SECTION 3: PLANNING AREA PROFILE
required. Several jurisdictions did not enter the NFIP until years later; therefore, the actual percentage of housing built without floodplain development restrictions may be higher. Table 3.7 – Housing Characteristics
Housing Units Percent Change (2020- 2022)
Owner- Occupied, Percent (2022)
Vacant Units, Percent (2022)
Housing Units (2020) 462,582 22,151 70,171 13,204 13,779 14,237 7,635 11,757 208,114 3,086 17,828
Housing Units (2022)
Median Home Value (2022)
Jurisdiction
Wake County
466,760 24,318 70,780
0.9% 9.8% 0.9% -1.3% -3.0% 0.9%
64.3% 75.3% 66.8% 71.9% 63.9% 82.2% 64.8% 50.4% 51.1% 91.1% 73.5% 73.6%
7.8% 5.6% 6.6% 4.4% 7.5% 5.3% 3.6% 9.4% 10.2% 3.3% 5.3%
$385,700 $458,200 $477,400 $364,200 $288,900 $449,600 $305,500 $429,600 $347,000 $422,000 $397,300 $306,800
Apex Cary
Fuquay-Varina
13,028 13,367 14,364
Garner
Holly Springs Knightdale
7,714
1.0% 4.7% 1.6% 2.1%
Morrisville
12,305 211,412
Raleigh
Rolesville
3,152
Wake Forest
17,754 3,962
-0.4% 2.4% 4.5%
Wendell Zebulon
3,868 2,682
5.1% 6.1%
2,804 $213,100 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census, American Community Survey 2022 5-Year Estimates Note: Owner-Occupied and vacant-unit measures are reported as a percent of the total number of housing units. 60.3%
3.6 INFRASTRUCTURE
3.6.1 TRANSPORTATION There are several major roadways that cross Wake County. The most prominent is Interstate 40 which runs through the county on an east-west track. It has two spurs that encompass a large area near the City of Raleigh and provide access to many of the outlying municipalities. In conjunction with I-40, I-440 makes up the “Beltline” that encircles most of central Raleigh. Additionally, I-540/NC-540 is a partly completed loop that is outside the beltline that currently connects many of the northern and western municipalities. In addition to the Interstate, there are many major highways that traverse the county. Federal highways of note are US-1, US-64, US-264, US-70, and US-401, while state highways in the county include NC-39, NC-42, NC-50, NC-54, NC-55, NC-96, NC-98, and NC-231. Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) is the primary commercial airport in the region. It is one of the largest airports in the state and serves more than 35 international and domestic locations and over 14.5 million passengers a year (highest annual traffic on record) as of 2023. There are two Amtrak railway facilities in Wake County, located in Cary and Raleigh respectively. The Cary station and Raleigh Union station both serve the Carolinian, Piedmont, and Silver Star routes. The Research Triangle Regional Public Transit Authority (GoTriangle) already operates a bus system connecting the areas between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel-Hill, with proposed plans to connect more municipalities in Wake, Durham, and Johnston counties through a future commuter rail project. Proposed development of the S-Line rail corridor through the Southeast, recently awarded to North Carolina in late
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