CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wadesboro

North Carolina · 3,645 residents · 6.60 sq mi

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With 3,645 people, Wadesboro is a city in North Carolina. Median home value sits at $44,700. At a median age of 36.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The average commute runs 14 minutes. 19.9% of locals live below the federal poverty line. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 20%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,645

+3%vs 2000

vs 3,552 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−1%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.60 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(228)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(254)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(219)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.7%(352)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(264)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(459)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.5%(382)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(406)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(376)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(374)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(208)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(123)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,402

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,302 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,110

−30%vs 2000

vs $14,500 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.9%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,700

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$309

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $390 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.9%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.9% in 2000

42.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic41.6%(1,476)

Black55.9%(1,987)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(46)

Asian0.5%(16)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic53.4%(1,947)

Black46.6%(1,698)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(30)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4%(201)

Filipino0.3%(13)

Ancestry

American7%(347)

English4.1%(203)

German1.3%(64)

Subsaharan African1.1%(57)

Irish1.1%(55)

West Indian1%(48)

French Canadian0.8%(42)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(34)

Jamaican0.6%(28)

British0.3%(17)

Scottish0.3%(14)

French0.1%(4)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.1%(4)

Portuguese0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.7%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.4%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.5 min

−12%vs 2000

vs 15.4 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 married49%(1,007)

Married27.1%(556)

Widowed6.7%(138)

Divorced17.2%(353)

Women 15+

Never married31.6%(637)

Married25.1%(506)

Widowed16.9%(340)

Divorced26.5%(534)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.7%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 22.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.7%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.3%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.5%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.4%

+9.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.6%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.3% 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)6.8%(23)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.5%(124)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.3%(103)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War19.1%(65)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 340 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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