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Wadesboro, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Wadesboro is a Census town of 4,972 people across 6.60 square miles of land, in Anson County. Median household income is $42,667, 63.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wadesboro
What Wadesboro is
- Census place typetown
- Land area6.6 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land754
- County holding the largest share of its areaAnson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wadesboro
How many people live in Wadesboro
- Population4,972
- Median age43.3
- Population under 181,101 plus or minus 277
- Share under 1822.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over992 plus or minus 232
- Share 65 and over20.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households1,996
- Family households1,076
- Share of households that are families53.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wadesboro
Income and work in Wadesboro
- Median household income$42,667 plus or minus $16,242
- Per capita income$26,380 plus or minus $5,967
- Civilian labor force2,381
- Employed2,214
- Unemployed167 plus or minus 133
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over3,436
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.9 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wadesboro
Housing in Wadesboro
- Housing units2,373
- Occupied units1,996
- Vacant units377 plus or minus 154
- Vacancy rate15.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied1,260 plus or minus 261
- Renter occupied736 plus or minus 162
- Ownership rate63.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$153,200 plus or minus $56,463
- Median gross rent, monthly$906 plus or minus $236
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.5 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Single family units1,910
- Share single family80.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more287 plus or minus 129
- Share in buildings of two or more12.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes176 plus or minus 143
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wadesboro
How Wadesboro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,908
- Commuting under 15 minutes567 plus or minus 224
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.7 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more694 plus or minus 241
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.4 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone61.7 percent
- Carpooled23.4 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home13.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wadesboro
SBA loans in Wadesboro (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$7,117,500
- Average approval$1,423,500
- Median approval$665,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported23
- Jobs per approval4.6
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wadesboro, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wadesboro
Flood risk in Wadesboro
- NFIP communityTown of Wadesboro
- NFIP community number370006
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/16/08(M)
The Town of Wadesboro participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370006 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Anson County, not Wadesboro
Anson County context, not Wadesboro figures
- Establishments in Anson County380
- Covered employment, Anson County6,594
- Average annual pay, Anson County$47,962
- Housing units permitted, Anson County55
Every figure in this section is published for Anson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wadesboro.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wadesboro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wadesboro, North Carolina?
4,972, in 1,996 households. Wadesboro town covers 6.60 square miles of land, which is 754 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wadesboro in?
Anson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wadesboro?
$42,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,200. Median gross rent is $906 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wadesboro businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $7.1 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $665,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wadesboro, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wadesboro borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wadesboro. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wadesboro in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wadesboro appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wadesboro, town of, community 370006, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wadesboro figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Anson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wadesboro.
Is zoning published for Wadesboro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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