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

156,890 Population
185.5 square miles 845.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,027 ±$3,370 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$87,226 ±$6,719 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.5% ±3.1% (14,820  ±4,950) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.7 minutes ±0.1 (1,676,680  ±94,986) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

61,122 ±3,979 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (156,442  ±12,053) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7.1% ±3.2% (2,784  ±1,288) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

63,402 ±4,192 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$363,600 ±$15,859 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.9% ±2.7% (16,665  ±4,266) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.4% ±2.1% (98,067  ±7,034.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.5% ±2.5% (42,300  ±3,956.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

23.9% ±3.5% (33,926  ±5,005.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.5% 1,362,533 (±0.1% / ±10,995.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

16.7% ±3.5% (26,226  ±5,835) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.8% ±1.6% (8,219  ±2,082) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,219 Total veterans ±2,082 7,388 Male ±2,013 831 Female ±554

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