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Wake County (East)--Raleigh City (East), Knightdale & Garner (North) Towns PUMA, NC

151,401 Population
185.5 square miles 816.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.8 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,026 ±$2,331 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$77,271 ±$7,002 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.6% ±3.3% (14,412  ±5,150) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.7 minutes ±0.7 (1,668,800  ±93,691) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

56,866 ±3,864 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0.1 (150,845  ±12,061) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,553,524
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.1% ±2.2% (1,918  ±851) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

60,267 ±3,900 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$334,500 ±$16,526 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

15.1% ±3.9% (22,653  ±6,145.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.9% 1,383,380 (±0.3% / ±36,128.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

86.6% ±0.8% (86,590  ±6,000.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.6% 6,781,696 (±0.6% / ±42,618.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
36.9% ±2.8% (36,911  ±3,760.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 36.8% 2,754,921 (±0.3% / ±25,659.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

24.1% ±3.6% (33,514  ±5,010.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,300,181 (±0.1% / ±10,955.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

16.8% ±3.4% (25,388  ±5,501) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% 995,127
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.1% ±1.5% (6,753  ±1,743) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
6,753 Total veterans ±1,743 6,360 Male ±1,681 393 Female ±402

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