Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Interest Income
Loans, including fees	$ 5,335	$ 5,031	$ 11,397	$ 9,584
Investment securities
U.S. Treasury		33		66
U.S. Government agencies and corporations	397	357	852	726
State and political subdivisions, non-taxable	231	195	484	294
State and political subdivisions, taxable	284	179	655	269
Equity Securities	10		10
Interest-earning deposits with banks and federal funds sold	27	38	43	590
Total interest income	6,284	5,833	13,441	11,529
Interest Expense
Interest checking and money market accounts	96	180	187	478
Savings deposits	15	14	30	35
Time deposits, $250,000 and over	17	44	46	300
Other time deposits	47	134	123	287
Short-term borrowed funds	1	1	2	2
Long-term debt	132	144	268	275
Total interest expense	308	517	656	1,377
Net interest income	5,976	5,316	12,785	10,152
Provision for (recovery of) loan losses	(141)	767	(175)	1,399
Net interest income after provision for (recovery of) loan losses	6,117	4,549	12,960	8,753
Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposit accounts	240	209	482	522
Gain on sale of securities	51		991	58
Realized/unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities	7	102	(12)	333
Income from mortgage banking	2,069	3,701	7,175	4,766
Other income (expense)	668	(324)	657	58
Total noninterest income	4,174	4,428	11,281	7,434
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits	5,233	5,030	10,622	9,454
Net occupancy expense	460	416	886	831
Equipment expense	165	179	337	362
Data processing costs	165	162	330	320
Loan costs	191	167	497	254
Professional fees and services	232	209	468	403
Marketing and donations	200	192	821	411
Electronic banking expense	95	121	184	226
Software amortization and maintenance	333	300	723	564
FDIC insurance	37	91	108	108
Other noninterest expense	1,141	79	1,421	810
Total noninterest expense	8,252	6,946	16,397	13,743
Income before income taxes	2,039	2,031	7,844	2,444
Income taxes	435	429	1,657	514
Net income	1,604	1,602	6,187	1,930
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(141)	(141)	(280)	(282)
Net income attributable to Uwharrie Capital Corp and common shareholders	$ 1,463	$ 1,461	$ 5,907	$ 1,648
Net income per common share
Basic	$ 0.21	$ 0.21	$ 0.84	$ 0.23
Diluted	$ 0.21	$ 0.21	$ 0.84	$ 0.23
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic	7,014,214	7,123,163	7,032,401	7,166,134
Diluted	7,014,214	7,123,163	7,032,401	7,166,134
Interchange and Card Transaction Fees, Net [Member]
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income fees	$ 339	$ 182	$ 558	$ 374
Other Services and Commissions [Member]
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income fees	$ 800	$ 558	$ 1,430	$ 1,323