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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wake County Schools 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 Schools median household income is $66,579. On average Wake County Schools 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 IncomeMedian Workers IncomeHousehold IncomeFamily IncomeMedian Income by AgeEmployment StatusCommuting to WorkCareersPoverty Level

Per Capita Income, #2

Wake County Schools
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 Schools
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 Schools
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 Schools
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 Schools
66,579 USD
North Carolina
46,693 USD
U.S.
53,482 USD
Mean Household Income, see rank
Wake County Schools
88,385 USD
North Carolina
64,555 USD
U.S.
74,596 USD
Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank
Wake County Schools
4.02%
North Carolina
19.16%
U.S.
27.36%

*The Wake County Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.
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 SchoolsNorth CarolinaU.S.
%+Average Amount%+Average Amount%+Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income26.89%$13,444, see rank19.05%$14,94421.11%$16,919
Social Security Income20.25%$18,859, see rank30.39%$17,54629.33%$17,636
Public Assistance Income1.20%$3,955, see rank1.97%$3,4472.82%$3,720
Retirement Income14.72%$26,521, see rank18.51%$21,84017.85%$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 Schools
84,135 USD
North Carolina
57,328 USD
U.S.
65,443 USD
Mean Family Income, see rank
Wake County Schools
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 SchoolsNorth CarolinaU.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 SchoolsNorth CarolinaU.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 SchoolsNorth CarolinaU.S.
Population 16 Years and Over734,963, see rank7,717,630248,775,628
Male1353,139, 48.05%, see rank48.09%48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:2273,679, 77.50%, see rank68.62%69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces2769, 0.22%, see rank2.08%0.73%
Male, Civilian2272,910, 77.28%, see rank66.53%68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed3253,635, 92.94%, see rank89.27%90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed319,275, 7.06%, see rank10.73%9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force279,460, 22.50%, see rank31.38%30.72%
Female1381,824, 51.95%, see rank51.91%51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:2249,222, 65.27%, see rank58.22%58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces2135, 0.04%, see rank0.21%0.11%
Female, Civilian2249,087, 65.24%, see rank58.01%58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed3229,863, 92.28%, see rank89.64%91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed319,224, 7.72%, see rank10.36%8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force2132,602, 34.73%, see rank41.78%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 SchoolsNorth CarolinaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over476,327, 100%4,280,414141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone381,645, 80.12%, see rank81.16%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled43,678, 9.17%, see rank10.15%9.59%
Public Transportation5,648, 1.19%, see rank1.12%5.06%
Walked6,589, 1.38%, see rank1.78%2.78%
Other Means6,377, 1.34%, see rank1.31%1.79%
Worked at Home32,390, 6.80%, see rank4.48%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Wake County Schools
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 SchoolsNorth CarolinaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over483,4984,287,690143,435,233
Male1253,635, 52.46%, see rank51.42%52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2120,526, 47.52%, see rank31.60%33.12%
Service Occupations234,549, 13.62%, see rank14.77%15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations247,188, 18.60%, see rank17.18%17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2573, 0.23%, see rank1.16%1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations217,829, 7.03%, see rank9.73%9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations224,152, 9.52%, see rank18.93%17.94%
Female1229,863, 47.54%, see rank48.58%47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2117,841, 51.27%, see rank40.55%40.04%
Service Occupations236,219, 15.76%, see rank20.78%21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations266,805, 29.06%, see rank30.64%31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2243, 0.11%, see rank0.26%0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2321, 0.14%, see rank0.25%0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations27,992, 3.48%, see rank7.22%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 SchoolsNorth CarolinaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over483,498, 100%4,287,690143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining1,821, 0.38%, see rank1.39%1.96%
Construction26,353, 5.45%, see rank6.65%6.17%
Manufacturing45,159, 9.34%, see rank12.48%10.43%
Wholesale Trade13,952, 2.89%, see rank2.77%2.75%
Retail Trade52,243, 10.81%, see rank11.81%11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities16,076, 3.32%, see rank4.30%4.93%
Information13,188, 2.73%, see rank1.80%2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing34,134, 7.06%, see rank6.27%6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management,
Administrative, Waste Management Services
85,010, 17.58%, see rank10.07%10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance102,410, 21.18%, see rank23.59%23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation,
Accommodation, Food Services
44,928, 9.29%, see rank9.40%9.49%
Public Administration25,640, 5.30%, see rank4.55%4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration22,584, 4.67%, see rank4.93%4.96%

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

Poverty Level

 Wake County Schools%North CarolinaU.S.
Population in Poverty104,86911.28%, see rank17.58%15.59%
Family in Poverty18,7277.95%, see rank13.04%11.47%

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


 
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