Wake County, North Carolina demographics

Population: 1,112,883
Median age: 36.7

Median household income: 88,471

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Wake County, North Carolina.

Population

20211,112,883
20201,091,662
20191,069,079
20181,046,558
20171,023,811
2016998,576
2015976,019
2014952,513
2013929,214
2012905,573
2011879,658
2010850,546
2009828,759

Wake County, NC cities

Angier town - 5,312

Apex town - 58,066

Cary town - 171,603

Clayton town - 25,486

Durham city - 279,106

Fuquay-Varina town - 33,135

Garner town - 30,859

Holly Springs town - 40,198

Knightdale town - 18,614

Morrisville town - 28,824

Raleigh city - 462,219

Rolesville town - 8,995

Wake Forest town - 46,387

Wendell town - 9,847

Zebulon town - 6,958

Census data for Wake County, North Carolina

Demographic and housing estimates in Wake County, North Carolina

Total population
Total population1,112,883
Male544,184
Female568,699
Population by age
Total population1,112,883
Under 5 years66,493
5 to 9 years72,797
10 to 14 years78,863
15 to 19 years78,128
20 to 24 years69,030
25 to 34 years162,347
35 to 44 years166,873
45 to 54 years158,432
55 to 59 years68,325
60 to 64 years60,442
65 to 74 years82,895
75 to 84 years34,413
85 years and over13,845
Median age (years)36.7
Under 18 years265,080
16 years and over878,890
18 years and over847,803
21 years and over802,305
62 years and over165,316
65 years and over131,153
Population by race
Total population1,112,883
One race1,049,715
   White695,410
   Black or African American221,415
   American Indian and Alaska Native3,361
   Asian83,676
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander440
   Some other race45,413
Two or more races63,168
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population775,355
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population372,141
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population403,214

Social characteristics in Wake County, North Carolina

Households by type
Total households422,144
Family households (families)217,565
Married-couple family27,384
Male householder, no wife present, family68,031
Female householder, no husband present, family47,269
Nonfamily households109,164
Average household size91,942
Average family size2.59

Economic characteristics in Wake County, North Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households422,144
Less than $10,00014,494
$10,000 to $14,9999,150
$15,000 to $24,99922,811
$25,000 to $34,99927,898
$35,000 to $49,99942,591
$50,000 to $74,99964,120
$75,000 to $99,99953,188
$100,000 to $149,99982,032
$150,000 to $199,99946,131
$200,000 or more59,729
Median household income (dollars)88,471

Housing characteristics in Wake County, North Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units454,672
Occupied housing units422,144
Vacant housing units32,528
Units in structure
Total housing units454,672
1-unit, detached270,207
1-unit, attached49,859
2 units5,869
3 or 4 units11,697
5 to 9 units23,157
10 to 19 units36,248
20 or more units45,039
Mobile home12,449
Boat, RV, van, etc.147
Year structure built
Total housing units454,672
Built 2014 or later2,312
Built 2010 to 201382,644
Built 2000 to 2009110,652
Built 1990 to 199996,945
Built 1980 to 198969,334
Built 1970 to 197939,814
Built 1960 to 196924,594
Built 1950 to 195913,906
Built 1940 to 19494,774
Built 1939 or earlier9,697
Rooms
Total housing units454,672
1 room5,927
2 rooms13,216
3 rooms42,028
4 rooms65,434
5 rooms70,816
6 rooms63,764
7 rooms53,186
8 rooms49,136
9 rooms or more91,165
Median rooms6.0
Bedrooms
Total housing units454,672
No bedroom6,348
1 bedroom45,130
2 bedrooms95,681
3 bedrooms171,257
4 bedrooms101,195
5 or more bedrooms35,061
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units422,144
Owner-occupied271,425
Renter-occupied150,719
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.73
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.33
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units422,144
Moved in 2017 or later55,564
Moved in 2015 to 2016145,683
Moved in 2010 to 201473,493
Moved in 2000 to 200984,395
Moved in 1990 to 199938,760
Moved in 1989 and earlier24,249
Value
Owner-occupied units271,425
Less than $50,0006,952
$50,000 to $99,9994,518
$100,000 to $149,99914,350
$150,000 to $199,99929,173
$200,000 to $299,99965,743
$300,000 to $499,999100,798
$500,000 to $999,99944,303
$1,000,000 or more5,588
Median (dollars)324,500
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units271,425
Housing units with a mortgage203,930
Housing units without a mortgage67,495
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent147,055
Less than $5004,326
$500 to $99927,319
$1,000 to $1,49972,412
$1,500 to $1,99931,139
$2,000 to $2,4997,900
$2,500 to $2,9992,025
$3,000 or more1,934
Median (dollars)1,276
No rent paid3,664

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