Apex is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 44,349 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Apex is the 18th largest community in North Carolina.

There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Apex, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Apex, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Apex's real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. The town does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income in Apex is $71,885.

Apex is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.38% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Apex is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Apex who work in management occupations (15.56%), computer science and math (11.59%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.50%).

Also of interest is that Apex has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

"If you live in Apex, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Apex residents do (98.4%). Apex is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Apex is a decent-sized town, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the town has no real transit system.

Apex Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Apex is a pretty powerful place. 51.90% of the adults in Apex have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Apex in 2000 was $28,750, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,000 for a family of four. However, Apex contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Apex is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Apex home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Apex is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Apex include German, English, Irish, Italian, Scotch-Irish, Polish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Apex is English. Some people also speak Spanish.