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Wanchese, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Wanchese is a Census CDP of 1,956 people across 4.67 square miles of land, in Dare County. Median household income is $88,750, 69.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $695,300 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wanchese
What Wanchese is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.67 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land419 plus or minus 98
- County holding the largest share of its areaDare 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.
Wanchese
How many people live in Wanchese
- Population1,956 plus or minus 458
- Median age36.3
- Population under 18608 plus or minus 207
- Share under 1831.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Population 65 and over286 plus or minus 88
- Share 65 and over14.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Households726
- Family households545 plus or minus 122
- Share of households that are families75.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wanchese
Income and work in Wanchese
- Median household income$88,750 plus or minus $22,450
- Per capita income$39,860 plus or minus $8,710
- Civilian labor force1,120 plus or minus 276
- Employed1,099 plus or minus 282
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over1,293
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.6 percent plus or minus 25.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.9 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wanchese
- Housing units777
- Occupied units726
- Vacant units51 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate6.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied504 plus or minus 131
- Renter occupied222 plus or minus 94
- Ownership rate69.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$311,800 plus or minus $64,008
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,073
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units577 plus or minus 145
- Share single family74.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more17 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more2.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes183 plus or minus 97
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wanchese
How Wanchese gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,053 plus or minus 286
- Commuting under 15 minutes480 plus or minus 141
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more126 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Drove alone83.5 percent
- Carpooled11.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home3.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wanchese
SBA loans in Wanchese (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$695,300
- Average approval$695,300
- Median approval$695,300
- Largest approval$695,300
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wanchese, 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.
Dare County, not Wanchese
Dare County context, not Wanchese figures
- Establishments in Dare County2,079
- Covered employment, Dare County20,359
- Average annual pay, Dare County$46,480
- Housing units permitted, Dare County371
Every figure in this section is published for Dare County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wanchese.
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.
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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
Wanchese questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wanchese, North Carolina?
1,956, in 726 households. Wanchese CDP covers 4.67 square miles of land, which is 419 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wanchese in?
Dare 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 Wanchese?
$88,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $311,800. Median gross rent is $1,073 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wanchese businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $695,300 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $695,300. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wanchese, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wanchese borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wanchese. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Wanchese figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dare 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 Wanchese.
Is zoning published for Wanchese?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.