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Wake Forest Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

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:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights….

Wake Forest Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

54,337

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.0%
5 - 17:
20.1%
18 - 24:
6.5%
25 - 34:
11.9%
35 - 54:
31.4%
55 - 64:
9.7%
Over 65 Years:
13.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.6%
4.6%
95.8%
95.8%
57.8%
57.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Wake Forest
USA
$49,241
$49,241
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Wake Forest
USA
$120,777
$120,777
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

2.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Education
Manufacturing
Public Service
Finance
Other
Administration
Transportation
Construction
Accommodation
16.0%
16.0%
14.0%
14.0%
12.6%
12.6%
11.6%
11.6%
10.1%
10.1%
5.5%
5.5%
5.3%
5.3%
4.1%
4.1%
3.8%
3.8%
3.5%
3.5%
3.4%
3.4%
3.1%
3.1%
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
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
65.6%
65.6%
19.7%
19.7%
7.8%
7.8%
4.4%
4.4%
2.4%
2.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Italian
Scottish
Polish
French
African
European
Scots-Irish
Haitian
Norwegian
Ukrainian
Welsh
Dutch
Russian
British
Swedish
Greek
Canadian
17.3%
17.3%
11.2%
11.2%
11.2%
11.2%
6.1%
6.1%
3.4%
3.4%
2.6%
2.6%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Korean
African languages
German/Yiddish
Scandinavian languages
Pacific Island languages
Hungarian
Arabic
Persian
Langs. of India
Chinese
Native American languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Thai
Other Indo-European
Slavic languages
91.0%
91.0%
3.7%
3.7%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Wake Forest Residents

7.8%