Wake County Hazard Mitigation Plan - Adopted 10-21-2024

SECTION 3: PLANNING AREA PROFILE

3.10.3 TOWN OF FUQUAY-VARINA

3.10.3.1 SOCIAL VULNERABILITY

Census tracts around the Fuquay-Varina area have a variable rating of social vulnerability ranging from low, low-medium, and medium-high levels based on 2022 CDC SVI data. One census tract around the Fuquay-Varina area is rated as low to moderate impacts of environmental burden and one is rated as moderate to high impacts based on 2022 EJI data. The ACS 2022 5-year estimates for the total population of Fuquay-Varina also note that approximately 9.6 percent of people over the age of five speak a language other than English, 10.4 percent have a disability, and 10.6 percent live below the poverty level.

3.10.3.2 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS

The population of Fuquay-Varina grew by approximately 90.4 percent between the 2010 Decennial Census and 2020 Decennial Census. According to the 2040 Community Vision Land Use Plan adopted in 2022, development in Fuquay-Varina is driven by five identified growth factors including (1) market demand, (2) local economies and growth outlooks, (3) property owners’ willingness to participate, (4) government regulations and policies, and (5) the availability and capacity of infrastructure. Analysis of twenty-year market potential in this plan also indicates that the ratio of for-sale to rental housing in Fuquay-Varina is roughly 4:1 with long-term potential for residential growth and that an extra 35,000 square feet of industrial land use may be demanded through 2035.

3.10.3.3 LAND USE

As seen in Table 3.12, the 2040 Community Vision Land Use Plan notes the share of land that is developed in the Fuquay-Varina planning area. The plan also describes ten guiding principles as part of the Fuquay-Varina Land Use Plan, which includes the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) and its associated character areas. Table 3.12 – Fuquay-Varina Development Status

Percent of Planning Area

Development Category

Developed

39% 48%

Undeveloped

Underdeveloped

6% 7%

Preserved

Source: 2040 Community Vision Land Use Plan

3.10.4 TOWN OF GARNER

3.10.4.1 SOCIAL VULNERABILITY

Census tracts around the Garner area have a variable rating of social vulnerability ranging from low, low- medium, medium-high, and high levels based on 2022 SVI data. Multiple census tracts across the Garner area are rated as both low to moderate and moderate to high impacts of environmental burden based on 2022 EJI data. The ACS 2022 5-year estimates for the total population of Garner also note that approximately 12.8 percent of people over the age of five speak a language other than English, 11.5 percent have a disability, and 5.4 percent live below the poverty level.

Wake County, NC Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan

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