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Compare Wake Forest to Raleigh

This post compares Wake Forest, North Carolina to Raleigh, 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) Raleigh (city)
Population 38,473 449,477
Income (median) $58,843 $46,313
Home Value (median) $278,600 $225,000
White 78% 59%
Black 14% 28%
Asian 1% 4%
With Kids 48% 30%
Age (median) 35 33
Rentals 29% 48%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Wake Forest or Raleigh?
A: Wake Forest has a much smaller population count than Raleigh: 38473 compared with 449477 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Raleigh does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Wake Forest versus 48% for Raleigh.

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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