Polkton vs Wadesboro

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

Polkton 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 2,759 in Polkton). Polkton has the higher median household income ($45,625 vs $34,125 in Wadesboro). Polkton has the higher median home value ($134,100 vs $98,600 in Wadesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Polkton	Wadesboro
Population	2,759	4,966
Median age	39.0 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,625	$34,125
Median home value	$134,100	$98,600
Median gross rent	$936	$921
Housing units	498	2,286
Homeownership rate	44.0%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.3%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	12.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Polkton	Wadesboro
Population	2,921 → 2,759 (-5.5%)	5,305 → 4,966 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$39,808 → $45,625 (+14.6%)	$26,680 → $34,125 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$76,300 → $134,100 (+75.8%)	$81,100 → $98,600 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $936 (+37.6%)	$778 → $921 (+18.4%)

Polkton

Population

2,9212,759

Median household income

$39,808$45,625

Median home value

$76,300$134,100

Median gross rent

$680$936

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)

	Polkton	Wadesboro
Under 5	2.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	9.7%	20.5%
18 to 24	8.4%	11.1%
25 to 34	21.8%	8.2%
35 to 44	22.6%	11.3%
45 to 54	14.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	9.3%	13.0%
65 to 74	6.6%	8.7%
75 and over	5.6%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Polkton	Wadesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	44.3%	25.4%
Black or African American	42.1%	65.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Polkton	Wadesboro
No high school diploma	20.5%	15.6%
High school graduate	47.8%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	1.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Polkton	Wadesboro
Drove alone	76.4%	63.2%
Carpooled	18.2%	25.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Polkton	Wadesboro
1-unit, detached	41.6%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	8.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	47.4%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Polkton	Wadesboro
Poverty rate	28.1%	30.0%
Average household size	2.50	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1991	1968