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Wadesboro, North Carolina

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Population in 2022: 4,966 (97% urban, 3% rural).
Population change since 2000: +39.8%
Males: 2,424  (48.8%)
Females: 2,542  (51.2%)
Median resident age:

38.4 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years

Zip codes: 28170.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $32,649 (it was $23,302 in 2000)
Wadesboro:

$32,649
NC:

$67,481

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $20,460 (it was $14,500 in 2000)

Wadesboro town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $114,796 (it was $65,700 in 2000)
Wadesboro:

$114,796
NC:

$280,600

Median gross rent in 2022: $924.

March 2022 cost of living index in Wadesboro: 86.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 24.2%
(4.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.6% for Black residents, 25.0% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Wadesboro, NC (2022)
    • 3,44967.5%Black alone
    • 1,27725.0%White alone
    • 2575.0%Asian alone
    • 200.4%Other race alone
    • 120.2%American Indian alone
    • 50.10%Two or more races

Races in Wadesboro detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 43 registered sex offenders living in Wadesboro, North Carolina as of May 08, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Wadesboro is 132 to 1.


Crime rates in Wadesboro by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022
Murders
(per 100,000)		2
(39.8)		0
(0.0)		2
(34.0)		1
(17.3)		2
(35.3)		2
(35.3)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		6
(110.8)		9
(172.8)		0
(0.0)		3
(57.5)		3
(57.8)		2
(39.7)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		3
(59.7)		2
(34.4)		7
(118.9)		2
(34.5)		2
(35.3)		2
(35.3)		5
(89.7)		2
(36.1)		1
(18.5)		2
(38.4)		6
(114.8)		5
(95.8)		3
(57.8)		4
(79.4)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		19
(378.0)		18
(309.7)		12
(203.8)		16
(276.0)		11
(193.9)		10
(176.5)		10
(179.4)		7
(126.3)		11
(203.2)		24
(460.9)		16
(306.0)		19
(363.9)		10
(192.7)		9
(178.7)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		30
(596.9)		41
(705.3)		42
(713.4)		55
(948.8)		65
(1,146)		42
(741.4)		54
(968.8)		53
(956.5)		66
(1,219)		64
(1,229)		77
(1,473)		97
(1,858)		95
(1,830)		117
(2,323)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		101
(2,010)		80
(1,376)		62
(1,053)		138
(2,381)		120
(2,115)		111
(1,959)		86
(1,543)		89
(1,606)		107
(1,977)		66
(1,268)		76
(1,454)		117
(2,241)		110
(2,119)		108
(2,145)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		266
(5,292)		287
(4,937)		406
(6,897)		287
(4,951)		258
(4,548)		272
(4,801)		200
(3,588)		230
(4,151)		197
(3,639)		160
(3,073)		246
(4,705)		225
(4,310)		171
(3,295)		247
(4,905)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		20
(397.9)		16
(275.2)		11
(186.9)		14
(241.5)		9
(158.6)		19
(335.4)		10
(179.4)		12
(216.6)		15
(277.1)		9
(172.8)		12
(229.5)		22
(421.4)		22
(423.9)		36
(714.9)
Arson
(per 100,000)		4
(79.6)		0
(0.0)		3
(51.0)		0
(0.0)		3
(52.9)		2
(35.3)		2
(35.9)		0
(0.0)		3
(55.4)		1
(19.2)		4
(76.5)		2
(38.3)		1
(19.3)		6
(119.1)
City-Data.com crime index744.3577.3731.4718.6728.7656.1585.2553.9847.4986.0786.51035.2899.81064.7

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Wadesboro, NC

Crime rate in Wadesboro detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 24 (19 officers - 15 male; 4 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

3.66
North Carolina average:

2.27
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Ancestries: American (6.4%), English (5.0%), Scottish (3.5%), African (2.6%), Jamaican (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 522 feet

Land area: 2.97 square miles.

Population density: 1,670 people per square mile   (low).

Wadesboro, North Carolina map

207 residents are foreign born (2.0% Asia, 1.7% Latin America).

This town:

4.0%
North Carolina:

8.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,147 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,052 (1.0%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Concord, NC (42.5 miles , pop. 55,977).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (46.0 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (440.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Lilesville, NC (2.2 miles ),
Polkton, NC (2.8 miles ),
Morven, NC (2.9 miles ),
Ansonville, NC (3.1 miles ),
Peachland, NC (3.3 miles ),
McFarlan, NC (3.5 miles),
Cordova, NC (3.8 miles ),
Chesterfield, SC (4.0 miles )

Latitude: 34.97 N, Longitude: 80.07 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +936 (+18.3%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 791 (38.1%)

Area code: 704

Distribution of median household income in Wadesboro, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Wadesboro, NC in 2022
Wadesboro satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.8%
North Carolina:

