Wadesboro Population History 1990 - 2023

Wadesboro Population Facts

What is the current population of Wadesboro?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Wadesboro is 4,935. Wadesboro, North Carolina is the 4,882nd largest city in the US.

What county is Wadesboro, North Carolina in?

Wadesboro is located entirely in Anson County.

What is the size of Wadesboro, North Carolina in square miles?

Wadesboro has an area of 6.3 square miles.

What was the peak population of Wadesboro?

The peak population of Wadesboro was in 2010, when its population was 5,813. In 2010, Wadesboro was the 4,244th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 4,882nd largest city in the US. Wadesboro is currently 15.1% smaller than it was in 2010.

How quickly is Wadesboro shrinking?

Wadesboro has shrunk 11.8% since the year 2000. Wadesboro, North Carolina's growth is extremely below average. 94% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Wadesboro, North Carolina?

Wadesboro has a population density of 921.4 people per square mile.

Wadesboro Demographics

What is the voting age population of Wadesboro, North Carolina?

The total voting age population of Wadesboro, North Carolina, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 4,160. The voting age population is 44.8% male and 55.2% female.

What percentage of Wadesboro, North Carolina residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 18.5% of the residents of Wadesboro are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Wadesboro, North Carolina?

The racial demographics of Wadesboro are 72.0% Black, 25.0% White, 2.6% Asian, 0.2% American Indian and 0.2% Two or more races.

What percentage of Wadesboro, North Carolina residents are below the poverty line?

In Wadesboro, 32.3% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 62.9%. On a per-household basis, 37.1% of families are below the poverty line in Wadesboro.

What percentage of Wadesboro, North Carolina residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 56.6% of Wadesboro residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Wadesboro, North Carolina residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 80.3% of Wadesboro residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 12.6% have a bachelor's degree and 2.5% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Wadesboro, North Carolina residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Wadesboro residents aged 5 and older, 2.1% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 0.0% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.9% speak an Indo-European language, and 1.1% speak an Asian language.

Wadesboro Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Wadesboro, North Carolina?

The unemployment rate in Wadesboro is 15.3%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Wadesboro, North Carolina residents work for the government?

In Wadesboro, 21.5% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Wadesboro, North Carolina?

The median household income in Wadesboro is $26,680.

Wadesboro Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Wadesboro, North Carolina?

In Wadesboro, 46.6% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Wadesboro, North Carolina?

Renters occupy 53.4% of housing units in Wadesboro.

What percentage of Wadesboro, North Carolina housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Wadesboro, 20.2% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Wadesboro, North Carolina housing units were built after 2000?

In Wadesboro, 4.1% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000.

What is the median monthly rent in Wadesboro, North Carolina?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Wadesboro is $778.

What percentage of households in Wadesboro, North Carolina have broadband internet?

In Wadesboro, 69.1% of households have an active broadband internet connection.