Wake County, North Carolina

Interactive maps and statistics for Wake County, North Carolina: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside North Carolina and the United States.

Wake County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for total population (38th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (120th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Wake County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,178,653	10,730,404	334,922,499	38th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$105,768	$72,388	$80,734	120th of 3,221
Median Age	37.3	39.1	38.9	2704th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	57.2%	35.7%	35.7%	38th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$461,300	$288,900	$332,700	175th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,623	$1,228	$1,413	174th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.1%	13.0%	12.5%	2844th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	4.7%	5.2%	1874th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,412.2	220.7	n/a	126th of 3,222
Foreign Born	15.3%	9.1%	14.1%	183rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.2	n/a	n/a	134th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.1%	66.6%	65.2%	2796th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.1	25.1	26.4	1414th of 3,221
Worked from Home	29.1%	16.3%	15.1%	22nd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1844th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.0%	47.2%	46.9%	1256th of 3,222
Broadband Access	94.2%	n/a	n/a	46th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Wake County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wake County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	56.2%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.6%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	18.5%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	8.5%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	62.8	58.4	61.4

Age in Wake County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wake County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	37.3	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.0%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.6%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.9%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Wake County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wake County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	460,175	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.1%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.6%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.1%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.9%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	33.7%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wake County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wake County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$55,448	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.4%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.5%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.1%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	20.9%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.1%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.1%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.2%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Wake County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wake County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	496,047	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.3%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	24.0%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.2%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,000.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.9%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.3%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,260	$1,896	n/a

Education in Wake County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wake County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	6.0%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	14.3%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.6%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	33.8%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	23.4%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wake County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wake County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.8%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	61.4%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.6%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Wake County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wake County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	41.1%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.3%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.9%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	80.6%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.5%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	16.0%	10.0%	16.7%

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