3.2%
Historical population in Wadesboro, NC
Historical housing units in Wadesboro, NC
Most common industries in Wadesboro, NC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (11.0%)
  • Educational services (10.5%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (10.0%)
  • Public administration (5.8%)
  • Food (5.3%)
  • Construction (4.6%)
  • Accommodation & food services (4.3%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Textile mills & textile products (11.9%)
  • Construction (9.6%)
  • Public administration (7.9%)
  • Metal & metal products (7.4%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.3%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.6%)
  • Food (4.6%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (19.6%)
  • Educational services (16.1%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (8.3%)
  • Food (6.0%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.7%)
  • Social assistance (5.5%)
  • Public administration (3.8%)
Most common occupations in Wadesboro, NC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5.6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.4%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (3.7%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9.1%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6.9%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.8%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4.3%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.6%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.0%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6.6%)
  • Cashiers (5.1%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (3.2%)

Average climate in Wadesboro, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Wadesboro, North Carolina average temperatures Wadesboro, North Carolina average precipitation Wadesboro, North Carolina humidity Wadesboro, North Carolina wind speed Wadesboro, North Carolina snowfall Wadesboro, North Carolina sunshine Wadesboro, North Carolina clear and cloudy days

Wadesboro, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 85.3. This is about average.

City:

85.3
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 33.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

33.4
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2021 was 15.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 24.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

15.0
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.41. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.41
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Wadesboro-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 15% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.0 miles away from the Wadesboro town center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category F4 tornado 28.6 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 100 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Wadesboro-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 36% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 235.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 119.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 157.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 143.1 miles away from Wadesboro center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 132.7 miles away from Wadesboro center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.4 miles away from Wadesboro center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Anson County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Wadesboro topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers in Wadesboro:

  • ANSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, 500 MORVEN ROAD)
  • AMBASSADOR HEALTH AND REHAB OF WADESBORO, LLC (2051 COUNTY CLUB ROAD)
  • DIALYSIS CARE OF ANSON COUNTY (923 E CASWELL ST)
  • FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE OF ANSON COUNTY (2349 US HWY 74 WEST)
  • LIBERTY HOME CARE II, LLC (921 E CASWELL STREET)

Airports located in Wadesboro:

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wadesboro:

  • Richmond Community College (about 21 miles; Hamlet, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,106)
  • Wingate University (about 22 miles; Wingate, NC; FT enrollment: 2,125)
  • Stanly Community College (about 28 miles; Albemarle, NC; FT enrollment: 2,307)
  • Sandhills Community College (about 41 miles; Pinehurst, NC; FT enrollment: 3,434)
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte (about 45 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 22,807)
  • Queens University of Charlotte (about 46 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 2,083)
  • Central Piedmont Community College (about 47 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 15,371)

Public high schools in Wadesboro:

  • ANSON HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 96 ANSON HIGH SCHOOL ROAD, Grades: 9-12)
  • ANSON ACADEMY (Location: 514 N. WASHINGTON STREET, Grades: 9-12)
  • ANSON NEW TECH HIGH (Location: 118 W. ASHE STREET, Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Wadesboro:

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Points of interest:

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Shopping Center: Plank Road Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: East View Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Forever Inn (214 South Green Street), Anson Inn (1201 East Caswell Street), Days Inn Wadesboro (209 East Caswell Street).

Courts: Clerk Of Superior Court (114 North Green Street), Superior Court Judges Office (Courthouse), District Court Judge (Courthouse).

Birthplace of: Junkyard Dog - Professional wrestler, Trinton Sturdivant - Football offensive lineman, John Gaddy - Baseball player, Tom Brewer - Baseball player.

Anson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Wadesboro and their reported violations in the past:

ANSON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 12,750, Surface water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In MAY-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (MAY-30-2009), St Boil Water Order (MAY-30-2009), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-30-2009), St Public Notif requested (MAY-30-2009), St Public Notif received (JUN-03-2009), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2009)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In APR-2014, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2014), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-22-2014), St Public Notif requested (JUL-22-2014), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-22-2014)
  • Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In MAR-2014, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2014), St Public Notif requested (JUL-22-2014), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-22-2014), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-22-2014)
  • Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In FEB-2014, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2014), St Public Notif requested (MAY-15-2014), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-15-2014), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-15-2014)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between DEC-2013 and FEB-2014, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-21-2014), St Public Notif requested (JUN-13-2014), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUN-13-2014), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-13-2014)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between DEC-2013 and FEB-2014, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-21-2014), St Public Notif requested (JUN-13-2014), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUN-13-2014), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-13-2014)
  • 24 regular monitoring violations
  • 4 other older monitoring violations
Average household size:
This town:

2.4 people
North Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

62.0%
Whole state:

66.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

6.1%
Whole state:

5.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Wadesboro in 2010:

