Wake County (North Carolina, NC)

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Language Spoken At Home in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over840,312100%
English only701,68583.5%
Language other than English138,62716.5%
   Speak English less than very well54,4476.5%
   Spanish71,0138.5%
      Speak English less than very well34,6904.1%
   Other Indo-European languages28,9263.4%
      Speak English less than very well6,6710.8%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages27,0773.2%
      Speak English less than very well10,0591.2%
   Other languages11,6111.4%
      Speak English less than very well3,0270.4%

Ancestry in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population905,573100%
  American87,6759.7%
  Arab7,8580.9%
  Czech3,3790.4%
  Danish2,0090.2%
  Dutch10,3971.1%
  English104,48311.5%
  French (except Basque)17,7832.0%
  French Canadian4,4440.5%
  German108,51612.0%
  Greek2,9750.3%
  Hungarian3,9550.4%
  Irish90,68010.0%
  Italian45,8335.1%
  Lithuanian1,5870.2%
  Norwegian5,7920.6%
  Polish22,8262.5%
  Portuguese1,8220.2%
  Russian6,5290.7%
  Scotch-Irish20,4752.3%
  Scottish26,2582.9%
  Slovak1,9360.2%
  Subsaharan African22,0202.4%
  Swedish6,9910.8%
  Swiss2,1980.2%
  Ukrainian2,3830.3%
  Welsh7,6670.8%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)4,5620.5%
Households By Type in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households341,303100%
  Family households (families)226,68166.4%
     With own children under 18 years119,87835.1%
     Married-couple family176,23551.6%
        With own children under 18 years88,08825.8%
     Male householder, no wife present, family12,4463.6%
        With own children under 18 years6,8572.0%
     Female householder, no husband present, family38,00011.1%
        With own children under 18 years24,9337.3%
  Nonfamily households114,62233.6%
     Householder living alone91,21626.7%
        65 years and over20,2115.9%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years127,42037.3%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over55,49816.3%
 
  Average household size30%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households884,429100%
  Householder341,30338.6%
  Spouse176,32319.9%
  Child273,17630.9%
  Other relatives42,5494.8%
  Nonrelatives51,0785.8%
     Unmarried partner16,6541.9%
Marital Status in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over340,765100%
  Never married118,18334.7%
  Now married, except separated186,50854.7%
  Separated7,0462.1%
  Widowed5,1411.5%
  Divorced23,8877.0%
 
  Females 15 years and over367,150100%
  Never married108,77929.6%
  Now married, except separated185,22050.4%
  Separated10,5502.9%
  Widowed22,9026.2%
  Divorced39,69910.8%
Fertility in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months13,380100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)3,35125.0%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women270%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old540%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old180%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old960%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old260%
Grandparents in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years12,767100%
  Responsible for grandchildren4,63936.3%
        Less than 1 year9447.4%
        1 or 2 years1,33910.5%
        3 or 4 years7686.0%
        5 or more years1,58812.4%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years4,639100%
  Who are female3,06966.2%
  Who are married3,14767.8%
School Enrollment in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school267,688100%
  Nursery school, preschool18,4256.9%
  Kindergarten13,1004.9%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)106,41839.8%
  High school (grades 9-12)49,98218.7%
  College or graduate school79,76329.8%
Educational Attainment in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over583,884100%
  Less than 9th grade22,2553.8%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma26,1854.5%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)100,03917.1%
  Some college, no degree109,63118.8%
  Associate's degree47,6358.2%
  Bachelor's degree182,54731.3%
  Graduate or professional degree95,59216.4%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher091.7%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher047.6%
Veteran Status in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over670,018100%
  Civilian veterans55,7168.3%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population897,741100%
  With a disability66,6537.4%
 
Under 18 years234,476100%
  With a disability7,2693.1%
 
18 to 64 years587,287100%
  With a disability35,1076.0%
 
65 years and over75,978100%
  With a disability24,27732.0%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over893,325100%
  Same house739,13282.7%
  Different house in the U.S.146,73816.4%
     Same county88,8499.9%
     Different county57,8896.5%
        Same state28,1683.2%
        Different state29,7213.3%
  Abroad7,4550.8%
Place Of Birth in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population905,573100%
  Native789,12187.1%
     Born in United States778,34086.0%
        State of residence395,12943.6%
        Different state383,21142.3%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)10,7811.2%
  Foreign born116,45212.9%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population116,452100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen41,74035.8%
  Not a U.S. citizen74,71264.2%
Year of Entry in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States127,233100%
  Native10,781100%
    Entered 2010 or later2262.1%
    Entered before 201010,55597.9%
  Foreign born116,452100%
    Entered 2010 or later4,9494.2%
    Entered before 2010111,50395.8%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea116,452100%
  Europe12,35210.6%
  Asia40,28134.6%
  Africa11,1229.6%
  Oceania2770.2%
  Latin America48,84141.9%
  Northern America3,5793.1%