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Census Tract 518, Wake, NC

5,871 Population
1.5 square miles 4,020.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.4 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Raleigh: 34.7 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wake County: 37.2 ±0.1

Economics

$71,117 ±$8,866 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Raleigh: $49,948 ±$926
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Wake County: $52,949 ±$594
$155,217 ±$17,148 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Raleigh: $82,424 ±$1,615
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Wake County: $101,763 ±$1,289

8% ±6.6% (460  ±394) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Raleigh: 11.4% 51,737 (±0.7% / ±3,321)
  • about the same as the rate in Wake County: 7.9% 89,566 (±0.4% / ±4,602)

24.8 minutes ±3.2 (53,195  ±13,275) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Raleigh: 23.4 4,577,735 (±0.5 / ±129,332)
  • about the same as the figure in Wake County: 25.3 11,258,055 (±0.3 / ±170,564)

Families

2,345 ±346 Number of households
  • Raleigh: 196,924 ±1,725
  • Wake County: 445,636 ±1,867
2.5 ±0.4 (5,758  ±1,278) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Raleigh: 2.3 452,044 (±0 / ±455)
  • a little less than the figure in Wake County: 2.5 1,129,867 (±0 / ±210)

6.2% ±6% (95  ±94) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Raleigh: 4.6% † 6,125 (±0.5% / ±722)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Wake County: 4.9% 14,492 (±0.4% / ±1,124)

Housing

2,530 ±331 Number of housing units
  • Raleigh: 218,200 ±1,621
  • Wake County: 481,999 ±219

$699,600 ±$95,751 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Raleigh: $377,800 ±$6,735
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Wake County: $422,800 ±$4,330

13.5% ±6.5% (780  ±412.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Raleigh: 18.9% 87,900 (±0.9% / ±3,992)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wake County: 15.6% 177,512 (±0.6% / ±6,637.1)

Social

97.5% ±21.5% (3,838  ±561.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Raleigh: 92.5% 297,222 (±1.5% / ±5,211.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wake County: 94% 734,039 (±1% / ±7,444.1)
76.4% ±3.4% (3,008  ±513.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Raleigh: 52.9% 170,070 (±1.1% / ±3,628.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wake County: 56.3% 439,696 (±0.7% / ±5,290.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.4% ±1.3% (79  ±79) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Raleigh: 13.6% 64,022 (±0.6% / ±2,930)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Wake County: 14.5% 167,349

3.3% ±1.5% (138  ±68) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Raleigh: 4.8% 18,040 (±0.3% / ±1,166)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wake County: 5.7% 50,228 (±0.2% / ±1,834)
138 Total veterans ±68 118 Male ±62 20 Female ±27

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