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Moving to Wake Forest, North Carolina

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Population: 12,588. Estimated population in July 2024: 20,126 (+59.9% change)
Males: 6,024 (47.9%), Females: 6,564 (52.1%)

Wake County

Zip codes: 27587.

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $52,307
Median house value: $143,500

Population by Race

Races in Wake Forest:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.6%)
  • Black (15.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Korean (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (13.4%), United States (13.4%), German (12.6%), Irish (10.7%), Italian (5.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%).

Elevation: 395 feet

Land area: 7.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wake Forest

  • High school or higher: 89.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 43.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wake Forest town

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 63.9%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

5.7% Foreign born (1.7% Asia, 1.5% Latin America, 1.0% Africa, 1.0% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +6,545 (+108.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wake Forest:

  • RALEIGH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; RALEIGH, NC)
  • HOLLY HILL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 15 miles; RALEIGH, NC)
  • WAKE CO ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT CTR (about 15 miles; RALEIGH, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wake Forest:

  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 20 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
  • ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 45 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
  • SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 60 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wake Forest:

  • FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 15 miles; LOUISBURG, NC; Abbreviation: LHZ)
  • HENDERSON-OXFORD (about 26 miles; OXFORD, NC; Abbreviation: HNZ)
  • TRIPLE W (about 28 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Abbreviation: 5W5)

Amtrak station near Wake Forest:

  • 17 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

College/University in Wake Forest:

  • SOUTHEASTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (Full-time enrollment: 1,364; Location: PO BOX 1889; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.sebts.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wake Forest:

  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 15 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 17 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 11,898)

Schools

Public high school in Wake Forest:

  • WAKE FOREST-ROLESVILLE HIGH (Students: 1,507; Location: 420 W STADIUM DR; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wake Forest:

  • WAKE FOREST-ROLESVILLE MID (Students: 1,168; Location: 1800 S MAIN ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • HERITAGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 988; Location: 3500 ROGERS ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY (Students: 972; Location: 1100 JONES DAIRY ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FRANKLIN ACADEMY (Students: 791; Location: 604 FRANKLIN STREET; Grades: KG – 10)
  • HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 153; Location: 3500 ROGERS ROAD; Grades: 06 – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Wake Forest:

  • MONTESSORI CHILDREN’S HOUSE OF (Students: 25; Location: 802 MILL ST; Grades: PK – KG)

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