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Wake County, North Caroline

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Overview for Wake County, NC
Part of: Raleigh-Cary NC, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Raleigh-Durham-Cary NC, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Wake County Wake County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 831.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 900.1 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 174.2%. On the 2000 census form, 98.4% of the population reported only one race, with 19.7% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 5.4% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.51 persons compared to an average family size of 3.06 persons.

In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $25,446. Per capita income grew by 11.6% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 748,815 Covered Employment 405,689
   Growth (%) since 1990 75.6%    Average wage per job $40,572
Households (2000) 242,040 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 5.3%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 405,112    Average wage per job $55,331
Unemployment Rate (2005) 4.0 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $36,685    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $56,945 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 8.7    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 89.3 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County D
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 43.9    Average wage per job D

  

 
 

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