Northchase vs Wrightsboro

A side-by-side comparison of Northchase and Wrightsboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Northchase has the higher population (5,879 vs 5,434 in Wrightsboro). Wrightsboro has the higher median household income ($72,867 vs $56,659 in Northchase). Northchase has the higher median home value ($286,700 vs $220,700 in Wrightsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Northchase	Wrightsboro
Population	5,879	5,434
Median age	28.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,659	$72,867
Median home value	$286,700	$220,700
Median gross rent	$1,342	$1,072
Housing units	2,531	2,401
Homeownership rate	43.5%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	20.0%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northchase	Wrightsboro
Population	3,614 → 5,879 (+62.7%)	4,525 → 5,434 (+20.1%)
Median household income	$52,717 → $56,659 (+7.5%)	$46,174 → $72,867 (+57.8%)
Median home value	$190,400 → $286,700 (+50.6%)	$141,800 → $220,700 (+55.6%)
Median gross rent	$941 → $1,342 (+42.6%)	$980 → $1,072 (+9.4%)

Northchase

Population

3,6145,879

Median household income

$52,717$56,659

Median home value

$190,400$286,700

Median gross rent

$941$1,342

Wrightsboro

Population

4,5255,434

Median household income

$46,174$72,867

Median home value

$141,800$220,700

Median gross rent

$980$1,072

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Northchase	Wrightsboro
Under 5	2.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	30.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	13.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	12.7%	16.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	6.8%	15.3%
55 to 64	7.9%	12.1%
65 to 74	7.0%	12.5%
75 and over	5.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northchase	Wrightsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	60.4%
Black or African American	29.6%	21.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northchase	Wrightsboro
No high school diploma	4.1%	12.4%
High school graduate	22.5%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northchase	Wrightsboro
Drove alone	71.9%	88.6%
Carpooled	8.2%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	19.9%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northchase	Wrightsboro
1-unit, detached	36.1%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	20.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	21.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Northchase	Wrightsboro
Poverty rate	21.1%	10.3%
Average household size	2.60	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1999	1982