Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Interest Income
Loans, including fees	$ 4,469	$ 4,132	$ 8,725	$ 8,122
Investment securities
US Treasury		12		23
US Government agencies and corporations	364	378	751	753
State and political subdivisions	120	117	244	240
Interest-earning deposits with banks and federal funds sold	365	158	642	262
Total interest income	5,318	4,797	10,362	9,400
Interest Expense
Interest checking and money market accounts	192	98	336	182
Savings deposits	13	13	25	25
Time deposits, $250,000 and over	17	19	33	30
Other time deposits	47	45	92	92
Short-term borrowed funds	4	6	7	13
Long-term debt	138	137	273	272
Total interest expense	411	318	766	614
Net interest income	4,907	4,479	9,596	8,786
Provision for (recovery of) loan losses	38	(114)	116	(173)
Net interest income after provision (recovery of) for loan losses	4,869	4,593	9,480	8,959
Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposit accounts	290	286	573	575
Income from mortgage loan sales	869	878	1,531	1,749
Other income	216	66	385	352
Total noninterest income	2,171	2,023	4,065	4,401
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits	4,121	3,642	8,067	7,340
Net occupancy expense	396	307	760	611
Equipment expense	165	148	335	300
Data processing costs	283	178	533	360
Office supplies and printing	39	37	75	62
Foreclosed real estate expense	33	176	72	264
Professional fees and services	214	171	462	347
Marketing and donations	209	228	420	486
Electronic banking expense	98	86	199	170
Software amortization and maintenance	234	190	447	371
FDIC insurance	65	46	131	91
Other noninterest expense	638	462	1,207	1,139
Total noninterest expense	6,495	5,671	12,708	11,541
Income before income taxes	545	945	837	1,819
Income taxes	78	313	136	570
Net income	467	632	701	1,249
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(141)	(148)	(284)	(294)
Net income attributable to Uwharrie Capital Corp and common shareholders	$ 326	$ 484	$ 417	$ 955
Net income (loss) per common share
Basic	$ 0.05	$ 0.07	$ 0.06	$ 0.13
Diluted	$ 0.05	$ 0.07	$ 0.06	$ 0.13
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic	7,107,245	7,141,240	7,109,782	7,163,493
Diluted	7,107,245	7,141,572	7,109,782	7,163,986
Interchange and Card Transactions [Member]
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income fees	$ 144	$ 201	$ 286	$ 337
Other Services and Commissions [Member]
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income fees	$ 652	$ 592	$ 1,290	$ 1,388