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Wade, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 480. Estimated population in July 2024: 502 (+4.6% change)
Males: 219 (45.6%), Females: 261 (54.4%)

Cumberland County

Zip code: 28395

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $25,000
Median house value: $65,600

Population by Race

Races in Wade:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.3%)
  • Black (22.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Other race (2.5%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (24.0%), German (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), English (2.5%), French (2.5%), Irish (1.9%).

Elevation: 142 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wade

  • High school or higher: 71.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wade town

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 55.8%
  • Separated: 4.3%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

3.5% Foreign born (3.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +171 (+55.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wade:

  • FAYETTEVILLE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC)
  • GOOD HOPE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ERWIN, NC)
  • BETSY JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DUNN, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wade:

  • FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 16 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)
  • POPE AFB (about 19 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)
  • MOORE COUNTY (about 46 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wade:

  • HARNETT COUNTY (about 15 miles; ERWIN, NC; Abbreviation: HRJ)
  • GRAYS CREEK (about 21 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 2GC)
  • SAMPSON COUNTY (about 30 miles; CLINTON, NC; Abbreviation: CTZ)

Amtrak station near Wade:

  • 13 miles: FAYETTEVILLE (472 HAY ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wade:

  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)
  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,815)
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 17 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 45 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)

Public primary/middle school in Wade:

  • DISTRICT NO 7 ELEMENTARY (Students: 243; Location: 5721 SMITHFIELD ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)

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