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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Wake | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,178,653 | 1,115,621 | 64 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 11.3% | — | |
| Median household income | $105,768 | $101,175 | 55 | ||
| Poverty rate | 8.1% | 9.3% | 27 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 57.2% | 56.4% | 73 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 15.0% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $461,300 | $448,000 | 55 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,623 | $1,731 | 18 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.2% | 5.7% | 73 | ||
| Worked from home | 29.1% | 27.4% | 64 |
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WakePeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +3.9% |
| Housing units | — | — | +7.4% |
| Median household income | — | — | +31.3% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +56.6% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +39.7% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +8.1% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +232.9% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -4.8% |
| Restaurants & bars | 22.4 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.8 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 9.9 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 50.1 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 23.1 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 5.2 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.8 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 27.9 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis, TX | 79 | 1,330,015 | — | $99,611 | 56.6% |
| Mecklenburg, NC | 63 | 1,154,681 | +19.2% | $87,005 | 49.2% |
| Fulton, GA | 62 | 1,076,561 | +11.3% | $95,292 | 58.5% |
| Denver, CO | 57 | 718,877 | +13.4% | $94,718 | 56.5% |
| Collin, TX | 57 | 1,163,337 | — | $121,600 | 56.2% |
| Denton, TX | 57 | 979,561 | — | $111,498 | 49.4% |
| Hennepin, MN | 57 | 1,269,496 | +7.2% | $97,653 | 54.1% |
| Cobb, GA | 55 | 775,208 | +9.4% | $102,738 | 50.8% |
| Johnson, KS | 53 | 620,631 | +10.8% | $109,208 | 57.6% |
| King, WA | 53 | 2,287,171 | +13.8% | $124,746 | 56.7% |