SECTION 3: PLANNING AREA PROFILE
3.2
POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS
Wake County and its municipalities have experienced significant population growth over the last several decades. From 2000 to 2017, Wake County’s population grew by 63 percent, which equates to an average annual growth rate of nearly 3 percent. Overall population density in the County increased from 1,078.8 persons per square mile in 2010 to 1,225.8 persons per square mile in 2017. Trends suggest that this number is likely to continue growing. All jurisdictions experienced growth between 2010 and 2017, with an average population increase across the County of 13.6 percent. The Towns of Fuquay-Varina and Rolesville both grew by more than 30 percent over this period. Table 3.3 provides population counts from 2000, 2010, and 2017 for each of the participating jurisdictions. Figure 3.5 on the following page shows 2017 population density by census tract in persons per square mile. Table 3.3 – Wake County Population Counts
2017 ACS Population Estimate
2000 Census Population
2010 Census Population
Total Change 2010-2017
% Change 2010-2017
Jurisdiction
627,846 169,386 20,212 94,536
900,993 181,890 37,476 135,234 17,937 25,745 24,661 11,401 18,576 403,892
1,023,811
122,818
13.6%
Wake County
Unincorporated areas
189,996 45,899 159,715 24,373 28,048 31,827 14,363 23,873 449,477
8,106 8,423
4.5%
Apex Cary
22.5% 15.1% 35.9%
24,481
Fuquay-Varina
7,898
6,436 2,303 7,166 2,962 5,297
Garner
17,575
8.9%
Holly Springs
9,192 5,958 5,208
29.1% 26.0% 28.5% 11.3% 40.0% 27.7% 11.5% 11.5%
Knightdale Morrisville
Raleigh
276,093
45,585
Rolesville
907
3,786
6,308
2,522 8,356
Wake Forest
12,588
30,117
38,473
Wendell Zebulon
4,247 4,046
5,845 4,433
6,516 4,943
671 510
Source: US Census Bureau Decennial Census 2000, Decennial Census 2010; American Community Survey 2017 Annual Estimates Note: The total population of Cary, Raleigh, and Wake Forest includes population residing in adjacent counties.
Wake County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2019
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