Wake County, NC Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Wake county north carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 178,475 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 13,881 | 7.8 |
| Kindergarten | 9,661 | 5.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 72,754 | 40.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 30,466 | 17.1 |
| College or graduate school | 51,713 | 29.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 403,481 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 15,158 | 3.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 27,928 | 6.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 71,648 | 17.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 80,950 | 20.1 |
| Associate degree | 30,768 | 7.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 119,389 | 29.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 57,640 | 14.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 89.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 43.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 493,193 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 143,056 | 29.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 278,212 | 56.4 |
| Separated | 11,725 | 2.4 |
| Widowed | 19,422 | 3.9 |
Female | 16,179 | 3.3 |
| Divorced | 40,778 | 8.3 |
Female | 24,645 | 5.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 8,575 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 3,603 | 42.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 469,945 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 51,377 | 10.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 139,297 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,335 | 6.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 392,854 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 50,970 | 13.0 |
Percent employed | 66.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 341,884 | 87.0 |
Percent employed | 82.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 44,017 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 17,479 | 39.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 582,978 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 243,184 | 41.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 313,756 | 53.8 |
Same county | 150,109 | 25.7 |
Different county | 163,647 | 28.1 |
Same state | 58,688 | 10.1 |
Different state | 104,959 | 18.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 26,038 | 4.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 627,846 | 100.0 |
| Native | 567,244 | 90.3 |
Born in United States | 560,603 | 89.3 |
State of residence | 295,501 | 47.1 |
Different state | 265,102 | 42.2 |
Born outside United States | 6,641 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born | 60,602 | 9.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 38,994 | 6.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 16,362 | 2.6 |
Not a citizen | 44,240 | 7.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 60,602 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 8,958 | 14.8 |
| Asia | 18,656 | 30.8 |
| Africa | 5,351 | 8.8 |
| Oceania | 316 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 24,167 | 39.9 |
| Northern America | 3,154 | 5.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 582,978 | 100.0 |
| English only | 511,976 | 87.8 |
| Language other than English | 71,002 | 12.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 32,467 | 5.6 |
Spanish | 33,840 | 5.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 20,542 | 3.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 18,517 | 3.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,531 | 0.8 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 12,521 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 5,697 | 1.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 627,846 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 631,507 | 100.6 |
| Arab | 4,569 | 0.7 |
| Czech1 | 2,367 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 1,920 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 7,104 | 1.1 |
| English | 80,938 | 12.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 14,770 | 2.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 3,547 | 0.6 |
| German | 75,699 | 12.1 |
| Greek | 2,267 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 2,237 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 60,972 | 9.7 |
| Italian | 27,275 | 4.3 |
| Lithuanian | 1,087 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 4,516 | 0.7 |
| Polish | 13,783 | 2.2 |
| Portuguese | 930 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 4,761 | 0.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 20,488 | 3.3 |
| Scottish | 18,188 | 2.9 |
| Slovak | 1,381 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 7,730 | 1.2 |
| Swedish | 5,954 | 0.9 |
| Swiss | 1,556 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 1,780 | 0.3 |
| United States or American | 56,221 | 9.0 |
| Welsh | 4,639 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 2,333 | 0.4 |
| Other ancestries | 202,495 | 32.3 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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