Demographics
Population
According to the 2010 census, Wake Forest has a population of 37,046; the fourth largest population in Wake County and 28th largest population in North Carolina.
US Census Quick Facts |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 |
139.3% |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 |
9.2% |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 |
32.4% |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 |
8.1% |
Female persons, percent, 2010 |
51.9% |
White persons, percent, 2010 |
77.3% |
Black persons, percent, 2010 |
15.3% |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 |
0.4% |
Asian persons, percent, 2010 |
2.9% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 |
N/A |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 |
2.4% |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 |
5.6% |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 |
74.0% |
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 |
79.6% |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 |
7.6% |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 |
12.0% |
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 |
94.3% |
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 |
50.2% |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 |
30 |
Housing units, 2010 |
11,370 |
Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 |
73.4% |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 |
18.4% |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 |
$240,900 |
Households, 2006-2010 |
9,327 |
Persons per household, 2006-2010 |
2.83 |
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 |
$31,185 |
Median household income 2006-2010 |
$69,222 |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 |
7.5% |
Business |
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Total number of firms, 2007 |
3,007 |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
6.3% |
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
N/A |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
N/A |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
N/A |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
N/A |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
27.7% |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) |
N/A |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) |
42,275 |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) |
454,643 |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 |
$17,978 |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) |
34,488 |
Spatial Statistics |
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| Acreage within Town Limits | 10,839/16.9 sq. miles |
| Contiguous Acreage | 9163 acres |
| Satellite Acreage | 1,673 acres |
| Acreage within the Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction | 3,368 acres |
| Density (Persons Per Dwelling Unit) | 3.4 |
| Dwelling Units Per Acre | 1.29 |