Compare Wake County, NC vs Raleigh Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC) vs United States
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| Metric |
Wake County, NC County |
Raleigh Metro Area, NC Metro Area |
North Carolina (NC) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 1,178,653 | 1,487,302 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,623 | $1,573 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 2000 | 2000 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Household income | $105,768 | $100,103 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $55,448 | $51,873 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 8.1% | 8.7% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.6% | 46.3% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 1,178,653 | 1,487,302 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 802,678 | 1,011,730 | 7,380,330 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 460,175 | 574,295 | 4,282,345 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $105,768 | $100,103 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $55,448 | $51,873 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 8.1% | 8.7% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.6% | 46.3% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,623 | $1,573 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 2000 | 2000 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 35.9% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 64.1% | 66.6% | 66.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 57.9% | 59.1% | 61.8% | 61% |
| Black | 18.8% | 18.7% | 20.3% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 8.5% | 7% | 3.3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 9.5% | 9.3% | 8.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.6% | 12.4% | 11.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 88.4% | 87.6% | 88.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 70.9% | 73.8% | 83.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 25.0 min | 27.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 29.1% | 26.2% | 16.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 19.5% | 21.4% | 27.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 14.3% | 17.1% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.1% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 57.2% | 51.2% | 35.7% | 35.7% |