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Wake County (Southwest)--Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC

161,621 Population
128.3 square miles 1,259.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$65,599 ±$3,515 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$150,213 ±$13,636 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

3.4% ±1.2% (5,487  ±1,970) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.3 minutes ±1.5 (1,360,010  ±54,979) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

59,584 ±3,136 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0.2 (161,356  ±6,493) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,553,524
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

2.6% ±1.2% (998  ±458) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

61,903 ±3,224 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$614,700 ±$20,235 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.1% ±2% (14,549  ±3,287) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 12.9% 1,383,380 (±0.3% / ±36,128.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

96.3% ±1.6% (102,550  ±5,357.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.6% 6,781,696 (±0.6% / ±42,618.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
71.1% ±2% (75,683  ±4,331.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 36.8% 2,754,921 (±0.3% / ±25,659.9)
  • about double the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

20.4% ±2.7% (31,048  ±4,092.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,300,181 (±0.1% / ±10,955.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

19.1% ±2% (30,808  ±3,484) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% 995,127
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.5% ±1.3% (5,248  ±1,517) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
5,248 Total veterans ±1,517 4,351 Male ±1,206 897 Female ±623

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