About Fuquay Varina

Fuquay Varina is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 25,105 people and just one neighborhood, Fuquay Varina is the 27th largest community in North Carolina.

Fuquay Varina is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fuquay Varina is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fuquay Varina who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.68%), sales jobs (11.79%), and management occupations (11.33%).

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

In Fuquay Varina, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.40 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Fuquay Varina is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.1% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Fuquay Varina.

As is often the case in a small town, Fuquay Varina doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Fuquay Varina Information and Demographics

The education level of Fuquay Varina citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 27.95% of adults in Fuquay Varina have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Fuquay Varina in 2000 was $22,463, 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 $89,852 for a family of four.

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

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