Last official estimated population of Wake County was 906,908 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.284% of total US population and 9% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Wake County is 857.3 mi² (=2220.5 km²), in this year population density was 1,057.84 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.16%/yr), Wake County population in 2025 would be 923,375 [0].
Historical population of Wake County for period 1790-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1790-1800] +2.8 %/yr
[1800-1810] +2.43 %/yr
[1810-1820] +1.64 %/yr
[1820-1830] +0.15 %/yr
[1830-1840] +0.35 %/yr
[1840-1850] +1.66 %/yr
[1850-1860] +1.41 %/yr
[1860-1870] +2.21 %/yr
[1870-1880] +3.02 %/yr
[1880-1890] +0.26 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.05 %/yr
[1900-1910] +1.47 %/yr
[1910-1920] +1.74 %/yr
[1920-1930] +2.34 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.46 %/yr
[1940-1950] +2.22 %/yr
[1950-1960] +2.17 %/yr
[1960-1970] +3.06 %/yr
[1970-1980] +2.81 %/yr
[1980-1990] +3.53 %/yr
[1990-2000] +3.95 %/yr
[2000-2005] +3.51 %/yr
[2005-2010] +3.85 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.16 %/yr
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Population of Wake County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
0 to 4 | 33238 | 31765 | 65,003 |
5 to 9 | 36150 | 35346 | 71,496 |
10 to 14 | 36544 | 35723 | 72,267 |
15 to 19 | 35253 | 34040 | 69,293 |
20 to 24 | 33552 | 32397 | 65,949 |
25 to 29 | 35846 | 37106 | 72,952 |
30 to 34 | 35658 | 38547 | 74,205 |
35 to 39 | 36518 | 39428 | 75,946 |
40 to 44 | 38909 | 40561 | 79,470 |
45 to 49 | 35996 | 37724 | 73,720 |
50 to 54 | 34644 | 36472 | 71,116 |
55 to 59 | 28764 | 31134 | 59,898 |
60 to 64 | 21895 | 25528 | 47,423 |
65 to 69 | 17206 | 20170 | 37,376 |
70 to 74 | 10988 | 13044 | 24,032 |
75 to 79 | 6779 | 9087 | 15,866 |
80 to 84 | 4356 | 6574 | 10,930 |
85+ | 3695 | 8054 | 11,749 |
Wake County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
Race | Male | Female | Total |
NH | 435029 | 463956 | 898,985 |
WAC | 350170 | 359767 | 709,937 |
WA | 340312 | 349221 | 689,533 |
NHWAC | 307180 | 319025 | 626,205 |
NHWA | 299029 | 310206 | 609,235 |
BAC | 104171 | 121723 | 225,894 |
NHBAC | 98686 | 115888 | 214,574 |
BA | 98118 | 114910 | 213,028 |
NHBA | 93716 | 110251 | 203,967 |
H | 50962 | 48744 | 99,706 |
HWAC | 42990 | 40742 | 83,732 |
HWA | 41283 | 39015 | 80,298 |
AAC | 35912 | 36396 | 72,308 |
NHAAC | 34979 | 35477 | 70,456 |
AA | 31746 | 31997 | 63,743 |
NHAA | 31345 | 31593 | 62,938 |
TOM | 11221 | 12174 | 23,395 |
NHTOM | 9300 | 10209 | 19,509 |
IAC | 7547 | 7810 | 15,357 |
HBAC | 5485 | 5835 | 11,320 |
HBA | 4402 | 4659 | 9,061 |
NHIAC | 3940 | 4458 | 8,398 |
IA | 4231 | 4027 | 8,258 |
HIAC | 3607 | 3352 | 6,959 |
HIA | 2792 | 2520 | 5,312 |
HTOM | 1921 | 1965 | 3,886 |
NHIA | 1439 | 1507 | 2,946 |
HAAC | 933 | 919 | 1,852 |
NAC | 811 | 862 | 1,673 |
NHNAC | 523 | 563 | 1,086 |
HAA | 401 | 404 | 805 |
NA | 363 | 371 | 734 |
HNAC | 288 | 299 | 587 |
NHNA | 200 | 190 | 390 |
HNA | 163 | 181 | 344 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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