Wake County Information
Wake in
North Carolina occupies
857 square miles and has a 2006 population of
786,522, a change from a 2000 population of
627,865 and
426,311 in 1990.
14.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
16.3% percent is 25-35, and
17.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
2,493 acts of violent crime reported in
Wake in 2004, a change from
2,545 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
15,507 people:
3.6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.4%.
Read more about
Wake, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Wake | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 857 sq. miles | Ranked 1,072 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 786,522 | Ranked 65 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 750,865 | |
| Population 2000 | 627,865 | Ranked 85 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 426,311 | Ranked 118 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 73.2% | |
| African American | 20.6% | |
| Asian American | 4.4% | |
| Native American | .4% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 16.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 17.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 8.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 4.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 3.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 2,493 | 2,545 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 23 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 151 | |
| Robberies | 841 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,478 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 20,835 | 26,358 |
| Burglaries | 4,656 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 14,646 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1,533 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 426,125 | 366,028 |
| Unemployed Population | 15,507 | 8,875 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.6% | 2.4% |
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