Median Household Income
$105,768
Median Home Value
$461,300
Median Gross Rent
$1,623/mo
Poverty Rate
8.1%
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Homeownership Rate
64.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
57.2%
Median Age
37.3
Population Over Time
Wake County grew 23.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
952,513
2016
998,576
2018
1,046,558
2020
1,091,662
2022
1,132,103
2024
1,178,653
Business & Industry
Wake County has 33,873 business establishments employing 556,250 people.
Professional, scientific, and technical services
5,909
Health care and social assistance
3,720
Construction
3,294
Other services (except public administration)
2,976
Accommodation and food services
2,846
Real estate and rental and leasing
2,393
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
2,103
Finance and insurance
1,896
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.