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

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Population: 1,527
Males: 774 (50.7%), Females: 753 (49.3%)

Dare County

Zip code: 27981

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $39,250
Median house value: $104,900

Population by Race

Races in Wanchese:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: English (23.9%), United States (22.3%), Irish (15.0%), German (11.9%), Italian (4.4%), Polish (3.9%).

Elevation: 9 feet

Land area: 4.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wanchese

  • High school or higher: 76.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wanchese CDP

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 63.3%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

1.2% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wanchese:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wanchese:

  • OCEANA NAS /APOLLO SOUCEK FIELD/ (about 73 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Abbreviation: NTU)
  • NORFOLK INTL (about 82 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Abbreviation: ORF)
  • NORFOLK NS (about 88 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Abbreviation: NGU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wanchese:

  • DARE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 6 miles; MANTEO, NC; Abbreviation: MQI)
  • FIRST FLIGHT (about 12 miles; KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC; Abbreviation: FFA)
  • HYDE COUNTY (about 30 miles; ENGELHARD, NC; Abbreviation: 7W6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wanchese:

  • ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 77 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,083)
  • NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,820)
  • TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
  • OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 13,330)
  • HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,249)
  • THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; Hampton, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,884)
  • CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)

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