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Census Tract 517, Wake, NC

4,026 Population
1.9 square miles 2,110.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.5 ±3.6 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Raleigh: 34.7 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wake County: 37.3 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$114,040 ±$14,331 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in Raleigh: $52,897 ±$1,028
  • more than double the amount in Wake County: $55,448 ±$627
  • more than double the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$158,205 ±$28,958 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Raleigh: $85,395 ±$2,159
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Wake County: $105,768 ±$1,626
  • more than double the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

3.2% ±2.5% (128  ±103) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Raleigh: 11.9% 54,989 (±0.8% / ±3,511)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Wake County: 8.1% 94,044 (±0.4% / ±4,533)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

15 minutes ±1.6 (23,390  ±5,516) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Raleigh: 23 4,505,445 (±0.3 / ±117,504)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Wake County: 25.1 11,013,330 (±0.2 / ±162,068)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

1,796 ±198 Number of households
  • Raleigh: 203,443 ±1,758
  • Wake County: 460,175 ±2,096
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.2 ±0.1 (4,026  ±496) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Raleigh: 2.3 462,291 (±0 / ±416)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wake County: 2.5 1,157,174 (±0 / ±197)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

3.9% ±3.1% (39  ±32) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Raleigh: 4.9% † 6,621 (±0.6% / ±769)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wake County: 5% 15,415 (±0.4% / ±1,259)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

1,883 ±199 Number of housing units
  • Raleigh: 224,853 ±1,424
  • Wake County: 496,047 ±204
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$1,128,300 ±$78,622 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Raleigh: $415,800 ±$7,720
  • more than double the amount in Wake County: $461,300 ±$3,848
  • more than double the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

21.7% ±11.4% (868  ±466.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Raleigh: 18.7% 88,864 (±0.9% / ±4,118.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wake County: 15% 174,352 (±0.5% / ±6,276.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

98.1% ±6.5% (2,802  ±369.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Raleigh: 92.6% 303,328 (±1.5% / ±5,112)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wake County: 94% 754,819 (±0.9% / ±7,356.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
87.9% ±7% (2,508  ±348.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Raleigh: 54% 176,843 (±1% / ±3,464.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wake County: 57.2% 458,774 (±0.7% / ±5,236.8)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

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

8.5% ±4.8% (344  ±198) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Raleigh: 13.8% 66,535 (±0.8% / ±3,750)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wake County: 15.3% 179,775
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

3.8% ±1.9% (117  ±58) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Raleigh: 4.7% 18,009 (±0.4% / ±1,374)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wake County: 5.6% 51,127 (±0.2% / ±1,883)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
117 Total veterans ±58 105 Male ±54 12 Female ±19

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