| Official Name: | Weddington, North Carolina |
| Named For: | Reuben B. Weddington[1] |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Union |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jim Bell |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | May 2, 1983 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 46.29 |
| Area Land Km2: | 45.40 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.90 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 17.87 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 17.53 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.35 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 13181 |
| Population Density Km2: | 290.36 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 752.04 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 666 |
| Coordinates: | 35.02°N -80.7644°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 28104, 28173 |
| Area Code: | 704 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-71680[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2406850 |
Weddington is a suburban town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,459 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The current mayor of Weddington is Jim Bell.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.9 square miles (41.2 km), of which 15.8 square miles (40.9 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km) (0.69%) is water.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 10,176 | 77.2% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 594 | 4.51% | |
| Native American | 11 | 0.08% | |
| Asian | 1,230 | 9.33% | |
| Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.02% | |
| Other/Mixed | 534 | 4.05% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 633 | 4.8% |
At the 2010 census there were 9,459 people, 2,772 households, and 2,561 families in the town. The population density was 424sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,919 housing units at an average density of 140.2/mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 93.4% White, 2.9% African American, 4.48% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2%.
Of the 2,772 households 46.1 had children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.2% were married couples living together, 0.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.6% were non-families. 5.6% of households were one person and 1.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.32 and the average family size was 3.46.
The age distribution was 29.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 18.4% from 25 to 44, 37.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% 65 or older. The median age was 43.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males.
The median household income was $132,331 and the median family income was $139,050. Males had a median income of $105,054 versus $57,368 for females. The per capita income for the town was $48,209. About 0.5% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.
Weddington is notable for being North Carolina's third wealthiest town in terms of median household income.