Washington Park is a city of 456 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 52.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 91% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 1%. That is roughly 23% ahead of the North Carolina median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,750, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
59% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Washington Park
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate2.2% → 16.4%(+14.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median age41.8 → 52.5(+10.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)7.3%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era70.7%(29)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War17.1%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 41 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
Washington Park, decade by decade
Washington Park 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
410
$81,002
$175,685
41.6%
12.2
2000
440
$83,745
$221,695
55.0%
8.9
2010
451
$99,543
$325,117
61.0%
10.7
2020
392
$98,045
$305,313
55.6%
12.9
2024
456
$88,750
$315,500
59.0%
12.1
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.
