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

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Population: 3,552
Males: 1,524 (42.9%), Females: 2,028 (57.1%)

Anson County

Zip code: 28170

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $23,302
Median house value: $66,400

Population by Race

Races in Wadesboro:

  • Black (56.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (41.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (7.5%), English (7.0%), German (3.2%), Irish (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Scottish (1.9%).

Elevation: 522 feet

Land area: 3.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wadesboro

  • High school or higher: 70.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 10.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wadesboro town

  • Never married: 33.9%
  • Now married: 37.8%
  • Separated: 4.8%
  • Widowed: 13.9%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

0.9% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Wadesboro:

  • ANSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (500 MORVEN ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Wadesboro:

  • FIRSTHEALTH RICHMOND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; ROCKINGHAM, NC)
  • CHESTERFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CHERAW, SC)
  • SANDHILLS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; HAMLET, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wadesboro:

  • MOORE COUNTY (about 51 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)
  • FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 60 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Abbreviation: FLO)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 62 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wadesboro:

  • ANSON COUNTY (about 4 miles; WADESBORO, NC; Abbreviation: AFP)
  • CHERAW MUNI/LYNCH BELLINGER FIELD (about 21 miles; CHERAW, SC; Abbreviation: 47J)
  • ROCKINGHAM-HAMLET (about 23 miles; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Abbreviation: 45J)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Wadesboro:

  • ANSON COLLEGE OF COSMETOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 15; Location: 201 W MORGAN ST; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wadesboro:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 52 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,922)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 65 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)

Schools

Public high schools in Wadesboro:

  • ANSON HIGH (Students: 1,195; Location: HIGHWAY 74 WEST; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ANSON CHALLENGE ACADEMY (Students: 80; Location: HIGHWAY 742 SOUTH; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wadesboro:

  • ANSON MIDDLE (Students: 734; Location: HIGHWAY 52 N; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • WADESBORO PRIMARY (Students: 473; Location: HIGHWAY 52 SOUTH; Grades: KG – 03)
  • WADESBORO ELEMENTARY (Students: 430; Location: 321 CAMDEN ROAD; Grades: 03 – 06)

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