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Wingate, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Wingate is a Census town of 4,425 people across 2.62 square miles of land, in Union County. Median household income is $63,068, 60.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wingate
What Wingate is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.62 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,687
- County holding the largest share of its areaUnion 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.
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How many people live in Wingate
- Population4,425
- Median age21.8
- Population under 18763 plus or minus 202
- Share under 1817.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over337 plus or minus 173
- Share 65 and over7.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households1,033 plus or minus 212
- Family households578
- Share of households that are families56.0 percent plus or minus 15.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wingate
- Median household income$63,068 plus or minus $21,947
- Per capita income$17,587
- Civilian labor force2,088
- Employed1,970
- Unemployed118 plus or minus 82
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over1,569
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.9 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wingate
- Housing units1,106
- Occupied units1,033 plus or minus 212
- Vacant units73 plus or minus 54
- Vacancy rate6.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied629 plus or minus 160
- Renter occupied404 plus or minus 136
- Ownership rate60.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$229,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,123
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Single family units886
- Share single family80.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more200 plus or minus 105
- Share in buildings of two or more18.1 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Mobile homes20 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wingate gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,491
- Commuting under 15 minutes585 plus or minus 182
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.2 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more474 plus or minus 135
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.8 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Drove alone51.2 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Carpooled19.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked15.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Worked from home14.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Wingate (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,029,000
- Average approval$1,009,667
- Median approval$913,000
- Largest approval$1,840,000
- Jobs supported35
- Jobs per approval11.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises66.7 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wingate, 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.
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Flood risk in Wingate
- NFIP communityTown of Wingate
- NFIP community number370365
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/02/09
The Town of Wingate participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370365 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.
Union County, not Wingate
Union County context, not Wingate figures
- Establishments in Union County5,732
- Covered employment, Union County74,299
- Average annual pay, Union County$61,500
- Housing units permitted, Union County2,334
Every figure in this section is published for Union County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wingate.
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
Wingate questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wingate, North Carolina?
4,425, in 1,033 households. Wingate town covers 2.62 square miles of land, which is 1,687 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wingate in?
Union 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 Wingate?
$63,068. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $229,800. Median gross rent is $1,123 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wingate businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $3.0 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $913,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wingate, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wingate borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wingate. 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 Wingate in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wingate appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wingate, town of, community 370365, 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 Wingate figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Union 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 Wingate.
Is zoning published for Wingate?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.