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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wake County is $33,727, which is higher than the state average of $25,608 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Wake County median household income is $66,579, which has grown by 21.08% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 19.16% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Wake County residents spend 23.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #2

Wake County	33,727 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wake County	36,321 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wake County	43,018 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wake County	31,363 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1

Wake County	66,579 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wake County	88,385 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #46

Wake County	21.08%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Wake County		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.89%	$13,444, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.25%	$18,859, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.20%	$3,955, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.72%	$26,521, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Wake County	84,135 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wake County	104,425 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Wake County	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$75,861, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$44,548, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,456, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
Asian	$89,587, see rank	$67,138	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$56,557, see rank	$31,471	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$36,575, see rank	$49,278	$53,370
One Race, Other	$40,441, see rank	$32,177	$40,300
Two or More Races	$57,487, see rank	$38,158	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Wake County	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$27,239, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$67,331, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$82,419, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$49,077, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Wake County	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	734,963, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	353,139, 48.05%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	273,679, 77.50%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	769, 0.22%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	272,910, 77.28%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	253,635, 92.94%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,275, 7.06%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	79,460, 22.50%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	381,824, 51.95%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	249,222, 65.27%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	135, 0.04%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	249,087, 65.24%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	229,863, 92.28%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,224, 7.72%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	132,602, 34.73%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Wake County	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	476,327, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	381,645, 80.12%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	43,678, 9.17%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5,648, 1.19%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	6,589, 1.38%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	6,377, 1.34%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	32,390, 6.80%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wake County	23.6 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Wake County	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	483,498	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	253,635, 52.46%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	120,526, 47.52%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	34,549, 13.62%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	47,188, 18.60%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	573, 0.23%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17,829, 7.03%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	24,152, 9.52%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	229,863, 47.54%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	117,841, 51.27%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	36,219, 15.76%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	66,805, 29.06%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	243, 0.11%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	321, 0.14%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,992, 3.48%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Wake County	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	483,498, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,821, 0.38%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	26,353, 5.45%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	45,159, 9.34%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	13,952, 2.89%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	52,243, 10.81%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	16,076, 3.32%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	13,188, 2.73%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	34,134, 7.06%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	85,010, 17.58%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	102,410, 21.18%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	44,928, 9.29%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	25,640, 5.30%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	22,584, 4.67%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Wake County	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	104,869	11.28%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	18,727	7.95%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.