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Language Spoken At Home in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 840,312 | 100% |
English only | 701,685 | 83.5% |
Language other than English | 138,627 | 16.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 54,447 | 6.5% |
Spanish | 71,013 | 8.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 34,690 | 4.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 28,926 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,671 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 27,077 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,059 | 1.2% |
Other languages | 11,611 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,027 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 905,573 | 100% |
American | 87,675 | 9.7% |
Arab | 7,858 | 0.9% |
Czech | 3,379 | 0.4% |
Danish | 2,009 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 10,397 | 1.1% |
English | 104,483 | 11.5% |
French (except Basque) | 17,783 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 4,444 | 0.5% |
German | 108,516 | 12.0% |
Greek | 2,975 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 3,955 | 0.4% |
Irish | 90,680 | 10.0% |
Italian | 45,833 | 5.1% |
Lithuanian | 1,587 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 5,792 | 0.6% |
Polish | 22,826 | 2.5% |
Portuguese | 1,822 | 0.2% |
Russian | 6,529 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 20,475 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 26,258 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 1,936 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 22,020 | 2.4% |
Swedish | 6,991 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 2,198 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 2,383 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 7,667 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4,562 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 341,303 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 226,681 | 66.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 119,878 | 35.1% |
Married-couple family | 176,235 | 51.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 88,088 | 25.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 12,446 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,857 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 38,000 | 11.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 24,933 | 7.3% |
Nonfamily households | 114,622 | 33.6% |
Householder living alone | 91,216 | 26.7% |
65 years and over | 20,211 | 5.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 127,420 | 37.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 55,498 | 16.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 884,429 | 100% |
Householder | 341,303 | 38.6% |
Spouse | 176,323 | 19.9% |
Child | 273,176 | 30.9% |
Other relatives | 42,549 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 51,078 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 16,654 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 340,765 | 100% |
Never married | 118,183 | 34.7% |
Now married, except separated | 186,508 | 54.7% |
Separated | 7,046 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 5,141 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 23,887 | 7.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 367,150 | 100% |
Never married | 108,779 | 29.6% |
Now married, except separated | 185,220 | 50.4% |
Separated | 10,550 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 22,902 | 6.2% |
Divorced | 39,699 | 10.8% |
Fertility in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 13,380 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,351 | 25.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 12,767 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 4,639 | 36.3% |
Less than 1 year | 944 | 7.4% |
1 or 2 years | 1,339 | 10.5% |
3 or 4 years | 768 | 6.0% |
5 or more years | 1,588 | 12.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,639 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,069 | 66.2% |
Who are married | 3,147 | 67.8% |
School Enrollment in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 267,688 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 18,425 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 13,100 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 106,418 | 39.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 49,982 | 18.7% |
College or graduate school | 79,763 | 29.8% |
Educational Attainment in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 583,884 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 22,255 | 3.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 26,185 | 4.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 100,039 | 17.1% |
Some college, no degree | 109,631 | 18.8% |
Associate's degree | 47,635 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 182,547 | 31.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 95,592 | 16.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 47.6% |
Veteran Status in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 670,018 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 55,716 | 8.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 897,741 | 100% |
With a disability | 66,653 | 7.4% |
Under 18 years | 234,476 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,269 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 587,287 | 100% |
With a disability | 35,107 | 6.0% |
65 years and over | 75,978 | 100% |
With a disability | 24,277 | 32.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 893,325 | 100% |
Same house | 739,132 | 82.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 146,738 | 16.4% |
Same county | 88,849 | 9.9% |
Different county | 57,889 | 6.5% |
Same state | 28,168 | 3.2% |
Different state | 29,721 | 3.3% |
Abroad | 7,455 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 905,573 | 100% |
Native | 789,121 | 87.1% |
Born in United States | 778,340 | 86.0% |
State of residence | 395,129 | 43.6% |
Different state | 383,211 | 42.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 10,781 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 116,452 | 12.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 116,452 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 41,740 | 35.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 74,712 | 64.2% |
Year of Entry in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 127,233 | 100% |
Native | 10,781 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 226 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 10,555 | 97.9% |
Foreign born | 116,452 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4,949 | 4.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 111,503 | 95.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 116,452 | 100% |
Europe | 12,352 | 10.6% |
Asia | 40,281 | 34.6% |
Africa | 11,122 | 9.6% |
Oceania | 277 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 48,841 | 41.9% |
Northern America | 3,579 | 3.1% |