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Wake Forest, NC

52,844 Population
19.9 square miles 2,658.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±1.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$51,709 ±$2,328 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $51,873 ±$530
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$123,802 ±$6,456 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $100,103 ±$1,230
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.5% ±1.2% (2,320  ±636) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 8.7% 126,752 (±0.4% / ±5,468)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.9 minutes ±1 (594,980  ±44,822) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 26.8 15,176,815 (±0.2 / ±205,566)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

18,403 ±748 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 (51,748  ±172) 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

4.3% ±1.3% (576  ±183) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 5.3% 20,031 (±0.4% / ±1,452)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

19,428 ±809 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

$474,500 ±$13,300 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
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16% ±3.9% (8,395  ±2,037.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 13.7% 201,076 (±0.5% / ±6,705.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.4% ±4% (33,993  ±1,796.1) 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)
59.5% ±3.2% (21,000  ±1,318.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 51.2% 518,208 (±0.6% / ±5,645.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • more than 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

9.5% ±1.5% (5,032  ±812) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 13.7% 203,685
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.7% ±1.6% (2,975  ±620) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than 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)
2,975 Total veterans ±620 2,404 Male ±490 571 Female ±245

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