Wesley Chapel, North Carolina

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Wesley Chapel is a village in Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,549 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of Wesley Chapel, North Carolina

Wesley Chapel is located at 35°0′36″N, 80°40′45″W (35.010027, -80.679163)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 21.8 km² (8.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,549 people, 867 households, and 762 families residing in the village. The population density was 116.9/km² (302.8/mi²). There were 912 housing units at an average density of 41.8/km² (108.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.02% White, 1.41% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.88% of the population.

There were 867 households out of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.4% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.0% were non-families. 9.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $74,188, and the median income for a family was $73,000. Males had a median income of $41,620 versus $30,739 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,143. About 4.1% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.