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Wake Forest, NC
Demographic Data




Wake Forest Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Wake Forest Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

51,113

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.2%
5 - 17:
20.2%
18 - 24:
6.2%
25 - 34:
11.5%
35 - 54:
32.4%
55 - 64:
10.0%
Over 65 Years:
12.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.3%
3.3%
96.6%
96.6%
57.8%
57.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Wake Forest
USA
$47,191
$47,191
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Wake Forest
USA
$115,159
$115,159
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

3.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Education
Manufacturing
Finance
Public Service
Administration
Other
Transportation
Accommodation
Construction
16.5%
16.5%
15.2%
15.2%
11.8%
11.8%
11.1%
11.1%
10.0%
10.0%
5.6%
5.6%
4.5%
4.5%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
3.3%
3.3%
3.1%
3.1%
2.9%
2.9%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
67.4%
67.4%
17.9%
17.9%
7.9%
7.9%
4.4%
4.4%
2.3%
2.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Italian
Scottish
Polish
African
French
Scots-Irish
European
British
Haitian
Ukrainian
Swedish
Norwegian
Dutch
Russian
Welsh
Greek
Hungarian
17.2%
17.2%
14.1%
14.1%
12.2%
12.2%
7.1%
7.1%
4.1%
4.1%
3.1%
3.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
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0.9%
0.9%
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0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
African languages
Korean
French
German/Yiddish
Scandinavian languages
Pacific Island languages
Hungarian
Persian
Tagalog
Arabic
Chinese
Langs. of India
Native American languages
Other Asian languages
Thai
Other Indo-European
Slavic languages
Russian
90.7%
90.7%
4.4%
4.4%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Wake Forest Residents

7.1%


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