Peachland vs Wadesboro

A side-by-side comparison of Peachland and Wadesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Peachland and Wadesboro are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wadesboro has the higher population (4,966 vs 437 in Peachland). Peachland has the higher median household income ($69,375 vs $34,125 in Wadesboro). Peachland has the higher median home value ($127,900 vs $98,600 in Wadesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Peachland	Wadesboro
Population	437	4,966
Median age	40.9 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,375	$34,125
Median home value	$127,900	$98,600
Median gross rent	$867	$921
Housing units	191	2,286
Homeownership rate	70.9%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peachland	Wadesboro
Population	470 → 437 (-7.0%)	5,305 → 4,966 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$37,917 → $69,375 (+83.0%)	$26,680 → $34,125 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $127,900 (+12.4%)	$81,100 → $98,600 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $867 (+27.9%)	$778 → $921 (+18.4%)

Peachland

Population

470437

Median household income

$37,917$69,375

Median home value

$113,800$127,900

Median gross rent

$678$867

Wadesboro

Population

5,3054,966

Median household income

$26,680$34,125

Median home value

$81,100$98,600

Median gross rent

$778$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Peachland	Wadesboro
Under 5	4.8%	6.9%
5 to 17	10.1%	20.5%
18 to 24	0.7%	11.1%
25 to 34	27.5%	8.2%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.3%
45 to 54	16.0%	11.3%
55 to 64	9.6%	13.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.7%
75 and over	9.2%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peachland	Wadesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	25.4%
Black or African American	49.4%	65.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peachland	Wadesboro
No high school diploma	30.1%	15.6%
High school graduate	42.8%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peachland	Wadesboro
Drove alone	67.6%	63.2%
Carpooled	27.7%	25.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Peachland	Wadesboro
1-unit, detached	77.5%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	22.5%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Peachland	Wadesboro
Poverty rate	5.0%	30.0%
Average household size	2.89	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1962	1968