Long Creek vs Watha

A side-by-side comparison of Long Creek and Watha: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Watha has the higher population (244 vs 209 in Long Creek). Since 2019, Long Creek's population has grown faster (+111.1% vs +31.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Long Creek	Watha
Population	209	244
Median age	52.3 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$36,042
Median home value	—	$100,000
Median gross rent	—	$683
Housing units	146	93
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	20.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Long Creek	Watha
Population	99 → 209 (+111.1%)	185 → 244 (+31.9%)
Median household income	—	$33,125 → $36,042 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$63,900 → $61,700 (-3.4%)	$115,600 → $100,000 (-13.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$568 → $683 (+20.2%)

Long Creek

Population

99209

Median home value

$63,900$61,700

Watha

Population

185244

Median household income

$33,125$36,042

Median home value

$115,600$100,000

Median gross rent

$568$683

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Long Creek	Watha
Under 5	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	10.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	23.8%
35 to 44	25.8%	7.8%
45 to 54	19.1%	4.9%
55 to 64	18.2%	16.4%
65 to 74	26.8%	16.0%
75 and over	0.0%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Long Creek	Watha
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	79.5%
Black or African American	4.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Long Creek	Watha
No high school diploma	11.7%	21.5%
High school graduate	53.7%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Long Creek	Watha
Drove alone	100.0%	73.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Long Creek	Watha
1-unit, detached	65.8%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.2%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Long Creek	Watha
Poverty rate	21.5%	20.1%
Average household size	3.12	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1968	1980