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Compare Wake Forest to Carrboro

This post compares Wake Forest, North Carolina to Carrboro, North Carolina across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Wake Forest (town) Carrboro (town)
Population 38,473 21,099
Income (median) $58,843 $50,297
Home Value (median) $278,600 $334,500
White 78% 70%
Black 14% 12%
Asian 1% 9%
With Kids 48% 27%
Age (median) 35 32
Rentals 29% 56%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Wake Forest or Carrboro?
A: Wake Forest has a larger population count than Carrboro: 38473 compared with 21099 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Wake Forest or in Carrboro?
A: Incomes are on average higher in Wake Forest.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Wake Forest or Carrboro?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Wake Forest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Carrboro does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Wake Forest versus 56% for Carrboro.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Wake Forest may include: Fuquay-Varina, Huntersville, and Apex.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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