Wadesboro

Population: 4,966
Median household income: $34,125
Median home value: $98,600

Wadesboro, a community in Anson County, North Carolina, has 4,966 residents. Its median household income of $34,125 runs below the Anson County figure of $44,245.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wadesboro's population declined 6.4% from 5,305 to 4,966, while its median home value rose 21.6% from $81,100 to $98,600.

63.2% of workers drive to work alone. 74.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,966
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $34,125
Median home value: $98,600
Median gross rent: $921
Housing units: 2,286
Homeownership rate: 59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 12.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3054,966

Median household income

$26,680$34,125

Median home value

$81,100$98,600

Median gross rent

$778$921

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,305	$26,680	$81,100	$778
2020	5,273	$25,354	$80,300	$790
2021	5,079	$26,878	$70,100	$800
2022	5,004	$32,022	$96,100	$893
2023	4,966	$34,125	$98,600	$921

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	344	6.9%
5 to 17	1,017	20.5%
18 to 24	550	11.1%
25 to 34	409	8.2%
35 to 44	561	11.3%
45 to 54	563	11.3%
55 to 64	648	13.0%
65 to 74	434	8.7%
75 and over	440	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,259	25.4%
Black or African American	3,253	65.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.2%
Asian	241	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.3%
Two or more races	158	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	476	15.6%
High school graduate	1,023	33.5%
Some college or associate's	1,082	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	382	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	92	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone63.2%

Carpooled25.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,205	63.2%
Carpooled	487	25.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	47	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	167	8.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	491	28.2%
15 to 29 min	745	42.8%
30 to 44 min	209	12.0%
45 to 59 min	171	9.8%
60+ min	123	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 30.0% (1,422 of 4,746)

	Count	Share
Family households	960	51.3%
Nonfamily households	911	48.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,871	81.8%
Vacant	415	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,103	59.0%
Renter-occupied	768	41.0%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,696	74.2%
1-unit, attached	40	1.7%
2 to 4 units	163	7.1%
5 to 19 units	191	8.4%
20 or more units	44	1.9%
Mobile home & other	152	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3770380
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.9638, -80.0747