CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waxhaw

North Carolina · 1,294 residents · 12.1 sq mi

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Waxhaw is a city of 1,294 people in North Carolina. There are 1,331 fewer people here than in 2000. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $56,100. The average commute runs 27 minutes. Median rent is $567 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 45%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,294

−51%vs 2000

vs 2,625 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 32.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(122)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(123)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(106)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(88)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(87)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418%(233)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(197)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(122)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(91)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.1%(66)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(40)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(19)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,597

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,184 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,338

−56%vs 2000

vs $23,481 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.5%

+6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,100

−45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $133,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$567

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $711 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.5%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.3% in 2000

23.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80%(2,101)

Black17%(446)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(45)

Asian0.3%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75%(971)

Black25%(323)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

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

South American4.5%(992)

Mexican2.9%(646)

Puerto Rican2.6%(578)

Colombian2.3%(505)

Ecuadorian1.6%(350)

Central American1.2%(278)

Salvadoran0.6%(137)

Honduran0.6%(126)

Cuban0.4%(94)

Peruvian0.4%(86)

Dominican0.2%(34)

Chilean0.1%(31)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.1%(20)

Panamanian0.1%(15)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.5%(779)

Chinese1.2%(268)

Filipino1.2%(263)

Korean0.5%(109)

Vietnamese0.3%(71)

Laotian0.2%(52)

Hmong0.2%(39)

Taiwanese0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(39)

Ancestry

German13.1%(2,927)

Irish11.8%(2,627)

English11.2%(2,499)

Italian9%(2,012)

American6.7%(1,483)

Polish2.9%(636)

Scottish2.8%(619)

Ukrainian2.5%(565)

Brazilian2.2%(485)

Hungarian2.1%(459)

Greek1.9%(416)

Swiss1.3%(279)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.2%(269)

French1.1%(245)

West Indian1.1%(242)

Russian1.1%(234)

Dutch0.9%(194)

Romanian0.9%(191)

Norwegian0.8%(183)

Subsaharan African0.6%(144)

Haitian0.6%(136)

Swedish0.6%(126)

Turkish0.5%(118)

Lithuanian0.5%(115)

British0.5%(106)

Jamaican0.5%(106)

Belgian0.5%(104)

Portuguese0.5%(102)

Welsh0.4%(86)

Arab0.3%(66)

Lebanese0.3%(66)

Slovak0.3%(59)

Israeli0.2%(41)

Austrian0.2%(37)

Danish0.2%(34)

Finnish0.2%(34)

Czech0.1%(33)

Guyanese0.1%(20)

Canadian0.1%(13)

Palestinian0%(11)

French Canadian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.2%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.9%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.1 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 23.8 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 married31.6%(2,565)

Married61.8%(5,017)

Widowed0.5%(38)

Divorced6.1%(498)

Women 15+

Never married24.4%(2,097)

Married60.5%(5,188)

Widowed5.1%(441)

Divorced9.9%(853)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

76.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 77.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 88.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

16.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% 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)30.4%(224)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.7%(204)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.5%(188)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.3%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 737 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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