Wake County Hazard Mitigation Plan

ANNEX A: WAKE COUNTY UNINCORPORATED AREAS

Population and Demographics Table A.2 provides population counts and growth estimates for the County’s unincorporated areas as compared to the County overall. Table A.3 provides demographic information for the unincorporated areas as compared to the whole County. Table A.2 – Population Counts, Unincorporated Wake County, 2010-2017

2017 ACS Population Estimate

2000 Census Population

2010 Census Population

Total Change 2010-2017

% Change 2010-2017

Jurisdiction

627,846 169,386

900,993 181,890

1,023,811

122,818

13.6%

Wake County total Unincorporated areas

189,996 4.5% Source: US Census Bureau Decennial Census 2000, Decennial Census 2010; American Community Survey 2013-2017 5-Year Estimates Note: Unincorporated areas statistics calculated by subtracting jurisdiction counts from the county total. The total population of Cary, Raleigh, and Wake Forest includes population residing in adjacent counties. 8,106

Table A.3 – Racial Demographics, Unincorporated Wake County, 2017

Other Race, %

Two or More Races, %

Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin*, %

Jurisdiction

White, % Black, % Asian, %

Wake County total Unincorporated areas

66.5% 77.1%

20.4% 14.2%

6.5% 1.8%

3.6% 4.3%

2.7% 2.1%

10.0% 12.0%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2013-2017 5-Year Estimates *Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories

Asset Inventory The following tables summarize the asset inventory for Wake County unincorporated areas in order to estimate the total physical exposure to hazards in this area. The locations of critical facilities are shown in Figure A.2 on the following page. Critical facilities are a subset of identified assets from the Critical Infrastructure & Key Resources dataset. Note that the counts are by building; where a critical facility comprises a cluster of buildings, each building is counted and displayed. Table A.4 – Critical Infrastructure & Key Resources by Type

Jurisdiction Unincorporated Wake County

1,902 0 0 574 0 621 0 198 27

0

0

0

0 186 28 14 43

0

3,593

Source: NCEM Risk Management Tool

Table A.5 – High Potential Loss Facilities by Use

Jurisdiction Wake County unincorporated areas

432

84

26

44

1

36

66

0

689

Source: NCEM Risk Management Tool

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