Fuquay Varina, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 7,898. Estimated population in July 2024: 12,200 (+54.5% change)
Males: 3,719 (47.1%), Females: 4,179 (52.9%)
Wake County
Zip code: 27526
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income: $42,903
Median house value: $117,500
Population by Race
Races in Fuquay-Varina:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.3%)
- Black (24.4%)
- Hispanic (7.4%)
- Other race (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (12.8%), English (11.2%), German (9.7%), Irish (8.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), Italian (2.8%).
Elevation: 380 feet
Land area: 6.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fuquay-Varina
- High school or higher: 79.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fuquay-Varina town
- Never married: 24.0%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 9.7%
7.6% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,343 (+73.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Fuquay-Varina:
- WAKEMED FOR WESTERN WAKE MEDICAL CTR (about 12 miles; CARY, NC)
- DOROTHEA DIX HOSP (about 13 miles; RALEIGH, NC)
- DOROTHEA DIX HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; RALEIGH, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fuquay-Varina:
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 19 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
- POPE AFB (about 33 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 43 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fuquay-Varina:
- TRIPLE W (about 7 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Abbreviation: 5W5)
- HARNETT COUNTY (about 16 miles; ERWIN, NC; Abbreviation: HRJ)
- SANFORD-LEE COUNTY RGNL (about 22 miles; SANFORD, NC; Abbreviation: TTA)
Amtrak stations near Fuquay-Varina:
- 14 miles: CARY (311 N. ACADEMY ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 16 miles: RALEIGH (320 W. CARRABUS ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fuquay-Varina:
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 14 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 17 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 19 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
- DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
- NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,487)
Schools
Public high school in Fuquay-Varina:
- FUQUAY-VARINA HIGH (Students: 1,518; Location: 201 BENGAL BLVD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Fuquay-Varina:
- HILLTOP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 113; Location: 5309 UMSTEAD RD; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fuquay-Varina:
- FUQUAY-VARINA MIDDLE (Students: 822; Location: 109 N ENNIS STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- FUQUAY-VARINA ELEMENTARY (Students: 682; Location: 6600 JOHNSON POND RD; Grades: PK – 05)
- LINCOLN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 596; Location: 307 BRIDGE ST; Grades: KG – 05)