With 1,956 people, Wanchese is a city in North Carolina. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. The population is up 28% since 2000. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average. Households here earn about 23% more than in North Carolina as a whole. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,750, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 92%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wanchese
What changed most since 1990
White share98.5% → 91.8%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.8% → 28.9%(+21.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$62,347 → $88,750(+42%)US over the same years: +14%
Wanchese's population equals 5.2% of Dare County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.7% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.3% of the county's.
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)13.7%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era68.5%(50)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.2%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 73 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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Over time
Wanchese, decade by decade
Wanchese population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,374
$62,347
$215,766
7.8%
3.6
2000
1,527
$71,500
$162,309
16.2%
8.0
2010
1,642
$68,195
$309,580
15.1%
14.8
2020
1,522
$71,491
$292,223
24.5%
27.3
2024
1,956
$88,750
$311,800
28.9%
19.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
