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Compare Wake Forest to Fayetteville

This post compares Wake Forest, North Carolina to Fayetteville, 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) Fayetteville (city)
Population 38,473 210,324
Income (median) $58,843 $33,033
Home Value (median) $278,600 $128,500
White 78% 45%
Black 14% 41%
Asian 1% 2%
With Kids 48% 30%
Age (median) 35 30
Rentals 29% 54%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Wake Forest or Fayetteville?
A: Wake Forest has a much smaller population count than Fayetteville: 38473 compared with 210324 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Wake Forest or Fayetteville?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Wake Forest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Fayetteville does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Wake Forest versus 54% for Fayetteville.

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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