  • 179 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 71 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 31 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 12 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Wadesboro in 2000:

  • 124 people in nursing homes
  • 41 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in religious group quarters

Banks with branches in Wadesboro (2011 data):

  • PNC Bank, National Association: Wadesboro Branch at 1109 East Caswell Street, branch established on 1969/07/01; 223 North Green Street Branch at 223 North Green Street, branch established on 1970/11/12. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Wadesboro Main Branch at 111 East Caswell Street, branch established on 1894/01/01. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • SunTrust Bank: Wadesboro Branch 692 at 212 North Washington Street, branch established on 1990/10/08. Info updated 2010/05/27: Bank assets: $171,291.7 mil, Deposits: $129,833.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1716 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
  • Woodforest National Bank: Wadesboro Walmart Branch at 2004 Highway 74, branch established on 2006/10/02. Info updated 2011/05/10: Bank assets: $3,488.9 mil, Deposits: $3,097.6 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 766 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan (With 401(K) Provisions)
  • Anson Bank & Trust Co.: at 211 South Greene Street, branch established on 1889/01/01. Info updated 2009/06/05: Bank assets: $56.8 mil, Deposits: $47.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Uwharrie Capital Corp

For population 15 years and over in Wadesboro:

Marital status in Wadesboro, NC
  • Never married: 47.4%
  • Now married: 27.1%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

For population 25 years and over in Wadesboro:

  • High school or higher: 84.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 10.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.5
North Carolina average:

11.7

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wadesboro
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Wadesboro, NC (based on Anson County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant8,24045
Black Protestant3,32923
Mainline Protestant2,28530
Catholic1761
Other251
None12,948-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Anson County:

2.78 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.79 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
Here:

7.53 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Anson County:

11.6%
North Carolina:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

33.1%
North Carolina:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

13.6%
State:

15.6%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Wadesboro:

47.8%
State:

48.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Wadesboro:

44.0%
North Carolina:

46.1%

Average BMI:
Here:

30.3
State:

28.8

People feeling badly about themselves:
Wadesboro:

20.3%
North Carolina:

20.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

12.6%
North Carolina:

10.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.7
North Carolina:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

35.6%
North Carolina:

33.7%

General health condition:
Wadesboro:

52.7%
North Carolina:

55.8%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

80.6%
North Carolina:

79.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Wadesboro, NC Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 15$69,919$55,9350$0
Police - Other 7$28,585$49,0030$0
Solid Waste Management 6$18,875$37,7500$0
Fire - Other 6$23,874$47,7484$3,755
Streets and Highways 5$14,844$35,6260$0
Financial Administration 4$12,242$36,7260$0
Other and Unallocable 4$14,141$42,4237$5,768
Water Supply 4$13,910$41,7300$0
Sewerage 3$9,420$37,6800$0
Other Government Administration 2$13,078$78,4686$3,168
Parks and Recreation 1$2,889$34,6681$860
Totals for Government 57$221,777$46,69018$13,550

Wadesboro government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Construction - Local Fire Protection: $442,000 ($89.01)
    Police Protection: $128,000 ($25.78)
    Regular Highways: $25,000 ($5.03)
    Water Utilities: $18,000 ($3.62)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,716,000 ($345.55)
    Liquor Stores: $989,000 ($199.15)
    Regular Highways: $580,000 ($116.79)
    Water Utilities: $562,000 ($113.17)
    Financial Administration: $481,000 ($96.86)
    Local Fire Protection: $398,000 ($80.14)
    Solid Waste Management: $338,000 ($68.06)
    Sewerage: $216,000 ($43.50)
    Central Staff Services: $143,000 ($28.80)
    Parks and Recreation: $20,000 ($4.03)
    Health - Other: $3,000 ($0.60)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($0.20)
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Sewerage: $914,000 ($184.05)
    Other - Water Utilities: $365,000 ($73.50)
    Other - Financial Administration: $73,000 ($14.70)
    Other - Health - Other: $5,000 ($1.01)
    Other - Police Protection: $3,000 ($0.60)
  • Intergovernmental to State - Water Utilities: $2,000 ($0.40)
    Police Protection: $1,000 ($0.20)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $144,000 ($29.00)
    Solid Waste Management: $133,000 ($26.78)
    Water Utilities: $98,000 ($19.73)
    Regular Highways: $66,000 ($13.29)
    Housing and Community Development: $26,000 ($5.24)
    Police Protection: $24,000 ($4.83)
    Central Staff Services: $9,000 ($1.81)
    Sewerage: $9,000 ($1.81)
    Financial Administration: $3,000 ($0.60)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $244,000 ($49.13)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000 ($3.02)

