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    Wake Forest, NC
    Demographic Data



    Wake Forest Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Wake Forest Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    56,764

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    6.0%
    5 - 17:
    20.5%
    18 - 24:
    6.8%
    25 - 34:
    12.7%
    35 - 54:
    31.5%
    55 - 64:
    9.8%
    Over 65 Years:
    12.8%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    4.3%
    4.3%
    96.4%
    96.4%
    59.5%
    59.5%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Wake Forest
    USA
    $51,709
    $51,709
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Wake Forest
    USA
    $123,802
    $123,802
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    4.5%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Education
    Retail
    Manufacturing
    Public Service
    Finance
    Other
    Administration
    Construction
    Transportation
    Accommodation
    Real estate
    15.1%
    15.1%
    15.1%
    15.1%
    11.9%
    11.9%
    11.8%
    11.8%
    11.0%
    11.0%
    5.2%
    5.2%
    5.2%
    5.2%
    4.5%
    4.5%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Black or African American
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    64.6%
    64.6%
    19.5%
    19.5%
    9.0%
    9.0%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    English
    German
    Irish
    Italian
    Scottish
    Polish
    French
    African
    Scots-Irish
    European
    Ukrainian
    Norwegian
    Haitian
    Dutch
    Welsh
    Swedish
    Russian
    Jamaican
    Hungarian
    French Canadian
    17.0%
    17.0%
    10.7%
    10.7%
    10.3%
    10.3%
    5.9%
    5.9%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
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    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
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    0.7%
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    0.5%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Arabic
    Korean
    African languages
    French
    German/Yiddish
    Scandinavian languages
    Pacific Island languages
    Hungarian
    Persian
    Vietnamese
    Langs. of India
    Chinese
    Native American languages
    Other Asian languages
    Thai
    Other Indo-European
    Slavic languages
    Russian
    89.5%
    89.5%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
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    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Wake Forest Residents

    9.5%

    Real Estate in Popular Wake Forest Neighborhoods

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