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Fuquay-Varina, NC

40,485 Population
19.4 square miles 2,085.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 37.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$44,813 ±$2,042 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $51,873 ±$530
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$115,497 ±$8,663 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $100,103 ±$1,230
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.2% ±2.7% (3,303  ±1,082) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 8.7% 126,752 (±0.4% / ±5,468)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

33.1 minutes ±1.3 (437,205  ±41,446) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 26.8 15,176,815 (±0.2 / ±205,566)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

14,366 ±627 Number of households
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 574,295 ±2,421
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.1 (40,246  ±52) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 2.6 1,462,567 (±0 / ±235)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.1% ±2.2% (695  ±217) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 5.3% 20,031 (±0.4% / ±1,452)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

15,187 ±615 Number of housing units
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 619,032 ±221
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$451,500 ±$10,000 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $418,400 ±$3,660
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.3% ±2.1% (4,094  ±854.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 13.7% 201,076 (±0.5% / ±6,705.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.1% ±3.7% (25,356  ±1,256.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 93.2% 942,853 (±0.8% / ±8,252.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
54% ±3.1% (14,237  ±925.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 51.2% 518,208 (±0.6% / ±5,645.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

8.9% ±1.7% (3,611  ±686) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 13.7% 203,685
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.8% ±1.5% (2,243  ±437) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 6% 68,837 (±0.2% / ±1,946)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,243 Total veterans ±437 1,996 Male ±407 247 Female ±121

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