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Wingate, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wingate, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,608. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WINGATE-NC · Wingate, NC 1 ZIPs · 8,608 pop · #12780/25278 · Union County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $71,136
  • RANK-MID #12780/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Marshville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,608
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $226,700

Nearest income peer: Marshville, NC (+ $5,788 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Wingate

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wingate on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wingate, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,608
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,136
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $71,136 and poverty 19.0% concentrate in 28174.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wingate as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Rural Hall is the closest lower-income city and Siloam the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wingate.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28174, is all of Wingate

There is no split to weigh here: 28174 holds every one of Wingate's 8,608 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Wingate

Citywide ZBP: 110 establishments, 2,119 employees , annual payroll $60,678k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28174 (110 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (21) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Wingate, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wingate. See the Union County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Union County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Wingate, Monroe, Matthews and Waxhaw among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Waxhaw marks the far end of that range at $150,597, 112% above Wingate.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28174 8,608 $71,136 110 92
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Wingate roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Wingate, .