Wadesboro government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,460,000 ($294.00)
    Solid Waste Management: $372,000 ($74.91)
    Other: $4,000 ($0.81)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $24,000 ($4.83)
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $98,000 ($19.73)
    General Local Government Support: $13,000 ($2.62)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $33,000 ($6.65)
    Donations From Private Sources: $8,000 ($1.61)
    Rents: $1,000 ($0.20)
    Interest Earnings: $0 ($0.00)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,287,000 ($259.16)
    Liquor Stores: $1,084,000 ($218.28)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $706,000 ($142.17)
    Highways: $188,000 ($37.86)
    Housing and Community Development: $88,000 ($17.72)
    Other: $24,000 ($4.83)
  • Tax - Property: $2,077,000 ($418.24)
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $791,000 ($159.28)
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $63,000 ($12.69)
    Other License: $4,000 ($0.81)
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000 ($0.40)

Wadesboro government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,656,000 ($333.47)
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,100,000 ($221.51)
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $648,000 ($130.49)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $93,000 ($18.73)
Businesses in Wadesboro, NC
NameCountNameCount
Advance Auto Parts1McDonald's1
Arby's1New Balance1
AutoZone1Pizza Hut1
Burger King1SONIC Drive-In1
CVS1Subway2
Domino's Pizza1T-Mobile1
Dunkin Donuts1U-Haul1
FedEx1UPS1
Ford1Waffle House1
H&R Block1Walmart1
KFC1Wendy's1
Lane Furniture1

Strongest AM radio stations in Wadesboro:

  • WADE (1340 AM; 1 kW; WADESBORO, NC; Owner: INSPIRATIONAL DELIVERANCE CENTER INC)
  • WLWL (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: SANDHILLS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WNOW (1030 AM; daytime; 9 kW; MINT HILL, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE METRO RADIO, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wadesboro:

  • WYFQ-FM (93.5 FM; WADESBORO, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WVSZ (107.3 FM; CHESTERFIELD, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)
  • WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WJSG (104.3 FM; HAMLET, NC; Owner: JACKSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRML (102.3 FM; PAGELAND, SC; Owner: ROBERT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WABZ-FM (100.9 FM; ALBEMARLE, NC; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Wadesboro:

  • W24AY (Channel 24; LILESVILLE/WADESBORO, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
  • WSOC-TV (Channel 9; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
Wadesboro fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
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  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 25Number of bridges
  • 194ft / 59.0mTotal length
  • 138,010Total average daily traffic
  • 16,445Total average daily truck traffic
  • 276,020Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
New bridges in Wadesboro, NC - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 31920-1929
  • 11940-1949
  • 31950-1959
  • 31960-1969
  • 61970-1979
  • 31990-1999
  • 12000-2009
  • 52010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Wadesboro, NC
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Wadesboro)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 140 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Wadesboro, NC)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 31 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Wadesboro)

FAA Registered Aircraft: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Wadesboro)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 77. The highest number of reported fires - 136 took place in 2014, and the least - 40 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.
    Fire incident types in Wadesboro, NC When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (46.2%), and Outside Fires (32.6%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Wadesboro, NC
    • 60746.2%Structure Fires
    • 42932.6%Outside Fires
    • 23618.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 423.2%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Wadesboro, NC

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Wadesboro, North Carolina:

  • Friendship Inn, 1201 E Caswell St, Wadesboro, North Carolina 28170 , Phone: (704) 694-4616
  • Days Inn, 209 E Caswell St, Wadesboro, North Carolina 28170 , Phone: (704) 694-7070, Fax: (704) 694-9145
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Wadesboro, North Carolina
Most common first names in Wadesboro, NC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James19070.5 years
Mary15378.6 years
William14171.6 years
John12073.1 years
Robert8871.5 years
Annie7776.4 years
Charles7169.0 years
George4974.2 years
Willie4870.8 years
Henry4771.5 years
Most common last names in Wadesboro, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Little13772.9 years
Smith9272.8 years
Bennett9073.7 years
Gaddy8074.9 years
Williams6772.1 years
Tillman5470.3 years
Liles5474.6 years
Huntley5376.9 years
Ratliff5277.1 years
Horne5177.6 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wadesboro, NC
  • 55.0%Electricity
  • 19.7%Utility gas
  • 17.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.4%Solar energy
  • 3.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wadesboro, NC
  • 51.1%Electricity
  • 24.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 17.3%Utility gas
  • 6.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


Wadesboro compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Wadesboro on our top lists:

  • #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of burglaries per 100,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
  • #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of rapes per 100,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
  • #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest city-data.com crime index, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
  • #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of police officers per 1000 residents (population 5,000+)"
  • #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of thefts per 100,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
  • #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest percentage of likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households) (population 5,000+)"
  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: material moving occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of robberies per 100,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: production occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #97 on the list of "Top 100 least-safe cities (highest city-data.com crime index)"
  • #80 (28170) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Scotch-Irish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
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