CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Weddington

North Carolina · 3,803 residents · 17.5 sq mi

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Weddington is a city of 3,803 people in North Carolina. Households here earn about 135% more than in North Carolina as a whole. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. The median household earns $62,689, about 108% above the national median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 42% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $176,300.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

42% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,803

−43%vs 2000

vs 6,696 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

17.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(304)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(336)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(354)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(298)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(139)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(487)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4424.6%(936)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.6%(555)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(246)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.7%(101)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.8%(32)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(15)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$62,689

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,617 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,206

−38%vs 2000

vs $37,295 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.3%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$176,300

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $270,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$423

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $718 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

92.4%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.1% in 2000

7.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(6,349)

Black2%(135)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(71)

Asian1.1%(71)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96%(3,651)

Black3.1%(118)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(10)

Asian0.7%(26)

Other0.2%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(321)

Puerto Rican1.8%(242)

South American1.6%(223)

Central American0.8%(110)

Colombian0.8%(110)

Peruvian0.8%(105)

Costa Rican0.5%(68)

Cuban0.4%(62)

Guatemalan0.3%(42)

Spaniard0.2%(31)

Argentine0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian7.9%(1,094)

Chinese0.4%(52)

Vietnamese0.2%(28)

Korean0.1%(16)

Japanese0.1%(9)

Indonesian0.1%(7)

Thai0%(2)

Ancestry

English16.3%(2,250)

Irish14.7%(2,023)

German9.8%(1,348)

Italian6.1%(844)

American5.9%(819)

Scottish4%(556)

Subsaharan African2.7%(379)

French2.5%(348)

Polish2%(273)

Scotch-Irish2%(272)

Greek1.7%(229)

Russian1.3%(178)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1.1%(149)

Swedish1.1%(145)

Portuguese0.9%(129)

Bulgarian0.9%(119)

French Canadian0.8%(117)

Latvian0.7%(103)

Dutch0.7%(92)

Norwegian0.7%(90)

West Indian0.4%(59)

Jamaican0.4%(59)

Hungarian0.4%(52)

Romanian0.4%(51)

Belgian0.3%(40)

Guyanese0.3%(38)

Welsh0.3%(36)

Czech0.2%(28)

Canadian0.2%(27)

British0.2%(25)

Arab0.1%(20)

Danish0.1%(17)

Swiss0.1%(14)

Austrian0.1%(11)

Slovak0.1%(11)

Slovene0.1%(10)

Syrian0.1%(8)

Lithuanian0.1%(7)

Serbian0.1%(7)

Finnish0%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

41.6%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

93.5%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.3%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.8 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 19.9 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 married20%(1,053)

Married76.9%(4,059)

Widowed0.4%(21)

Divorced2.7%(143)

Women 15+

Never married17.9%(955)

Married73.7%(3,941)

Widowed4.5%(241)

Divorced3.9%(208)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 8.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

76.7%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 76.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

3.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

88.9%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 92.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

17.4%

+1.5 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)31.8%(234)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)44.4%(327)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.4%(194)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.5%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 736 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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