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Compare Wake Forest to Greensboro

This post compares Wake Forest, North Carolina to Greensboro, 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) Greensboro (city)
Population 38,473 284,816
Income (median) $58,843 $39,131
Home Value (median) $278,600 $152,300
White 78% 48%
Black 14% 41%
Asian 1% 4%
With Kids 48% 29%
Age (median) 35 35
Rentals 29% 49%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Wake Forest or Greensboro?
A: Wake Forest has a much smaller population count than Greensboro: 38473 compared with 284816 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Greensboro does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Wake Forest versus 49% for Greensboro.

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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