CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wade

North Carolina · 235 residents · 1.74 sq mi

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With 235 people, Wade is a city in North Carolina. The median age is 48.6, about 16 years above the US median. The population has fallen 51% since 2000. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $43,200. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 48.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

235

−51%vs 2000

vs 480 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

48.6

+30%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.74 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024518

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 91.7%(4)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(12)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(19)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(9)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.4%(22)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.1%(26)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.5%(34)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.2%(31)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7420.4%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(12)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,389

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,481

−25%vs 2000

vs $13,933 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,200

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$283

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

+7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.3%(347)

Black22.7%(109)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(13)

Asian0.4%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.2%(179)

Black23.4%(55)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(7)

Central American0.6%(3)

Panamanian0.6%(3)

Puerto Rican0.4%(2)

Asian origin

Thai0.2%(1)

Ancestry

Irish22.4%(116)

American12.4%(64)

English11.8%(61)

German8.7%(45)

Scottish5.8%(30)

Italian3.5%(18)

Dutch2.3%(12)

Iranian2.1%(11)

French1.7%(9)

Swedish1.4%(7)

Welsh0.8%(4)

Russian0.6%(3)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.5%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.1 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 20.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married19.1%(35)

Married71.6%(131)

Widowed2.2%(4)

Divorced7.1%(13)

Women 15+

Never married16.5%(35)

Married53.8%(114)

Widowed22.6%(48)

Divorced7.1%(15)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.9%

−12.3 ptssince 2013

from 21.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.2%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 39.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

−11.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.9%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.3%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.9%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 74.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)44.4%(24)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.6%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.2%(19)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 54 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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