Wendell, North Carolina demographics

Wendell, NC demographics: median age 38.0; 38.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Wendell town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3771860. The survey estimates a population of 13,064 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Wendell is 38.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 4,957 households (±511). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.0 ±2.4	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,064
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	3,102 ±657	23.7% ±5.0 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	2,710 ±612	20.7% ±4.7 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	5,208 ±721	39.9% ±5.5 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	2,044 ±532	15.6% ±4.1 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,064
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	6,096 ±503	46.7% ±3.8 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	6,968 ±503	53.3% ±3.8 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,064
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	7,132 ±796	54.6% ±6.1 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,204 ±683	24.5% ±5.2 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	137 ±92 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,696 ±582	13.0% ±4.5 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	895 ±466 · low precision	6.9% ±3.6 pp · low precision	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,064
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,872 ±837	75.6% ±6.4 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,192 ±833	24.4% ±6.4 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,957
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,574 ±374	51.9% ±5.3 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	162 ±174 · low precision	3.3% ±3.5 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	734 ±280	14.8% ±5.4 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,179 ±442	23.8% ±8.6 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	308 ±150	6.2% ±3.0 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,957
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,700 ±271	34.3% ±4.2 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,257 ±572	65.7% ±9.3 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,957
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,179 ±442	23.8% ±8.6 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,743 ±444	35.2% ±8.2 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,008 ±319	20.3% ±6.1 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	729 ±239	14.7% ±4.6 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	273 ±119	5.5% ±2.3 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	25 ±49 · low precision	0.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,064
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	11,303 ±509	86.5% ±3.9 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,761 ±507	13.5% ±3.9 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,295
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	10,020 ±671	81.5% ±5.1 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	1,830 ±566	14.9% ±4.6 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	115 ±105 · low precision	0.9% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	49 ±88 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	89 ±110 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	37 ±58 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	37 ±64 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	36 ±63 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	82 ±112 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,796
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	724 ±270	8.2% ±3.0 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,754 ±545	19.9% ±6.1 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,180 ±535	24.8% ±5.9 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	778 ±274	8.8% ±3.1 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,011 ±532	22.9% ±5.9 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,349 ±349	15.3% ±3.9 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	11,670 ±573	90.1% ±4.4 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	632 ±386 · low precision	4.9% ±3.0 pp · low precision	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	316 ±302 · low precision	2.4% ±2.3 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	331 ±246 · low precision	2.6% ±1.9 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.8% of Wendell residents (±3.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 89.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wendell	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.8% ±3.3 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.0% ±12.7 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.0% ±3.7 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Wendell . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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