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Moving to Wendell, North Carolina

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Population: 4,247. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,516 (+6.3% change)
Males: 1,934 (45.5%), Females: 2,313 (54.5%)

Wake County

Zip code: 27591

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $39,750
Median house value: $97,600

Population by Race

Races in Wendell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.1%)
  • Black (24.1%)
  • Hispanic (5.9%)
  • Other race (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (11.8%), English (11.2%), German (9.0%), Irish (7.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), Scottish (2.6%).

Elevation: 300 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wendell

  • High school or higher: 80.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wendell town

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

3.8% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,188 (+38.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wendell:

  • HOLLY HILL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 16 miles; RALEIGH, NC)
  • WAKE CO ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT CTR (about 16 miles; RALEIGH, NC)
  • WAKEMED/NEW BERN AVE CAMPUS (about 16 miles; RALEIGH, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wendell:

  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 30 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
  • ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 34 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
  • SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 43 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wendell:

  • FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 17 miles; LOUISBURG, NC; Abbreviation: LHZ)
  • JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 18 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; Abbreviation: JNX)
  • TRIPLE W (about 26 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Abbreviation: 5W5)

Amtrak stations near Wendell:

  • 19 miles: SELMA-SMITHFIELD (SELMA, 401 E. RAILROAD AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 20 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 Wendell:

  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 18 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 24 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 37 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)

Schools

Public high school in Wendell:

  • EAST WAKE HIGH (Students: 1,975; Location: 5101 ROLESVILLE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wendell:

  • CARVER ELEMENTARY (Students: 670; Location: 291 LILES-DEAN RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WENDELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 613; Location: 3355 WENDELL BLVD; Grades: KG – 05)

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