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Watha is a Census town of 271 people across 1.36 square miles of land, in Pender County. Median household income is $48,125, 85.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Watha
What Watha is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.36 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land199 plus or minus 99
- County holding the largest share of its areaPender 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.
Watha
How many people live in Watha
- Population271 plus or minus 135
- Median age33.8 plus or minus 8.1
- Population under 1857 plus or minus 40
- Share under 1821.0 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Population 65 and over45 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over16.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households98 plus or minus 44
- Family households86 plus or minus 42
- Share of households that are families87.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Watha
Income and work in Watha
- Median household income$48,125 plus or minus $35,505
- Per capita income$29,519 plus or minus $9,601
- Civilian labor force102 plus or minus 62
- Employed96 plus or minus 58
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Adults 25 and over194 plus or minus 89
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.1 percent plus or minus 49.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.3 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.5 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Watha
- Housing units103 plus or minus 45
- Occupied units98 plus or minus 44
- Vacant units5 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Owner occupied84 plus or minus 39
- Renter occupied14 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate85.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$143,300 plus or minus $35,129
- Single family units83 plus or minus 40
- Share single family80.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes20 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Watha gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute64 plus or minus 51
- Commuting under 15 minutes3 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes4.7 percent plus or minus 23.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more39 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more60.9 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Drove alone66.7 percent plus or minus 33.3
- Carpooled2.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home31.2 percent plus or minus 13.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Watha
Flood risk in Watha
- NFIP communityTown of Watha
- NFIP community number370486
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/17/25
The Town of Watha participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370486 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.
Pender County, not Watha
Pender County context, not Watha figures
- Establishments in Pender County1,499
- Covered employment, Pender County14,704
- Average annual pay, Pender County$47,159
- Housing units permitted, Pender County944
Every figure in this section is published for Pender County as a whole and is not a measurement of Watha.
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
Watha questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Watha, North Carolina?
271, in 98 households. Watha town covers 1.36 square miles of land, which is 199 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Watha in?
Pender 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 Watha?
$48,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $143,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Watha in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Watha appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Watha, town of, community 370486, 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 Watha figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pender 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 Watha.
Is zoning published for Watha?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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