SECTION 3: PLANNING AREA PROFILE
3.10.11 TOWN OF WENDELL
3.10.11.1 SOCIAL VULNERABILITY
Most census tracts around the Wendell area have been rated as a social vulnerability level of medium- high based on 2022 SVI data. Several census tracts around the Wendell area are rated as low to moderate and high impacts of environmental burden based on 2022 EJI data. The ACS 2022 5-year estimates for the total population of Wendell also note that approximately 13.7 percent of people over the age of five speak a language other than English, 19.8 percent have a disability, and 5.7 percent live below the poverty level.
3.10.11.2 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS
The population of Wendell grew by approximately 67.5 percent between the 2010 Decennial Census and 2020 Decennial Census. According to the Blueprint Wendell 2030 Plan adopted in 2022, the Town is growing rapidly as market forces, affordable land, and proximity to regional destinations like Research Triangle Park continue to drive its development. Residential building permits have increased year-over- year since 2014 whereas commercial and non-residential uses have not experienced this same level of growth. Recent work on US 64 as part of the Interstate 87 corridor between Raleigh and Virginia has improved overall accessibility to Wendell as two emerging hubs of activity, one near Wendell Falls Boulevard and one near the I-87 and Rolesville Road interchange, continue to take shape. For the most part, development activity in recent years has also been concentrated in the western portions of the planning area.
3.10.11.3 LAND USE
Land use in Wendell is guided by the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) included in the Blueprint 2030 Plan. The Blueprint Wendell 2030 Plan specifically notes that an estimated 13,500 acres in the planning area are vacant or could potentially be redeveloped into land uses of higher intensity. This translates to approximately 65 percent of land in the planning area (28 percent of total land classified as vacant). A full breakdown of existing land availability by category can be seen in Table 3.16. Table 3.16 – Wendell Existing Land Availability Land Availability Category Acres Vacant 2,888 Exempt 2,913 Firm 4,566 Potential 5,543 High Potential 5,074 Source: Blueprint Wendell 2030
3.10.12 TOWN OF ZEBULON
3.10.12.1 SOCIAL VULNERABILITY
Census tracts around the Zebulon area have a variable rating of social vulnerability ranging from low- medium, medium-high, and high levels based on 2022 SVI data. Several census tracts around the Zebulon area are rated as low to moderate and high impacts of environmental burden based on 2022 EJI data. The ACS 2022 5-year estimates for the total population of Zebulon also note that approximately 24.2 percent
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