Wake Forest's Living Circumstances

Forsyth County Schools Overview

Wake Forest University located in Forsyth County Schools area. A total of 146,816 households are located in Forsyth County Schools area. Among them, 43,004 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.18 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 112,939 and 95,874 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5.62% (20,456) of residents are non-citizens and 14.24% (51,851) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina
Household	146,816
Population	364,214
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	43,004 (29.29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	112,939
Total Students	95,874
Pre-Kindergarten	4,864
Kindergarten	4,831
Grade 1-8	38,788
Grade 9-12	20,469
College/Graduate School	26,922
Veterans	287,657
Non-citizen	20,456
Non-English Home Language	51,851
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

298,554 residents are over the age of 16 and 183,332 people are in labor force. Among them, 182,832 people are in civilian labor force and 500 are in armed labor force. 172,626 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.60%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	170,155	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	141,116	82.93%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	13,839	8.13%
Public transportation	1,893	1.11%
Walked	2,803	1.65%
Other method	1,821	1.07%
Worked from home	8,683	5.10%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	172,626	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	69,604	40.32%
Service	29,263	16.95%
Sales and office	37,122	21.50%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	12,828	7.43%
Production, transportation, and material moving	23,809	13.79%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	172,626	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	714	0.41%
Construction	10,149	5.88%
Manufacturing	21,325	12.35%
Wholesale trade	4,410	2.55%
Retail trade	20,441	11.84%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	7,882	4.57%
Information	2,046	1.19%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	12,352	7.16%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	18,585	10.77%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	46,205	26.77%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	15,228	8.82%
Other services, except public administration	8,343	4.83%
Public administration	4,946	2.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	172,626	-
Private wage and salary workers	144,709	83.83%
Government workers	18,702	10.83%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	8,949	5.18%
Unpaid family workers	266	0.15%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $76,256 for the 146,816 households in Forsyth County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $31,991. 331,842 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.20%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	146,816	-
Less than $10,000	11,700	7.97%
$10,000 - $14,999	7,240	4.93%
$15,000 - $24,999	15,856	10.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	15,929	10.85%
$35,000 - $49,999	20,593	14.03%
$50,000 - $74,999	25,379	17.29%
$75,000 - $99,999	17,979	12.25%
$100,000 - $149,999	17,330	11.80%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,916	4.71%
More than $200,000	7,894	5.38%
Median Household Income	$51,569	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$76,256	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	91,385	-
Less than $10,000	4,602	5.04%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,406	2.63%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,921	7.57%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,345	9.13%
$35,000 - $49,999	11,016	12.05%
$50,000 - $74,999	17,234	18.86%
$75,000 - $99,999	13,517	14.79%
$100,000 - $149,999	14,523	15.89%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,942	6.50%
More than $200,000	6,879	7.53%

Median Family Income	$67,362	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$91,922	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,991	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,771	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,771	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	372,038	-
With health insurance coverage	331,842	89.20%
Public coverage	128,290	34.48%
Private health insurance	247,703	66.58%
Without health insurance coverage	40,196	10.80%

Housing

There are 164,902 housing units in Forsyth County Schools area, North Carolina with 146,816 units (89.03%) occupied. 90,399 houses (61.57%) are occupied by owner and 56,417 houses (38.43%) are rented. The average housing value is $159,300 and the average rental cost is $812. 4,175 houses (2.53%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 17,321 houses (10.50%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	164,902	-
Occupied	146,816	89.03%
Owner Occupied	90,399	61.57%
Renter Occupied	56,417	38.43%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	108,600	65.86%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	6,620	4.01%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	43,168	26.18%
Mobile Homes	6,387	3.87%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	127	0.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	164,902	-
Built 2014 or later	4,175	2.53%
Built 2010 - 2013	4,542	2.75%
Built 2000 - 2009	25,456	15.44%
Built 1990 - 1999	24,082	14.60%
Built 1980 - 1989	25,102	15.22%
Built 1970 - 1979	28,403	17.22%
Built 1960 - 1969	20,176	12.24%
Built 1950 - 1959	15,645	9.49%
Built 1949 or earlier	17,321	10.50%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	164,902	-
1 room	1,912	1.16%
2 rooms	2,442	1.48%
3 rooms	12,884	7.81%
4 rooms	30,391	18.43%
5 rooms	35,144	21.31%
6 rooms	28,929	17.54%
7 rooms	19,715	11.96%
8 rooms	13,378	8.11%
9 rooms or more	20,107	12.19%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	164,902	-
no bedroom	2,081	1.26%
1 bedroom	15,657	9.49%
2 bedrooms	45,168	27.39%
3 bedrooms	72,824	44.16%
4 bedrooms	23,689	14.37%
5 bedrooms or more	5,483	3.33%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	90,399	-
Less than $50,000	5,329	5.89%
$50,000 - $99,999	13,262	14.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	22,205	24.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	19,386	21.44%
$200,000 - $299,999	15,991	17.69%
$300,000 - $499,999	9,616	10.64%
$500,000 - $999,999	3,995	4.42%
$1,000,000 or more	615	0.68%
Median House Value	$159,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	54,027	-
Less than $500	5,821	10.77%
$500 - $999	33,360	61.75%
$1,000 - $1,499	12,209	22.60%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,767	3.27%
$2,000 - $2,499	511	0.95%
$2,500 - $2,999	157	0.29%
$3,000 or more	202	0.37%
Median Rental Costs	$812	-

Demographic

A total of 375,195 people lives in Forsyth County Schools area, North Carolina with 177,935 male and 197,260 female. The males to female ratio is 47.42 to 52.58. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	375,195	-
Male	177,935	47.42%
Female	197,260	52.58%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	375,195	-
Under 5 years	22,660	6.04%
5 - 9 years	24,981	6.66%
10 - 14 years	24,349	6.49%
15 - 19 years	26,933	7.18%
20 - 24 years	24,608	6.56%
25 - 34 years	49,008	13.06%
35 - 44 years	45,304	12.07%
45 - 54 years	50,149	13.37%
55 - 59 years	26,502	7.06%
60 - 64 years	22,232	5.93%
65 - 74 years	34,235	9.12%
75 - 84 years	17,626	4.70%
85 years and older	6,608	1.76%
Median Age	38.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	375,195	-
One Race	365,976	97.54%
White	247,912	66.08%
Black or African American	98,362	26.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,488	0.40%
Asian	8,830	2.35%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	356	0.09%
Other	9,028	2.41%

Two or more races	9,219	2.46%
White and Black or African American	3,615	0.96%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	921	0.25%
White and Asian	1,195	0.32%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	727	0.19%