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Wake Forest, NC real estate and demographic information
Most Expensive Wake Forest Neighborhoods
| NAME | |
|---|---|
| 1 | New Light / Stony Hill |
| 2 | Town Center |
| 3 | Rolesville |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Wake Forest NEIGHBORHOODS Rolesville, Town Center, New Light / Stony Hill
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Wake Forest, NC Creedmoor, Durham, Franklinton, Louisburg, Raleigh, Wendell, Youngsville, Zebulon
POPULATION
29,422
Wake Forest, NC Information
| WAKE FOREST INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 29,422 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 12,014 |
| WAKE FOREST HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 70.60% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 22.09% |
| % VACANT | 7.31% |
| TYPE OF WAKE FOREST HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 73.76% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 2.53% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 4.15% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 8.54% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 11.00% |
| OTHER | 0.02% |
| SIZE OF WAKE FOREST HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.50% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 5.09% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 21.84% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 49.99% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 18.78% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 3.80% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 33.60% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 46.65% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 14.04% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 5.71% |
| WAKE FOREST REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $243,988 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $684 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$81,000 | 8.43% |
| $81,001-$162,000 | 14.64% |
| $162,001-$325,000 | 47.68% |
| $325,001-$487,000 | 19.75% |
| $487,001-$651,000 | 5.80% |
| $651,001-$812,000 | 1.89% |
| $812,001-$1,218,000 | 0.88% |
| $1,218,001-$1,625,000 | 0.48% |
| > $1,625,000 | 0.45% |
| PEOPLE OF Wake Forest | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 8.65% |
| 5 TO 17 | 21.38% |
| 18 TO 24 | 5.92% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.96% |
| 35 TO 54 | 34.37% |
| 55 TO 64 | 6.65% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 7.07% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 88.00% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 37.78% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $56,832 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $24,888 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 6.43% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (14.73%), Retail (11.10%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (9.93%), Healthcare (9.02%), Construction (8.97%), Education (8.43%), Other (5.40%), Finance (4.79%), Information Technology (4.61%), Public Service (4.45%), Administration (3.88%), Wholesale (3.54%), Accomodation (3.30%), Transportation (2.95%), Real Estate (2.09%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 5.89% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 84.96% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 11.26% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.14% |
| ASIAN | 1.04% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.01% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 1.27% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.32% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 2.82% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (23.33%), Other Groups (15.87%), United States or American (15.81%), German (9.54%), English (8.98%), Irish (6.71%), Italian (4.45%), Scotch-Irish (2.30%), Scottish (2.01%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 4.13% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (86.07%) , Spanish (2.87%) |
Wake Forest is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 29,422 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Wake Forest is the 24th largest community in North Carolina.
Wake Forest is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Wake Forest is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wake Forest who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.26%), management occupations (13.08%), and sales jobs (11.46%).
Also of interest is that Wake Forest has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One downside of living in Wake Forest is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wake Forest, the average commute to work is 31.89 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
For most residents of Wake Forest, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.3% of people in Wake Forest drive alone to work on most days, making Wake Forest a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Wake Forest's landscape.
Wake Forest Information and Demographics
The education level of Wake Forest citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 37.78% of adults in Wake Forest have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Wake Forest in 2000 was $24,888, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,552 for a family of four.
Wake Forest is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wake Forest home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wake Forest is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wake Forest include German, English, Irish, Italian, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Wake Forest is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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