Moving to Wingate, North Carolina

Population: 2,406. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,866 (+19.1% change)
Males: 1,165 (48.4%), Females: 1,241 (51.6%)

Union County

Zip code: 28174

Demographics

Median resident age: 23.0 years
Median household income: $33,750
Median house value: $99,900

Population by Race

Races in Wingate:

• White Non-Hispanic (68.5%)
• Black (26.1%)
• Hispanic (4.2%)
• Two or more races (1.8%)
• Other race (1.5%)

Ancestries: United States (7.7%), English (6.2%), German (5.4%), Irish (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%), Italian (2.0%).

Elevation: 576 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wingate

• High school or higher: 76.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.5%
• Unemployed: 34.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wingate town

• Never married: 35.5%
• Now married: 47.9%
• Separated: 4.2%
• Widowed: 6.5%
• Divorced: 5.9%

6.7% Foreign born (5.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -391 (-14.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wingate:

• UNION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; MONROE, NC)
• ANSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WADESBORO, NC)
• SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; LANCASTER, SC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wingate:

• CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 37 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
• SHAW AFB (about 70 miles; SUMTER, SC; Abbreviation: SSC)
• FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 75 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Abbreviation: FLO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wingate:

• U S (about 3 miles; WINGATE, NC; Abbreviation: N46)
• MONROE REGIONAL (about 12 miles; MONROE, NC; Abbreviation: EQY)
• GOOSE CREEK (about 14 miles; INDIAN TRAIL, NC; Abbreviation: 28A)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Wingate:

• WINGATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 1,199; Location: CAMDEN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.wingate.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wingate:

• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 30 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
• CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
• YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
• ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
• WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
• GASTON COLLEGE (about 57 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
• FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)

Public primary/middle schools in Wingate:

• WINGATE ELEMENTARY (Students: 766; Location: 301 BIVENS STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
• UNION ELEMENTARY (Students: 408; Location: 5320 WHITE STORE RD; Grades: PK – 05)