Waxhaw vs Weddington

A side-by-side comparison of Waxhaw and Weddington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waxhaw has the higher population (21,565 vs 13,468 in Weddington). Weddington has the higher median household income ($196,159 vs $128,115 in Waxhaw). Weddington has the higher median home value ($730,200 vs $506,300 in Waxhaw).

Population, income & housing

	Waxhaw	Weddington
Population	21,565	13,468
Median age	36.9 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$128,115	$196,159
Median home value	$506,300	$730,200
Median gross rent	$1,770	$2,205
Housing units	6,846	4,408
Homeownership rate	82.2%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.9%	65.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waxhaw	Weddington
Population	15,237 → 21,565 (+41.5%)	10,794 → 13,468 (+24.8%)
Median household income	$111,642 → $128,115 (+14.8%)	$136,891 → $196,159 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$329,400 → $506,300 (+53.7%)	$457,900 → $730,200 (+59.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,446 → $1,770 (+22.4%)	$1,985 → $2,205 (+11.1%)

Waxhaw

Population

15,23721,565

Median household income

$111,642$128,115

Median home value

$329,400$506,300

Median gross rent

$1,446$1,770

Weddington

Population

10,79413,468

Median household income

$136,891$196,159

Median home value

$457,900$730,200

Median gross rent

$1,985$2,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Waxhaw	Weddington
Under 5	5.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	28.6%	25.0%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.6%	5.0%
35 to 44	15.4%	13.0%
45 to 54	19.0%	21.3%
55 to 64	7.9%	12.8%
65 to 74	5.9%	8.8%
75 and over	3.1%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waxhaw	Weddington
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	79.5%
Black or African American	7.1%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	7.4%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waxhaw	Weddington
No high school diploma	3.8%	1.7%
High school graduate	17.2%	8.9%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	35.1%	39.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waxhaw	Weddington
Drove alone	61.6%	70.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	2.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.9%	24.3%
Other means	0.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waxhaw	Weddington
1-unit, detached	88.5%	99.0%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Waxhaw	Weddington
Poverty rate	4.3%	3.6%
Average household size	3.27	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	2009	1998