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Wake Forest Population and Demographics

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Wake Forest Population: 12588 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 6024 47.86%
Female 6564 52.14%

Under 5 years 1229 9.76%
5 to 9 years 1110 8.82%
10 to 14 years 932 7.4%
15 to 19 years 655 5.2%
20 to 24 years 737 5.85%
25 to 34 years 2521 20.03%
35 to 44 years 2424 19.26%
45 to 54 years 1358 10.79%
55 to 59 years 372 2.96%
60 to 64 years 256 2.03%
65 to 74 years 470 3.73%
75 to 84 years 350 2.78%
85 years and over 174 1.38%

Median age (years) 31.5

18 years and over 8852 70.32%
Male 4168 33.11%
Female 4684 37.21%
21 years and over 8571 68.09%
62 years and over 1139 9.05%
65 years and over 994 7.9%
Male 342 2.72%
Female 652 5.18%

Race
One race 12392 98.44%
White 10024 79.63%
Black or African American 1987 15.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native 26 0.21%
Asian 256 2.03%
Asian indian 59 0.47%
Chinese 53 0.42%
Filipino 27 0.21%
Japanese 3 0.02%
Korean 72 0.57%
Vietnamese 18 0.14%
Other Asian 24 0.19%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian 0 0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.01%
Samoan 0 0%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 98 0.78%
Two or more races 196 1.56%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 12588 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 262 2.08%
Mexican 78 0.62%
Puerto Rican 41 0.33%
Cuban 17 0.14%
Other Hispanic or Latino 126 1%
Not Hispanic or Latino 12326 97.92%
White alone 9897 78.62%

Relationship
Total Population 12588 100.00%
In households 12301 97.72%
Householder 4617 36.68%
Spouse 2782 22.1%
Child 4014 31.89%
Own child under 18 years 3525 28%
Other relatives 387 3.07%
Under 18 years 164 1.3%
Nonrelatives 501 3.98%
Unmarried partner 165 1.31%
In group quarters 287 2.28%
Institutionalized population 200 1.59%
Non-Institutionalized population 87 0.69%

Households by Type
Total Households 4617 100.0 %
Family households (families) 3409 73.84%
With own children under 18 years 1927 41.74%
Married-couple family 2782 60.26%
With own children under 18 years 1528 33.1%
Female householder, no husband present 496 10.74%
With own children under 18 years 334 7.23%
Non Family households 1208 26.16%
Householder living alone 951 20.6%
Householder 65 years and over 277 6%

Households with individuals under 18 years 2033 44.03%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 619 13.41%

Average Household size 2.66
Average family size 3.11

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 5091 100.00%
Occupied housing units 4617 90.69%
Vacant housing units 474 9.31%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 30 0.59%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 6.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 4617 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 2915 63.14%
Renter-occupied housing units. 1702 36.86%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.73
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.54

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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