Living in Wake County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 400,172 households are located in Wake County Schools area. Among them, 143,612 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.16 people. The total number of children in the region is 320,593 and 291,186 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8% (82,290) of residents are non-citizens and 16% (172,467) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Wake County Schools, North Carolina
Household	400,172
Population	1,047,127
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	143,612 (36%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	320,593
Total Students	291,186
Pre-Kindergarten	18,874
Kindergarten	14,810
Grade 1-8	116,191
Grade 9-12	60,331
College/Graduate School	80,980
Veterans	809,736
Non-citizen	82,290
Non-English Home Language	172,467
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

839,510 residents are over the age of 16 and 589,886 people are in labor force. Among them, 589,018 people are in civilian labor force and 868 are in armed labor force. 565,245 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Wake County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	557,427	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	440,142	78.96%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	44,445	7.97%
Public transportation	5,809	1.04%
Walked	6,452	1.16%
Other method	7,045	1.26%
Worked from home	53,534	9.60%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	565,245	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	293,874	51.99%
Service	75,302	13.32%
Sales and office	118,645	20.99%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	33,783	5.98%
Production, transportation, and material moving	43,641	7.72%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	565,245	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,953	0.35%
Construction	32,917	5.82%
Manufacturing	47,446	8.39%
Wholesale trade	13,215	2.34%
Retail trade	54,774	9.69%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	22,766	4.03%
Information	17,117	3.03%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	45,415	8.03%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	110,267	19.51%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	118,273	20.92%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	48,963	8.66%
Other services, except public administration	25,530	4.52%
Public administration	26,609	4.71%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	565,245	-
Private wage and salary workers	458,375	81.09%
Government workers	78,904	13.96%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	27,040	4.78%
Unpaid family workers	926	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $106,822 for the 400,172 households in Wake County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $42,675. 971,698 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.58%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	400,172	-
Less than $10,000	13,528	3.38%
$10,000 - $14,999	10,069	2.52%
$15,000 - $24,999	23,283	5.82%
$25,000 - $34,999	28,353	7.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	44,847	11.21%
$50,000 - $74,999	66,504	16.62%
$75,000 - $99,999	54,462	13.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	74,698	18.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	39,980	9.99%
More than $200,000	44,448	11.11%
Median Household Income	$80,591	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$106,822	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	268,042	-
Less than $10,000	5,161	1.93%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,215	1.57%
$15,000 - $24,999	10,582	3.95%
$25,000 - $34,999	14,050	5.24%
$35,000 - $49,999	23,086	8.61%
$50,000 - $74,999	38,499	14.36%
$75,000 - $99,999	37,586	14.02%
$100,000 - $149,999	59,245	22.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	35,055	13.08%
More than $200,000	40,563	15.13%

Median Family Income	$100,539	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$126,190	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$42,675	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$64,085	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$64,085	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	1,061,002	-
With health insurance coverage	971,698	91.58%
Public coverage	241,080	22.72%
Private health insurance	828,261	78.06%
Without health insurance coverage	89,304	8.42%

Housing

There are 431,552 housing units in Wake County Schools area, North Carolina with 400,172 units (92.73%) occupied. 255,708 houses (63.90%) are occupied by owner and 144,464 houses (36.10%) are rented. The average housing value is $281,700 and the average rental cost is $1,150. 28,219 houses (6.54%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 14,926 houses (3.46%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	431,552	-
Occupied	400,172	92.73%
Owner Occupied	255,708	63.90%
Renter Occupied	144,464	36.10%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	257,817	59.74%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	46,257	10.72%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	114,389	26.51%
Mobile Homes	12,938	3.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	151	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	431,552	-
Built 2014 or later	28,219	6.54%
Built 2010 - 2013	28,566	6.62%
Built 2000 - 2009	113,250	26.24%
Built 1990 - 1999	98,481	22.82%
Built 1980 - 1989	68,065	15.77%
Built 1970 - 1979	40,542	9.39%
Built 1960 - 1969	24,858	5.76%
Built 1950 - 1959	14,645	3.39%
Built 1949 or earlier	14,926	3.46%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	431,552	-
1 room	5,261	1.22%
2 rooms	13,369	3.10%
3 rooms	39,600	9.18%
4 rooms	60,879	14.11%
5 rooms	68,844	15.95%
6 rooms	62,521	14.49%
7 rooms	51,586	11.95%
8 rooms	45,440	10.53%
9 rooms or more	84,052	19.48%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	431,552	-
no bedroom	5,571	1.29%
1 bedroom	43,132	9.99%
2 bedrooms	90,205	20.90%
3 bedrooms	166,986	38.69%
4 bedrooms	95,520	22.13%
5 bedrooms or more	30,138	6.98%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	255,708	-
Less than $50,000	6,260	2.45%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,489	2.54%
$100,000 - $149,999	22,774	8.91%
$150,000 - $199,999	36,950	14.45%
$200,000 - $299,999	66,908	26.17%
$300,000 - $499,999	82,419	32.23%
$500,000 - $999,999	30,047	11.75%
$1,000,000 or more	3,861	1.51%
Median House Value	$281,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	141,131	-
Less than $500	4,984	3.53%
$500 - $999	41,251	29.23%
$1,000 - $1,499	66,179	46.89%
$1,500 - $1,999	20,897	14.81%
$2,000 - $2,499	5,175	3.67%
$2,500 - $2,999	1,135	0.80%
$3,000 or more	1,510	1.07%
Median Rental Costs	$1,150	-

Demographic

A total of 1,069,079 people lives in Wake County Schools area, North Carolina with 519,794 male and 549,285 female. The males to female ratio is 48.62 to 51.38. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	1,069,079	-
Male	519,794	48.62%
Female	549,285	51.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,069,079	-
Under 5 years	66,698	6.24%
5 - 9 years	72,166	6.75%
10 - 14 years	75,376	7.05%
15 - 19 years	74,082	6.93%
20 - 24 years	67,697	6.33%
25 - 34 years	157,847	14.76%
35 - 44 years	160,777	15.04%
45 - 54 years	153,453	14.35%
55 - 59 years	66,603	6.23%
60 - 64 years	54,001	5.05%
65 - 74 years	75,055	7.02%
75 - 84 years	32,719	3.06%
85 years and older	12,605	1.18%
Median Age	36.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,069,079	-
One Race	1,037,542	97.05%
White	698,759	65.36%
Black or African American	218,151	20.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,841	0.36%
Asian	74,284	6.95%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	437	0.04%
Other	42,070	3.94%

Two or more races	31,537	2.95%
White and Black or African American	10,191	0.95%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	3,546	0.33%
White and Asian	7,428	0.69%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	2,360	0.22%

Living in Wake County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic