Wake County, North Carolina (NC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 37,305
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 159,456
Renter-occupied apartments: 120,491 (it was 82,584 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 34% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 832 sq. mi.
Water area: 25.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 1412 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (22.0%), Educational, health and social services (20.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 84%
- Government: 12%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 670,72257.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 222,39418.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 124,40210.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 99,9768.5%Asian alone
- 47,8714.1%Two or more races
- 8,2230.7%Some other race alone
- 1,2560.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1770.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 37.3 years |
| North Carolina median age: | 39.2 years |
| Males: 577,073 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 597,948 |  (50.9%) |
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| Wake County: | 2.0 people |
| North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $96,806 ($54,988 in 1999)
| This county: | $96,806 |
| North Carolina: | $67,481 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,328 (lower quartile is $1,030, upper quartile is $1,705)
| This county: | $1328 |
| State: | $945 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $470,300 (it was $156,200 in 2000)
| Wake: | $470,300 |
| North Carolina: | $280,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,898Detached houses: $537,776
Here: $537,776 State: $375,326 Townhouses or other attached units: $351,021
Here: $351,021 State: $317,935 In 2-unit structures: $337,234
Here: $337,234 State: $250,488 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $278,260
Here: $278,260 State: $254,939 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $377,736
Here: $377,736 State: $329,290 Mobile homes: $134,567
Here: $134,567 State: $124,933 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $14,459
Here: $14,459 State: $107,261
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $584
Institutionalized population: 6,279
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 7
- Rapes: 14
- Robberies: 17
- Assaults: 186
- Burglaries: 236
- Thefts: 906
- Auto thefts: 202
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 8
- Rapes: 13
- Robberies: 29
- Assaults: 204
- Burglaries: 341
- Thefts: 785
- Auto thefts: 132
Health of residents in Wake County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.79.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
35.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
55.9% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
70.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 194 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.
Health of residents in Wake County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is significantly better than average.81.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
38.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
76.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
77.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is about average.
23.4% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 8881 buildings, average cost: $241,800
- 2021: 9566 buildings, average cost: $224,500
- 2020: 8337 buildings, average cost: $247,400
- 2019: 7585 buildings, average cost: $229,600
- 2018: 7947 buildings, average cost: $228,300
- 2017: 7913 buildings, average cost: $229,900
- 2016: 6987 buildings, average cost: $234,500
- 2015: 6796 buildings, average cost: $220,200
- 2014: 6158 buildings, average cost: $218,400
- 2013: 6629 buildings, average cost: $210,300
- 2012: 5417 buildings, average cost: $204,100
- 2011: 4039 buildings, average cost: $196,000
- 2010: 3854 buildings, average cost: $190,900
- 2009: 3600 buildings, average cost: $182,100
- 2008: 5246 buildings, average cost: $218,300
- 2007: 10424 buildings, average cost: $206,000
- 2006: 10939 buildings, average cost: $196,300
- 2005: 11534 buildings, average cost: $183,500
- 2004: 10066 buildings, average cost: $164,300
- 2003: 8385 buildings, average cost: $149,700
- 2002: 8580 buildings, average cost: $141,900
- 2001: 8444 buildings, average cost: $143,100
- 2000: 7967 buildings, average cost: $143,700
- 1999: 8951 buildings, average cost: $135,500
- 1998: 8776 buildings, average cost: $129,000
- 1997: 7697 buildings, average cost: $125,700
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,026 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,836 (0.6%)
| Wake County: | 7.5% |
| North Carolina: | 12.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 37.3 years old
(Males: 36.4 years old, Females: 38.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.5 years old, Black residents: 36.1 years old, American Indian residents: 25.8 years old, Asian residents: 37.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.8 years old, Other race residents: 31.0 years old)
Area name: Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wake County is $734 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $817 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1027 a month.
Cities in this county include: Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Garner, Wake Forest, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Knightdale, Morrisville, Wendell.
2023 air pollution in Wake County:
Carbon Monoxide: 0.239 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 17.9 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 10.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: www.co.wake.nc.us/wcportal.nsf/?Open
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Wake County: Tar Landing (A), Roberson Store (B), Poplar Point Landing (C), North Carolina Department of Corrections (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Wake County include: James Church (A), Jamesville Church (B), Johnandrus Church (C), Jones Chapel (D), Union Town Church (E), Macedonia Church (F), Maple Grove Church (G), Wares Chapel (H), Williams Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Harman Cemetery (1), Manning Cemetery (2), Mizell Cemetery (3), Fields Cemetery (4), Williams Cemetery (5), Griffin Cemetery (6), Staton-Biggs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Roy Everett Hunting Club Pond (A), Rainbow Pond (B), Leggett Pond (C), Flat Swamp (D), Etheridge Swamp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Collie Swamp (A), Deep Run Swamp (B), Cooper Swamp (C), Bear Grass Swamp (D), Ross Swamp (E), Huskanaw Swamp (F), Beaverdam Creek (G), Dog Branch (H), Mill Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Wake County: Kekukee Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Alamance County 
, Quay County, New Mexico 
, Jackson County, Tennessee , Mitchell County , Perry County, Tennessee , Tyrrell County 
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| Here: | 2.8% |
| North Carolina: | 3.2% |
Current college students: 51,713
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 56.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 173,447 (46.1% naturalized citizens)
| Wake County: | 14.8% |
| Whole state: | 8.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 72,2702010 or later
- 44,4392000 to 2009
- 32,1781990 to 1999
- 12,1111980 to 1989
- 5,2251970 to 1979
- 4,272Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 282,219
- One, attached: 52,582
- Two: 7,561
- 3 or 4: 10,400
- 5 to 9: 23,814
- 10 to 19: 36,464
- 20 to 49: 29,705
- 50 or more: 36,963
- Mobile homes: 13,323
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 191
Housing units in Wake County with a mortgage: 212,064 (25,541 second mortgage, 619 home equity loan, 22,990 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,863
| Here: | 98.1% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.0% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Wake County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 164,661 | 445 |
| Mainline Protestant | 99,508 | 131 |
| Catholic | 99,126 | 17 |
| Other | 35,767 | 72 |
| Black Protestant | 16,476 | 42 |
| Orthodox | 2,650 | 5 |
| None | 482,805 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 176
| Wake County: | 2.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 10
| Here: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 68
| This county: | 0.82 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 281
| Wake County: | 3.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 648
| This county: | 7.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Wake County: | 7.8% |
| North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Wake County: | 27.0% |
| State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 16.3% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Wake County:
Average size of farms: 110 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $66,520
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1539.20
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 30.23%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 25.32%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $53,149
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.42%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.87%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $47,769
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.48%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.39
Corn for grain: 930 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3100 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 9528 harvested acres
Vegetables: 270 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 80 acres
Tornado activity:
Wake County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 5306252.2 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/16/1983, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Wake County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 151.6 miles away from Wake County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 143.5 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 130.9 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 140.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 153.7 miles away from Wake County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 254.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
- North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4285: October 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4285, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1969: April 19, 2011, FEMA Id: 1969, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1490: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1490, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
- North Carolina Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 24, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1312: January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: 1312, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to November 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1292: September 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to October 04, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3146: September 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3146, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Wake County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Droughts: 2, Floods: 2, Ice Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 446,614 (63.9%)
- Carpooled: 48,534 (6.9%)
- Bus: 3,167 (0.5%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 54 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 9,544 (1.4%)
- Bicycle: 1,681 (0.2%)
- Walked: 9,695 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 180,063 (25.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Management occupations (17%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (6%)
- Architecture and engineering occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (12%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)
- India (22%)
- Mexico (13%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Vietnam (3%)
- El Salvador (3%)
- Canada (2%)
- Nigeria (2%)
- English (11%)
- American (8%)
- German (5%)
- Irish (5%)
- Italian (3%)
- European (3%)
- African (1%)
People in group quarters in Wake County, North Carolina in 2010:
- 12,617 people in college/university student housing
- 2,290 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 2,228 people in state prisons
- 938 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 694 people in group homes intended for adults
- 639 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 416 people in correctional residential facilities
- 352 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 331 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 262 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 71 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 61 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 42 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 36 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 6 people in in-patient hospice facilities
People in group quarters in Wake County, North Carolina in 2000:
- 10,909 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 2,611 people in state prisons
- 2,344 people in nursing homes
- 1,433 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 593 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 497 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 330 people in other group homes
- 110 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 106 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 52 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 49 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 48 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 44 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 27 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 25 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 24 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 19 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 7 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 6 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 4 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 2 people in religious group quarters
8.72% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($80,396 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.72% |
| North Carolina average: | 8.85% |
0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($149 average AGI)
Wake County: 0.02% North Carolina average: 0.04%
3.77% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($26,876 average AGI)
4.93% relocated from other states ($53,372 average AGI)
Wake County: 4.93% North Carolina average: 4.18%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Durham County, NC |  0.88% ($71,956 average AGI) |
| from Johnston County, NC | 0.45% ($60,902) |
| from Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.21% ($72,394) |
| from Guilford County, NC | 0.17% ($54,839) |
| from Franklin County, NC | 0.16% ($54,750) |
| from Orange County, NC | 0.15% ($71,311) |
| from Harnett County, NC | 0.14% ($47,361) |
7.91% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($77,244 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.91% |
| North Carolina average: | 7.89% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($156 average AGI)
Wake County: 0.02% North Carolina average: 0.03%
4.71% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($42,438 average AGI)
3.19% relocated to other states ($34,649 average AGI)
Wake County: 3.19% North Carolina average: 3.18%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Johnston County, NC | 0.93% ($57,868 average AGI) |
| to Durham County, NC | 0.79% ($69,128) |
| to Franklin County, NC | 0.33% ($63,934) |
| to Harnett County, NC | 0.29% ($61,942) |
| to Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.24% ($69,157) |
| to New Hanover County, NC | 0.15% ($106,617) |
| to Chatham County, NC | 0.14% ($133,182) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 16.0
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 4.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 5.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 76,280 (63,096 aged, 13,184 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 20,445 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Wake County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (5,388)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (5,097)
- Unspecified dementia (4,159)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,298)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (3,002)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,854)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,716)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,860)
- Congestive heart failure (1,779)
- Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,441)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,663
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 212
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35,368
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,626
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 501
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 49
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 100
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 15
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 39.9. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 26.1
- Other - 13.8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 77.3. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 41.5
- Poisoning - 18.0
- Suffocation - 13.0
- Other - 4.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,175,021- Male householders: 227,711 (53,200 living alone), Female householders: 217,753 (66,670 living alone)
234,675 spouses (232,210 opposite-sex spouses), 26,157 unmarried partners, (24,409 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 345,987 children (328,887 natural, 7,460 adopted, 9,640 stepchildren), 14,629 grandchildren, 10,314 brothers or sisters, 19,627 parents, 942 foster children, 18,110 other relatives, 36,391 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 22,725
Size of family households: 125,008 2-persons, 69,658 3-persons, 65,070 4-persons, 21,925 5-persons, 7,143 6-persons, 3,798 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 119,870 1-person, 28,086 2-persons, 3,057 3-persons, 1,080 4-persons, 647 5-persons, 55 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.
196,594 married couples with children.
50,674 single-parent households (10,278 men, 40,396 women).
81.0% of residents of Wake speak English at home.
7.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $4,627,613,000 ($6,432 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $314,361,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,242,032,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $436,821,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $24,164,000
Federal grants: $2,347,019,000
Federal procurement contracts: $211,982,000 ($86,990,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $365,595,000 ($89,479,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $324,787,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $916,337,000
Federal Government insurance: $453,841,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 58,046| Here: | 78 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 18,156
| Here: | 24 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +23,513
| Here: | +31 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +54,604
| Here: | +73 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 72.76 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.3 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Wake County, North Carolina
- 22,1532020 or later
- 111,2872010 to 2019
- 123,0492000 to 2009
- 87,0201990 to 1999
- 64,7231980 to 1989
- 41,6441970 to 1979
- 18,7161960 to 1969
- 12,3201950 to 1959
- 3,2431940 to 1949
- 9,0671939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wake County, North Carolina
- 7061 room
- 3892 rooms
- 2,2893 rooms
- 14,8864 rooms
- 38,7525 rooms
- 50,5666 rooms
- 45,6187 rooms
- 45,7168 rooms
- 89,8569+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wake County, North Carolina
- 6,4761 room
- 13,9412 rooms
- 32,8013 rooms
- 42,2574 rooms
- 25,5785 rooms
- 14,3396 rooms
- 9,3447 rooms
- 5,7138 rooms
- 6,2379+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wake County, North Carolina
- 706no bedroom
- 1,3531 bedroom
- 20,3582 bedrooms
- 124,3473 bedrooms
- 101,7024 bedrooms
- 40,3125+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wake County, North Carolina
- 6,573no bedroom
- 39,2611 bedroom
- 64,2402 bedrooms
- 33,9803 bedrooms
- 10,9254 bedrooms
- 1,7075+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wake County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 4,707no vehicle
- 64,1281 vehicle
- 140,1012 vehicles
- 57,3093 vehicles
- 15,6084 vehicles
- 6,9255+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wake County in renter-occupied apartments
- 15,100no vehicle
- 78,4221 vehicle
- 50,2602 vehicles
- 9,9103 vehicles
- 1,9144 vehicles
- 1,0805+ vehicles
86.8% of Wake County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in North Carolina.
| Wake County: | 86.8% |
| State average: | 87.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 478,489
- Other state: 505,086
- Northeast: 179,275
- Midwest: 93,071
- South: 180,223
- West: 52,517
- 53.6%Utility gas
- 42.3%Electricity
- 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Solar energy
- 0.2%Wood
- 76.6%Electricity
- 20.5%Utility gas
- 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16,649
| Here: | 14.3% |
| North Carolina: | 13.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7,670
| Here: | 11.6% |
| North Carolina: | 11.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7,745
| Here: | 12.0% |
| North Carolina: | 19.3% |
Wake County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $53,662,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $45,598,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,001,000
- Charges - Other: $44,727,000
Other: $36,560,000
Higher Education - Other: $33,184,000
Higher Education - Other: $32,133,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,424,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $17,184,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $15,173,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $13,208,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $12,429,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $8,657,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,417,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,046,000
Parking Facilities: $504,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $426,000
Parks and Recreation: $165,000
Parking Facilities: $123,000
Parks and Recreation: $50,000
Sewerage: $8,000
Sewerage: $7,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $4,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $260,190,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $223,123,000
Other Higher Education: $44,062,000
Other Higher Education: $28,054,000
Libraries: $10,098,000
General Public Buildings: $9,681,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,300,000
Libraries: $5,927,000
General Public Buildings: $3,056,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,016,000
Health - Other: $2,229,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,120,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,111,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,035,000
Police Protection: $1,598,000
Health - Other: $1,579,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,153,000
Natural Resources - Other: $906,000
Correctional Institutions: $797,000
Housing and Community Development: $754,000
Solid Waste Management: $695,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $438,000
General - Other: $319,000
Housing and Community Development: $286,000
Local Fire Protection: $266,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $218,000
Police Protection: $198,000
Public Welfare - Other: $140,000
General - Other: $79,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Central Staff Services: $4,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,579,236,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,447,265,000
Other Higher Education: $185,212,000
Other Higher Education: $180,501,000
Health - Other: $111,735,000
Health - Other: $104,260,000
Liquor Stores: $103,129,000
Liquor Stores: $83,725,000
Public Welfare - Other: $80,502,000
Public Welfare - Other: $76,815,000
Police Protection: $75,926,000
Police Protection: $66,072,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,724,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,068,000
General - Other: $37,324,000
Central Staff Services: $35,052,000
Central Staff Services: $33,831,000
Libraries: $28,523,000
General - Other: $28,152,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,735,000
Libraries: $24,307,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,327,000
General Public Buildings: $22,623,000
General Public Buildings: $21,185,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,419,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,257,000
Financial Administration: $15,706,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,820,000
Financial Administration: $13,061,000
Natural Resources - Other: $11,126,000
Natural Resources - Other: $9,104,000
Transit Utilities: $6,693,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,962,000
Transit Utilities: $5,682,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,943,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,359,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,159,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,037,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,819,000
Parking Facilities: $210,000
Parking Facilities: $206,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $129,000
Sewerage: $69,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $68,000
Sewerage: $42,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $27,899,000
Education: $13,613,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,215,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,073,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,954,000
Other: $4,651,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,530,000
Other: $3,632,000
Transit Utilities: $1,248,000
General Local Government Support: $871,000
General Local Government Support: $234,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $234,180,000
Interest on Debt: $138,115,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $22,823,000
Other - Health - Other: $21,314,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $11,870,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $10,654,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,894,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,758,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $3,668,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $794,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $701,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $603,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $539,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $499,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $414,000
Other - Police Protection: $161,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $58,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $39,000
Other - General - Other: $27,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $22,000
Other - Financial Administration: $4,000
Other - General - Other: $3,000
Other - Financial Administration: $3,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $4,906,000
Public Welfare: $3,654,000
General - Other: $759,000
General - Other: $430,000
Correctional Institutions: $429,000
Correctional Institutions: $394,000
Health - Other: $144,000
Health - Other: $140,000
Parks and Recreation: $31,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Police Protection: $9,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $74,949,000
Education: $59,101,000
Other: $36,006,000
General Local Government Support: $8,036,000
Other: $5,711,000
General Local Government Support: $5,156,000
Housing and Community Development: $601,000
Transit Utilities: $388,000
Housing and Community Development: $371,000
Health and Hospitals: $35,000
Health and Hospitals: $12,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,357,559,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,258,913,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,173,277,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,039,708,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $638,935,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $636,135,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $570,982,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $570,982,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $507,950,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $502,566,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $368,059,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $269,414,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $67,953,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $63,032,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $17,426,000
Interest Earnings: $17,253,000
General Revenue - Other: $10,993,000
Interest Earnings: $10,570,000
Fines and Forfeits: $6,175,000
Fines and Forfeits: $4,959,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,488,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,056,000
Sale of Property: $904,000
Special Assessments: $865,000
Rents: $321,000
Sale of Property: $317,000
Rents: $315,000
Special Assessments: $13,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $76,373,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $47,514,000
Public Welfare - Other: $9,962,000
Health - Other: $7,355,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,154,000
Other Higher Education: $4,146,000
Other Higher Education: $3,665,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,064,000
Police Protection: $1,863,000
Police Protection: $1,293,000
General - Other: $1,037,000
Transit Utilities: $561,000
Transit Utilities: $522,000
Public Welfare - Other: $448,000
General - Other: $415,000
Health - Other: $217,000
General Public Building: $210,000
General Public Building: $195,000
Correctional Institutions: $178,000
Parks and Recreation: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $99,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $62,000
Central Staff Services: $55,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $42,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
Libraries: $23,000
Housing and Community Development: $21,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,000
Libraries: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $166,035,000
Cash and Securities: $132,953,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $128,952,000
Liquor Stores: $106,362,000
Transit Utilities: $378,000
Transit Utilities: $267,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $668,132,000
Cash and Securities: $507,950,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $1,196,730,000
Education: $1,087,432,000
Public Welfare: $75,046,000
Public Welfare: $70,665,000
General Local Government Support: $28,898,000
General Local Government Support: $22,451,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,287,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,149,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,449,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,096,000
Other: $4,056,000
Other: $3,436,000
Transit Utilities: $1,344,000
Transit Utilities: $400,000
- Tax - Property: $1,129,085,000
Property: $913,999,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $183,519,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $166,431,000
Other Selective Sales: $74,721,000
Other Selective Sales: $73,068,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $18,280,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $15,355,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $13,005,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $11,467,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,569,000
Other License: $5,428,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,381,000
Other License: $3,449,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,040,721,000
: $959,436,000
Wake County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $53,662,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $45,598,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,001,000
- Charges - Other: $44,727,000
Other: $36,560,000
Higher Education - Other: $33,184,000
Higher Education - Other: $32,133,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,424,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $17,184,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $15,173,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $13,208,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $12,429,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $8,657,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,417,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,046,000
Parking Facilities: $504,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $426,000
Parks and Recreation: $165,000
Parking Facilities: $123,000
Parks and Recreation: $50,000
Sewerage: $8,000
Sewerage: $7,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $4,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $260,190,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $223,123,000
Other Higher Education: $44,062,000
Other Higher Education: $28,054,000
Libraries: $10,098,000
General Public Buildings: $9,681,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,300,000
Libraries: $5,927,000
General Public Buildings: $3,056,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,016,000
Health - Other: $2,229,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,120,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,111,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,035,000
Police Protection: $1,598,000
Health - Other: $1,579,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,153,000
Natural Resources - Other: $906,000
Correctional Institutions: $797,000
Housing and Community Development: $754,000
Solid Waste Management: $695,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $438,000
General - Other: $319,000
Housing and Community Development: $286,000
Local Fire Protection: $266,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $218,000
Police Protection: $198,000
Public Welfare - Other: $140,000
General - Other: $79,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Central Staff Services: $4,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,579,236,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,447,265,000
Other Higher Education: $185,212,000
Other Higher Education: $180,501,000
Health - Other: $111,735,000
Health - Other: $104,260,000
Liquor Stores: $103,129,000
Liquor Stores: $83,725,000
Public Welfare - Other: $80,502,000
Public Welfare - Other: $76,815,000
Police Protection: $75,926,000
Police Protection: $66,072,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,724,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,068,000
General - Other: $37,324,000
Central Staff Services: $35,052,000
Central Staff Services: $33,831,000
Libraries: $28,523,000
General - Other: $28,152,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,735,000
Libraries: $24,307,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,327,000
General Public Buildings: $22,623,000
General Public Buildings: $21,185,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,419,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,257,000
Financial Administration: $15,706,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,820,000
Financial Administration: $13,061,000
Natural Resources - Other: $11,126,000
Natural Resources - Other: $9,104,000
Transit Utilities: $6,693,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,962,000
Transit Utilities: $5,682,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,943,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,359,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,159,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,037,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,819,000
Parking Facilities: $210,000
Parking Facilities: $206,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $129,000
Sewerage: $69,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $68,000
Sewerage: $42,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $27,899,000
Education: $13,613,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,215,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,073,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,954,000
Other: $4,651,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,530,000
Other: $3,632,000
Transit Utilities: $1,248,000
General Local Government Support: $871,000
General Local Government Support: $234,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $234,180,000
Interest on Debt: $138,115,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $22,823,000
Other - Health - Other: $21,314,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $11,870,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $10,654,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,894,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,758,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $3,668,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $794,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $701,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $603,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $539,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $499,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $414,000
Other - Police Protection: $161,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $58,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $39,000
Other - General - Other: $27,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $22,000
Other - Financial Administration: $4,000
Other - General - Other: $3,000
Other - Financial Administration: $3,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $4,906,000
Public Welfare: $3,654,000
General - Other: $759,000
General - Other: $430,000
Correctional Institutions: $429,000
Correctional Institutions: $394,000
Health - Other: $144,000
Health - Other: $140,000
Parks and Recreation: $31,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Police Protection: $9,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $74,949,000
Education: $59,101,000
Other: $36,006,000
General Local Government Support: $8,036,000
Other: $5,711,000
General Local Government Support: $5,156,000
Housing and Community Development: $601,000
Transit Utilities: $388,000
Housing and Community Development: $371,000
Health and Hospitals: $35,000
Health and Hospitals: $12,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,357,559,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,258,913,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,173,277,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,039,708,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $638,935,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $636,135,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $570,982,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $570,982,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $507,950,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $502,566,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $368,059,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $269,414,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $67,953,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $63,032,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $17,426,000
Interest Earnings: $17,253,000
General Revenue - Other: $10,993,000
Interest Earnings: $10,570,000
Fines and Forfeits: $6,175,000
Fines and Forfeits: $4,959,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,488,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,056,000
Sale of Property: $904,000
Special Assessments: $865,000
Rents: $321,000
Sale of Property: $317,000
Rents: $315,000
Special Assessments: $13,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $76,373,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $47,514,000
Public Welfare - Other: $9,962,000
Health - Other: $7,355,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,154,000
Other Higher Education: $4,146,000
Other Higher Education: $3,665,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,064,000
Police Protection: $1,863,000
Police Protection: $1,293,000
General - Other: $1,037,000
Transit Utilities: $561,000
Transit Utilities: $522,000
Public Welfare - Other: $448,000
General - Other: $415,000
Health - Other: $217,000
General Public Building: $210,000
General Public Building: $195,000
Correctional Institutions: $178,000
Parks and Recreation: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $99,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $62,000
Central Staff Services: $55,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $42,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
Libraries: $23,000
Housing and Community Development: $21,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,000
Libraries: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $166,035,000
Cash and Securities: $132,953,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $128,952,000
Liquor Stores: $106,362,000
Transit Utilities: $378,000
Transit Utilities: $267,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $668,132,000
Cash and Securities: $507,950,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $1,196,730,000
Education: $1,087,432,000
Public Welfare: $75,046,000
Public Welfare: $70,665,000
General Local Government Support: $28,898,000
General Local Government Support: $22,451,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,287,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,149,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,449,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,096,000
Other: $4,056,000
Other: $3,436,000
Transit Utilities: $1,344,000
Transit Utilities: $400,000
- Tax - Property: $1,129,085,000
Property: $913,999,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $183,519,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $166,431,000
Other Selective Sales: $74,721,000
Other Selective Sales: $73,068,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $18,280,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $15,355,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $13,005,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $11,467,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,569,000
Other License: $5,428,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,381,000
Other License: $3,449,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,040,721,000
: $959,436,000
Wake County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $53,662,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $45,598,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,001,000
- Charges - Other: $44,727,000
Other: $36,560,000
Higher Education - Other: $33,184,000
Higher Education - Other: $32,133,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,424,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $17,184,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $15,173,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $13,208,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $12,429,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $8,657,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,417,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,046,000
Parking Facilities: $504,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $426,000
Parks and Recreation: $165,000
Parking Facilities: $123,000
Parks and Recreation: $50,000
Sewerage: $8,000
Sewerage: $7,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $4,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $260,190,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $223,123,000
Other Higher Education: $44,062,000
Other Higher Education: $28,054,000
Libraries: $10,098,000
General Public Buildings: $9,681,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,300,000
Libraries: $5,927,000
General Public Buildings: $3,056,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,016,000
Health - Other: $2,229,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,120,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,111,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,035,000
Police Protection: $1,598,000
Health - Other: $1,579,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,153,000
Natural Resources - Other: $906,000
Correctional Institutions: $797,000
Housing and Community Development: $754,000
Solid Waste Management: $695,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $438,000
General - Other: $319,000
Housing and Community Development: $286,000
Local Fire Protection: $266,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $218,000
Police Protection: $198,000
Public Welfare - Other: $140,000
General - Other: $79,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Central Staff Services: $4,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,579,236,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,447,265,000
Other Higher Education: $185,212,000
Other Higher Education: $180,501,000
Health - Other: $111,735,000
Health - Other: $104,260,000
Liquor Stores: $103,129,000
Liquor Stores: $83,725,000
Public Welfare - Other: $80,502,000
Public Welfare - Other: $76,815,000
Police Protection: $75,926,000
Police Protection: $66,072,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,724,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,068,000
General - Other: $37,324,000
Central Staff Services: $35,052,000
Central Staff Services: $33,831,000
Libraries: $28,523,000
General - Other: $28,152,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,735,000
Libraries: $24,307,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,327,000
General Public Buildings: $22,623,000
General Public Buildings: $21,185,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,419,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,257,000
Financial Administration: $15,706,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,820,000
Financial Administration: $13,061,000
Natural Resources - Other: $11,126,000
Natural Resources - Other: $9,104,000
Transit Utilities: $6,693,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,962,000
Transit Utilities: $5,682,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,943,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,359,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,159,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,037,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,819,000
Parking Facilities: $210,000
Parking Facilities: $206,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $129,000
Sewerage: $69,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $68,000
Sewerage: $42,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $27,899,000
Education: $13,613,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,215,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,073,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,954,000
Other: $4,651,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,530,000
Other: $3,632,000
Transit Utilities: $1,248,000
General Local Government Support: $871,000
General Local Government Support: $234,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $234,180,000
Interest on Debt: $138,115,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $22,823,000
Other - Health - Other: $21,314,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $11,870,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $10,654,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,894,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,758,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $3,668,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $794,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $701,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $603,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $539,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $499,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $414,000
Other - Police Protection: $161,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $58,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $39,000
Other - General - Other: $27,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $22,000
Other - Financial Administration: $4,000
Other - General - Other: $3,000
Other - Financial Administration: $3,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $4,906,000
Public Welfare: $3,654,000
General - Other: $759,000
General - Other: $430,000
Correctional Institutions: $429,000
Correctional Institutions: $394,000
Health - Other: $144,000
Health - Other: $140,000
Parks and Recreation: $31,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Police Protection: $9,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $74,949,000
Education: $59,101,000
Other: $36,006,000
General Local Government Support: $8,036,000
Other: $5,711,000
General Local Government Support: $5,156,000
Housing and Community Development: $601,000
Transit Utilities: $388,000
Housing and Community Development: $371,000
Health and Hospitals: $35,000
Health and Hospitals: $12,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,357,559,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,258,913,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,173,277,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,039,708,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $638,935,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $636,135,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $570,982,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $570,982,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $507,950,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $502,566,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $368,059,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $269,414,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $67,953,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $63,032,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $17,426,000
Interest Earnings: $17,253,000
General Revenue - Other: $10,993,000
Interest Earnings: $10,570,000
Fines and Forfeits: $6,175,000
Fines and Forfeits: $4,959,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,488,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,056,000
Sale of Property: $904,000
Special Assessments: $865,000
Rents: $321,000
Sale of Property: $317,000
Rents: $315,000
Special Assessments: $13,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $76,373,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $47,514,000
Public Welfare - Other: $9,962,000
Health - Other: $7,355,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,154,000
Other Higher Education: $4,146,000
Other Higher Education: $3,665,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,064,000
Police Protection: $1,863,000
Police Protection: $1,293,000
General - Other: $1,037,000
Transit Utilities: $561,000
Transit Utilities: $522,000
Public Welfare - Other: $448,000
General - Other: $415,000
Health - Other: $217,000
General Public Building: $210,000
General Public Building: $195,000
Correctional Institutions: $178,000
Parks and Recreation: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $99,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $62,000
Central Staff Services: $55,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $42,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
Libraries: $23,000
Housing and Community Development: $21,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,000
Libraries: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $166,035,000
Cash and Securities: $132,953,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $128,952,000
Liquor Stores: $106,362,000
Transit Utilities: $378,000
Transit Utilities: $267,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $668,132,000
Cash and Securities: $507,950,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $1,196,730,000
Education: $1,087,432,000
Public Welfare: $75,046,000
Public Welfare: $70,665,000
General Local Government Support: $28,898,000
General Local Government Support: $22,451,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,287,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,149,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,449,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,096,000
Other: $4,056,000
Other: $3,436,000
Transit Utilities: $1,344,000
Transit Utilities: $400,000
- Tax - Property: $1,129,085,000
Property: $913,999,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $183,519,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $166,431,000
Other Selective Sales: $74,721,000
Other Selective Sales: $73,068,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $18,280,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $15,355,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $13,005,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $11,467,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,569,000
Other License: $5,428,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,381,000
Other License: $3,449,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,040,721,000
: $959,436,000
Wake County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $53,662,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $45,598,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,001,000
- Charges - Other: $44,727,000
Other: $36,560,000
Higher Education - Other: $33,184,000
Higher Education - Other: $32,133,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,424,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $17,184,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $15,173,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $13,208,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $12,429,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $8,657,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,417,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,046,000
Parking Facilities: $504,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $426,000
Parks and Recreation: $165,000
Parking Facilities: $123,000
Parks and Recreation: $50,000
Sewerage: $8,000
Sewerage: $7,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $4,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $260,190,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $223,123,000
Other Higher Education: $44,062,000
Other Higher Education: $28,054,000
Libraries: $10,098,000
General Public Buildings: $9,681,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,300,000
Libraries: $5,927,000
General Public Buildings: $3,056,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,016,000
Health - Other: $2,229,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,120,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,111,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,035,000
Police Protection: $1,598,000
Health - Other: $1,579,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,153,000
Natural Resources - Other: $906,000
Correctional Institutions: $797,000
Housing and Community Development: $754,000
Solid Waste Management: $695,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $438,000
General - Other: $319,000
Housing and Community Development: $286,000
Local Fire Protection: $266,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $218,000
Police Protection: $198,000
Public Welfare - Other: $140,000
General - Other: $79,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Central Staff Services: $4,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,579,236,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,447,265,000
Other Higher Education: $185,212,000
Other Higher Education: $180,501,000
Health - Other: $111,735,000
Health - Other: $104,260,000
Liquor Stores: $103,129,000
Liquor Stores: $83,725,000
Public Welfare - Other: $80,502,000
Public Welfare - Other: $76,815,000
Police Protection: $75,926,000
Police Protection: $66,072,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,724,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,068,000
General - Other: $37,324,000
Central Staff Services: $35,052,000
Central Staff Services: $33,831,000
Libraries: $28,523,000
General - Other: $28,152,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,735,000
Libraries: $24,307,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,327,000
General Public Buildings: $22,623,000
General Public Buildings: $21,185,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,419,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,257,000
Financial Administration: $15,706,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,820,000
Financial Administration: $13,061,000
Natural Resources - Other: $11,126,000
Natural Resources - Other: $9,104,000
Transit Utilities: $6,693,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,962,000
Transit Utilities: $5,682,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,943,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,359,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,159,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,037,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,819,000
Parking Facilities: $210,000
Parking Facilities: $206,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $129,000
Sewerage: $69,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $68,000
Sewerage: $42,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $27,899,000
Education: $13,613,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,215,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,073,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,954,000
Other: $4,651,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,530,000
Other: $3,632,000
Transit Utilities: $1,248,000
General Local Government Support: $871,000
General Local Government Support: $234,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $234,180,000
Interest on Debt: $138,115,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $22,823,000
Other - Health - Other: $21,314,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $11,870,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $10,654,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,894,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,758,000
Other - Solid Waste Management: $3,668,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $794,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $701,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $603,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $539,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $499,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $414,000
Other - Police Protection: $161,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $58,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $39,000
Other - General - Other: $27,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $22,000
Other - Financial Administration: $4,000
Other - General - Other: $3,000
Other - Financial Administration: $3,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $4,906,000
Public Welfare: $3,654,000
General - Other: $759,000
General - Other: $430,000
Correctional Institutions: $429,000
Correctional Institutions: $394,000
Health - Other: $144,000
Health - Other: $140,000
Parks and Recreation: $31,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Police Protection: $9,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $74,949,000
Education: $59,101,000
Other: $36,006,000
General Local Government Support: $8,036,000
Other: $5,711,000
General Local Government Support: $5,156,000
Housing and Community Development: $601,000
Transit Utilities: $388,000
Housing and Community Development: $371,000
Health and Hospitals: $35,000
Health and Hospitals: $12,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,357,559,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,258,913,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,173,277,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,039,708,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $638,935,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $636,135,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $570,982,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $570,982,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $507,950,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $502,566,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $368,059,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $269,414,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $67,953,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $63,032,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $17,426,000
Interest Earnings: $17,253,000
General Revenue - Other: $10,993,000
Interest Earnings: $10,570,000
Fines and Forfeits: $6,175,000
Fines and Forfeits: $4,959,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,488,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,056,000
Sale of Property: $904,000
Special Assessments: $865,000
Rents: $321,000
Sale of Property: $317,000
Rents: $315,000
Special Assessments: $13,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $76,373,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $47,514,000
Public Welfare - Other: $9,962,000
Health - Other: $7,355,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,154,000
Other Higher Education: $4,146,000
Other Higher Education: $3,665,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,064,000
Police Protection: $1,863,000
Police Protection: $1,293,000
General - Other: $1,037,000
Transit Utilities: $561,000
Transit Utilities: $522,000
Public Welfare - Other: $448,000
General - Other: $415,000
Health - Other: $217,000
General Public Building: $210,000
General Public Building: $195,000
Correctional Institutions: $178,000
Parks and Recreation: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $99,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $62,000
Central Staff Services: $55,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $42,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
Libraries: $23,000
Housing and Community Development: $21,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,000
Libraries: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $166,035,000
Cash and Securities: $132,953,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $128,952,000
Liquor Stores: $106,362,000
Transit Utilities: $378,000
Transit Utilities: $267,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $668,132,000
Cash and Securities: $507,950,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $1,196,730,000
Education: $1,087,432,000
Public Welfare: $75,046,000
Public Welfare: $70,665,000
General Local Government Support: $28,898,000
General Local Government Support: $22,451,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,287,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,149,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,449,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,096,000
Other: $4,056,000
Other: $3,436,000
Transit Utilities: $1,344,000
Transit Utilities: $400,000
- Tax - Property: $1,129,085,000
Property: $913,999,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $183,519,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $166,431,000
Other Selective Sales: $74,721,000
Other Selective Sales: $73,068,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $18,280,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $15,355,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $13,005,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $11,467,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,569,000
Other License: $5,428,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,381,000
Other License: $3,449,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,040,721,000
: $959,436,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 9,356
- Number of aged recipients: 1,251
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 8,105
- Number of recipients under 18: 2,253
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,909
- Number of recipients older than 64: 2,194
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 3,200
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,140
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 105 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 4,823 | $178,724 | 7,699 | $227,769 | 32,104 | $219,876 | 635 | $128,372 | 39 | $2,316,256 | 1,677 | $175,993 | 153 | $83,948 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 217 | $177,415 | 446 | $247,778 | 2,147 | $225,974 | 118 | $60,398 | 3 | $143,333 | 122 | $162,721 | 31 | $80,194 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 570 | $167,481 | 823 | $203,079 | 6,448 | $219,499 | 535 | $49,077 | 4 | $5,789,500 | 519 | $149,341 | 116 | $74,724 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 520 | $175,494 | 1,033 | $227,905 | 5,249 | $212,351 | 139 | $129,101 | 5 | $6,936,600 | 338 | $151,719 | 27 | $82,741 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 91 | $164,418 | 153 | $233,261 | 1,522 | $219,307 | 95 | $81,211 | 0 | $0 | 75 | $157,573 | 12 | $91,250 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 104 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,288 | $242,507 | 1,343 | $231,917 | 31 | $197,290 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 348 | $266,954 | 394 | $229,627 | 26 | $179,462 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 142 | $249,493 | 215 | $235,972 | 7 | $228,857 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 72 | $222,611 | 107 | $225,037 | 6 | $207,667 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 34 | $237,971 | 28 | $272,500 | 12 | $195,500 |
| Most common first names in Wake County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 2,460 | 70.5 years |
| William | 2,217 | 71.9 years |
| Mary | 2,161 | 78.6 years |
| John | 1,900 | 73.1 years |
| Robert | 1,465 | 71.0 years |
| Charles | 943 | 71.7 years |
| George | 831 | 73.3 years |
| Margaret | 797 | 79.5 years |
| Joseph | 755 | 72.7 years |
| Thomas | 716 | 71.2 years |
| Most common last names in Wake County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Jones | 1,272 | 73.2 years |
| Smith | 1,211 | 73.9 years |
| Williams | 1,031 | 73.2 years |
| Johnson | 992 | 73.9 years |
| Davis | 541 | 74.4 years |
| Harris | 510 | 71.3 years |
| Brown | 482 | 74.7 years |
| Perry | 466 | 73.3 years |
| Moore | 438 | 75.2 years |
| Wilson | 423 | 74.3 years |
| Businesses in Wake County, NC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 3 | Just Tires | 12 | |
| ALDO | 3 | Justice | 6 | |
| AMF Bowling | 3 | KFC | 15 | |
| AT&T | 21 | Kincaid | 1 | |
| Abercrombie & Fitch | 3 | Kmart | 5 | |
| Abercrombie Kids | 2 | Kohl's | 7 | |
| Ace Hardware | 10 | Kroger | 11 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 16 | La Quinta | 5 | |
| Aeropostale | 4 | La-Z-Boy | 4 | |
| Aerosoles | 1 | Lane Bryant | 6 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 4 | Lane Furniture | 7 | |
| Ann Taylor | 5 | LensCrafters | 5 | |
| Apple Store | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 8 | |
| Applebee's | 8 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Arby's | 10 | Lowe's | 10 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | Macy's | 4 | |
| Audi | 2 | Marriott | 16 | |
| AutoZone | 14 | Marshalls | 3 | |
| Avenue | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 42 | |
| BMW | 1 | McDonald's | 47 | |
| Bakers | 2 | Men's Wearhouse | 9 | |
| Banana Republic | 2 | Microtel | 1 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 5 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 10 | Motherhood Maternity | 9 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 9 | New Balance | 17 | |
| Bebe | 2 | New York & Co | 4 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 5 | Nike | 66 | |
| Ben & Jerry's | 2 | Nissan | 3 | |
| Best Western | 3 | Nordstrom | 2 | |
| Blockbuster | 14 | Office Depot | 4 | |
| Brooks Brothers | 1 | OfficeMax | 6 | |
| Brookstone | 3 | Old Navy | 5 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 2 | Olive Garden | 3 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 2 | On The Border | 2 | |
| Burger King | 23 | Outback | 4 | |
| CVS | 28 | Outback Steakhouse | 4 | |
| Cache | 3 | Pac Sun | 3 | |
| Cambria | 1 | Panda Express | 1 | |
| CarMax | 1 | Panera Bread | 9 | |
| Caribou Coffee | 5 | Papa John's Pizza | 11 | |
| Casual Male XL | 1 | Payless | 8 | |
| Catherines | 3 | Penske | 6 | |
| Charlotte Russe | 4 | PetSmart | 8 | |
| Chevrolet | 4 | Pier 1 Imports | 6 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 23 | Pizza Hut | 12 | |
| Chico's | 5 | Plato's Closet | 3 | |
| Chipotle | 3 | Pottery Barn | 2 | |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Pottery Barn Kids | 1 | |
| Cinnabon | 2 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 5 | |
| Circle K | 2 | Quality | 1 | |
| Clarion | 1 | Quiznos | 20 | |
| Clarks | 1 | RadioShack | 12 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 5 | Ramada | 1 | |
| Coldwater Creek | 3 | Red Lobster | 2 | |
| Comfort Inn | 5 | Red Robin | 4 | |
| Comfort Suites | 3 | Red Roof Inn | 3 | |
| Costco | 1 | Rite Aid | 29 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 2 | Rooms To Go | 2 | |
| Crate & Barrel | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 4 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 24 | Rue21 | 3 | |
| Crossland Economy Studios | 1 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 3 | |
| Curves | 9 | SAS Shoes | 3 | |
| Dairy Queen | 7 | SONIC Drive-In | 6 | |
| Days Inn | 5 | Saks Fifth Avenue | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 1 | Sam's Club | 3 | |
| Dennys | 1 | Sears | 12 | |
| Discount Tire | 6 | Sephora | 2 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 22 | Sheraton | 1 | |
| DressBarn | 2 | Shoe Carnival | 3 | |
| Dressbarn | 2 | Sleep Inn | 3 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 22 | Soma Intimates | 2 | |
| Econo Lodge | 3 | Spencer Gifts | 3 | |
| Eddie Bauer | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 23 | |
| Express | 4 | Staples | 7 | |
| Extended Stay America | 3 | Starbucks | 40 | |
| Extended Stay Deluxe | 1 | Steak 'n Shake | 1 | |
| FedEx | 178 | Studio Plus Deluxe Studios | 3 | |
| Finish Line | 3 | Subaru | 2 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 10 | Subway | 42 | |
| Foot Locker | 3 | Super 8 | 3 | |
| Ford | 4 | T-Mobile | 28 | |
| Forever 21 | 2 | T.G.I. Driday's | 4 | |
| GNC | 25 | T.J.Maxx | 5 | |
| GameStop | 16 | Taco Bell | 19 | |
| Gap | 4 | Talbots | 4 | |
| Goodwill | 3 | Target | 12 | |
| Gymboree | 4 | The Athlete's Foot | 4 | |
| H&M | 1 | The Cheesecake Factory | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 22 | The Limited | 2 | |
| Haagen-Dazs | 1 | The Room Place | 2 | |
| Hardee's | 10 | Toyota | 3 | |
| Havertys Furniture | 2 | Toys"R"Us | 4 | |
| Haworth | 1 | Trader Joe's | 2 | |
| Hilton | 17 | True Value | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 16 | U-Haul | 43 | |
| Hollister Co. | 4 | UPS | 213 | |
| Home Depot | 7 | Urban Outfitters | 1 | |
| Homestead Studio Suites | 4 | Vans | 5 | |
| Honda | 3 | Verizon Wireless | 16 | |
| Hot Topic | 2 | Victoria's Secret | 4 | |
| Hyatt | 4 | Volkswagen | 2 | |
| Hyundai | 2 | Waffle House | 10 | |
| IHOP | 7 | Walgreens | 20 | |
| IZOD | 1 | Walmart | 11 | |
| InTown Suites | 1 | Wendy's | 14 | |
| J. Jill | 3 | Wet Seal | 2 | |
| J.Crew | 2 | Whole Foods Market | 3 | |
| JCPenney | 3 | Wingate | 3 | |
| JoS. A. Bank | 3 | YMCA | 10 | |
| Jones New York | 38 | Z Gallerie | 1 | |
| Journeys | 4 | |||
Wake County on our top lists:
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents"