Wade is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 647 people and just one neighborhood, Wade is the 452nd largest community in North Carolina.
Unlike some towns, Wade isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wade are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wade is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wade who work in sales jobs (13.09%), healthcare (9.95%), and maintenance occupations (9.42%).
There are many members of the armed forces living in Wade. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.
Of important note, Wade is also a town of artists. Wade has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Wade’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Wade telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.37% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Wade is worth considering.
Being a small town, Wade does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Wade with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.50% of adults in Wade have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Wade in 2022 was $40,090, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,360 for a family of four. However, Wade contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wade is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wade home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wade residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wade include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Wade is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
The neighborhood stands out nationally for having a greater proportion of its residents active in the military than 97.2% of other U.S. neighborhoods. If you come here, you will notice military people active in their jobs, going to and from work, and in plain clothes out and about the neighborhood.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Wade are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 65.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 13.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 57.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 41.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 22.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.6%), and 15.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.4% of households.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Wade, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (8.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.0%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (4.6%), along with some Spanish ancestry residents (2.6%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (47.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (83.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.