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Wake County
Wake County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 1,129,410 County Seat N/A State FIPS 37 County FIPS 183 Num Towns 6 Census-Designated Places 0 Total Town Population 169,881 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 1,132,103 Median Age 37.0 Veterans 50,360 Housing Units 466,760 Uninsured 13,914 Net Migration (recent) 21,722 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 33,076 Total Employees 530,994 Avg Annual Pay $76,807 Median Household Income $96,734 Poverty Rate 8.2% Unemployment Rate 4.2% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $117,835 Federal Spending FY2024 $8,269,331,621 Federal Spending Per Capita $7,322
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $385,700 Median Rent $1,412 FMR Studio $1,533 FMR 1BR $1,592 FMR 2BR $1,763 FMR 3BR $2,192 FMR 4BR $2,961
Health & Safety
Hospitals 36 EMS Stations 18 Fire Stations 18 Police Stations 18 Adult Smoking 10.5% Adult Obesity 31.6% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 18.9 Air Quality Good Days 226
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 6 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 6
Community
Churches 179 Libraries 7 Historic Places (NRHP) 226 Homeless Population 992 Schools 62 SNAP Stores 134 Bank Branches 41
Agriculture
Total Farms 4 Land in Farms (acres) 32,638 Avg Farm Size (acres) 8,159.5 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03 EM HURRICANE FLORENCE 2018-09-10 DR HURRICANE MATTHEW 2016-10-10
Detailed Topics
Communities in Wake County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
