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Compare Wake Forest to Wilmington

This post compares Wake Forest, North Carolina to Wilmington, 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) Wilmington (city)
Population 38,473 115,261
Income (median) $58,843 $41,676
Home Value (median) $278,600 $232,900
White 78% 76%
Black 14% 18%
Asian 1% 1%
With Kids 48% 21%
Age (median) 35 36
Rentals 29% 55%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Wake Forest or Wilmington?
A: Wake Forest has a much smaller population count than Wilmington: 38473 compared with 115261 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Wilmington does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Wake Forest versus 55% for Wilmington.

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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