Wake County, North Carolina

Wake County is one of the 100 county of North Carolina, located towards the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. The population of the county was 627846 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 866410, It is the second largest county by population in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The county spans an area of 857.26 miē (2220.29 kmē), of which, 831.92 square miles (2154.66 kmē) of it is land and 25.33 square miles (65.6 kmē) of it is water, making it North Carolina's 12th largest county by total area.

Wake County North Carolina
Map of Wake County, North Carolina

As of the census of 2000, there were 627846 people in the county, organized into 242040 households, and 158765 families living in the county. The population density was 754.7 people per square mile (291.39/kmē), it is fourth most densely populated county in North Carolina. There were 258953 housing units at an average density of 311.3 per square mile (120.19/kmē). The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.06. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 866410, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 630417 White, 177610 Black or African American, 4662 American Indian, 39576 Asian, 778 Native Hawaiian, and 13367 from two or more races.

Wake County North Carolina Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Wake County North Carolina School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Wake County North Carolina GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $54988, it is the wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $67149, making its North Carolina's highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $27004, it would be the second highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

In 2000, 178475 pupils and students, of which 50.67% are male and 49.33% are female, 28.43% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.78% nursery or pri school, 5.41% kindergarten, 40.76% elementary school, 17.07% high school and 28.97% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Durham CityDurham County, Wake County94.9294.630.281870351976.42252641160
2Apex TownWake County10.610.540.06202121918.22872771052
3Cary TownWake County43.4742.091.389453622463297475122
4Fuquay-varina TownWake County6.866.830.03789811562026842903
5Garner TownWake County13.5812.820.76177571385.12243347380
6Holly Springs TownWake County7.497.49091921227.62858069550
7Knightdale TownWake County2.682.68059582222.72334056021
8Morrisville TownWake County, Durham County6.776.77052087693224356548
9Raleigh CityWake County, Durham County115.57114.60.972760932409.22511346612
10Rolesville TownWake County1.631.630907557.42109246838
11Wake Forest TownWake County7.97.80.1125881614.42274652307
12Wendell TownWake County1.961.96042472164.41777239750
13Zebulon TownWake County, Johnston County3.243.23040461250.91702636250
YearPopulation
April 2000 census627846
April 2000 Estimate627850
July 2000 Estimate633462
July 2001 Estimate658988
July 2002 Estimate680159
July 2003 Estimate701058
July 2004 Estimate722817
July 2005 Estimate753589
July 2006 Estimate791214
July 2007 Estimate830029
July 2008 Estimate866410
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7102677913881
Kindergarten516644959661
Elementary school371083564672754
High school152101525630466
College or graduate school258562585751713
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Wake County, North Carolina$54988$67149$27004
North Carolina, United States$39184$46335$20307
United States$41994$50046$21587