Weddington, NC

Census Place

2024 Population

13,805

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.3

0.46% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.01%

10.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$190,766

2.75% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$824,100

Population & Diversity

Weddington, NC is home to a population of 13.8k people, from which 95.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 16.1% of Weddington, NC residents were born outside of the country (2.22k people).

In 2024, there were 8.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.4k people) in Weddington, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.22k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 637 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%

2024 Citizenship

96.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.1% of Weddington, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Weddington, NC was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Weddington, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Weddington, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.4k ± 610
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.22k ± 267
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
637 ± 404

7.16%

Hispanic Population

989 people

7.16% of the people in Weddington, NC are hispanic (989 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Weddington, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
228,441 ± 11,609 people
India
90,815 ± 7,367 people
Honduras
52,061 ± 5,588 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 228,441 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 90,815 and Honduras with 52,061.

Foreign-Born Population

16.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.22k people

13.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.88k people

As of 2024, 16.1% of Weddington, NC residents (2.22k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Weddington, NC was 13.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Weddington, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
234 ± 140
Gulf War (1990s)
172 ± 88
Vietnam
162 ± 101

Weddington, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.36 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Weddington, NC.

Economy

The economy of Weddington, NC employs 6.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Weddington, NC were Finance & Insurance (1,075 people), Retail Trade (849 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (838 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($205,500), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($190,000), and Manufacturing ($158,625).

Employment

Occupations

6.6k

2024 Value

± 621

0.518%

1 Year growth

± 13.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Weddington, NC grew at a rate of 0.518%, from 6.57k employees to 6.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Weddington, NC, are Management Occupations (1,614 people), Sales & Related Occupations (941 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (875 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Weddington, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.6k

2024 Value

± 621

0.518%

1 Year growth

± 13.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Weddington, NC grew at a rate of 0.518%, from 6.57k employees to 6.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Weddington, NC, are Finance & Insurance (1,075 people), Retail Trade (849 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (838 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Weddington, NC, though some of these residents may live in Weddington, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$130,399

Median earning men ± $23,146

$60,948

Median earning women ± $6,772

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($250,001), Information ($234,219), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($202,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($180,455), Information ($124,688), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($123,512).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Weddington, NC was $824,100 in 2024, which is 2.48 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $730,200 to $824,100, a 12.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Weddington, NC is 95.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Weddington, NC have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Weddington, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$824,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$70,846

$4,199

Median Property Taxes

±$393

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Weddington, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Weddington, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

95.1%

Homeownership

2024

68.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 95.1% of the housing units in Weddington, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 95.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Weddington, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$190,766

Median Household Income

± $24,012

4.42k

Number of Households

± 438

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.42k households in Weddington, NC declined from $190,766 from the previous year's value of $196,159.

The following chart displays the households in Weddington, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Weddington, NC is from North Carolina.

0.466

2024 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.467

2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (63.7%)
Worked At Home (30.5%)
Carpooled (3.17%)

In 2024, 63.7% of workers in Weddington, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.5%) and those who carpooled to work (3.17%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Weddington, NC have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.65% of the workforce in Weddington, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Weddington, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Weddington, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Weddington, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.01% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Weddington, NC (553 out of 13.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Weddington, NC is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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