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Wingate, NC
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Living in Wingate



Wingate is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,141 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wingate is the 203rd largest community in North Carolina.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.35% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Wingate is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Wingate to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.

Wingate is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Wingate who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.63% of adults in Wingate have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Wingate in 2018 was $18,518, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,072 for a family of four. However, Wingate contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wingate is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wingate home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wingate residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wingate also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.04% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wingate include English, Scots-Irish, German, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Wingate is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.


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