Wanchese, NC Housing Market & City Data

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1,732
Population Estimate
$216,148
Median Home Value
99.0%
Employment Rate
19.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$355
Median Listing Price$468,225
Median Days on Market63
Active Listings2
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)1
Avg Listing Price$468,225
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-15%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-8%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.92
Family Dual Income62.5
Median Household Income$55,799
Median Individual Income$27,991
Home Ownership61.2%
Home Value$216,148
Median Rent$1,099
Rent Burden25.1%
Poverty5.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.3%
  • Highschool Education43.8%
  • Some College32.5%
  • Bachelors Degree16.6%
  • Graduate Degree2.7%
  • Total College or Above19.3%
  • Stem Degree38.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.4%
  • Female49.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married41.3%
  • Divorced17.0%
  • Never Married32.8%
  • Widowed8.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWanchese
State IDNC
Population1,732

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.5%
19–298.3%
30–398.8%
40–4923.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–599.9%
60–6910.9%
70–799.5%
80+3.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation70.8%
Unemployment Rate1.0%
Disabled16.1%

ETHNICITY

White96.0%
Black0.0%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.2%
Multiple0.8%

OTHER

Hispanic10.1%
Limited English3.2%
Health Uninsured15.5%
Veteran7.1%

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