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Compare Wake Forest to New Bern

This post compares Wake Forest, North Carolina to New Bern, 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) New Bern (city)
Population 38,473 29,664
Income (median) $58,843 $35,609
Home Value (median) $278,600 $151,200
White 78% 56%
Black 14% 31%
Asian 1% 6%
With Kids 48% 27%
Age (median) 35 37
Rentals 29% 49%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Wake Forest or New Bern?
A: Wake Forest has a larger population count than New Bern: 38473 compared with 29664 total people.

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

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

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

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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