (Electricity) - 1,100
10. WalMart (Retail) - 1,000
11. aaiPharma (Pharmaceutical Product Sales and Drug Development) - 915
12. Corning, Inc. (Optical Fiber) - 900
13. International Paper - Riegelwood Operations (Bleached Pulp & Paperboard) - 743
14. DEL Laboratories (Cosmetic & Over-the-counter Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Distribution) - 589
15. Wachovia (Banking Services) - 500
16. KoSa (Chemicals) - 300
17. L L Building Products (Home Building Products) - 286
18. Louisiana Pacific Corp. (Laminated Veneer Lumber) - 270
19. INVISTA (Dacron Polyester) - 224
20. Star News (Newspaper) - 215
21. Bedford Fair Industries (Women's Apparel - Mail Order) - 200
22. International Paper Carton Div. (Paperboard Cartons) -175
23. Elementis Chromium LP (Sodium Bichromate) - 121
24. Chemtex Engineers (Plant Consulting) - 100
25. VisionAir (Software Development for Law Enforcement) - 100
