Wingate is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Wingate to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.
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.
In terms of college education, Wingate is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.63% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Wingate in 2022 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.
