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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Population
58,147
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$474,500
Owner-occupied units

Wake Forest, NC

North Carolina · 35.964° N, 78.512° W · 20 sq mi

Wake Forest is a city in North Carolina, with a population of 58,147 and about 2,914 residents per square mile. The median household earns $123,802 a year, and the median home is worth $474,500.

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Size & density

Land area
20 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,914
People per square mile
Rank by population
#760
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#645
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$123,802
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,596
Per month
Homeownership
74%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
30.9 min
One way

People

Median age
38.6
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
59.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
9.5%
Households
18,403
2.81 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 33/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 147/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 5/yr
Days above 90° 34/yr
Below freezing 38/yr
Annual rainfall 46.8in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 89°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 33°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 27%
Professional & business services 18.6%
Retail trade 11.8%
Manufacturing 11%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in North Carolina

Name
James Goodnight
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Cary
Source of wealth
Software

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in North Carolina · private sector

Employer
Atrium Health
Sector
Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in North Carolina

Company
Bank of America
Revenue
$192.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Charlotte
Ticker
BAC

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of North Carolina

State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Raleigh
Nickname
The Tar Heel State

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