SECTION 2: PLANNING AREA PROFILE
According to 2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the median age in Wake County was 35.8. Of the population aged 25 years and over, 92.5 percent have a high school degree or higher and 51.0 percent have a bachelor’s degree or higher. Approximately 16.8 percent of Wake County residents speak a language other than English at home; of those, 65.1 percent also speak English “very well”. The racial characteristics of the participating jurisdictions are presented in Table 3.4. Generally, white persons make up the majority of the population in the county, accounting for over 66 percent of the population in Wake County overall. However, several jurisdictions have much higher minority populations than others including Garner, Knightdale, Morrisville, Raleigh, and Zebulon. Table 3.4 – Racial Demographics of Wake County Jurisdictions, 2016
Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin*, %
Two or More Races, %
Jurisdiction
White, % Black, %
Asian, %
Other Race, %
Wake County
66.5% 79.3% 69.9% 77.5% 61.9% 79.6% 49.8% 44.3% 59.0% 66.2% 78.9% 67.8% 50.0%
20.4%
6.5% 7.4%
3.6% 1.5% 2.2% 2.8% 1.4% 1.8% 6.0% 1.2% 4.6% 1.2% 0.9% 3.6% 1.6%
2.7% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.2% 3.8% 4.1% 4.8% 2.6% 2.4% 4.1% 4.3% 5.1%
10.0%
Apex Cary
8.6% 7.9%
7.3% 8.1% 9.4%
16.8%
Fuquay-Varina
15.4% 32.5% 11.9% 35.9% 12.1% 28.9% 27.1% 14.5% 19.4% 42.1%
1.6% 1.9% 2.5% 4.1%
Garner
10.8%
Holly Springs
6.5%
Knightdale Morrisville
15.4%
37.0%
4.5%
Raleigh
4.6% 3.2% 1.5% 1.0% 1.2%
11.0%
Rolesville
3.0% 4.8%
Wake Forest
Wendell Zebulon
12.9% 13.1%
Source: US Census Bureau *Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories
Figure 3.6 displays social vulnerability information for Wake County by census tract according to 2016 data and analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) indicates the relative vulnerability within census tracts based on 15 social factors: poverty, unemployment, income, education, age, disability, household composition, minority status, language, housing type, and transportation access. Higher social vulnerability is an indicator that a community may be limited in its ability to respond to and recover from hazard events. Therefore, using this SVI information can help the County and jurisdictions to prioritize pre-disaster aid, allocate emergency preparedness and response resources, and plan for the provision of recovery support.
Wake County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2019
32
Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online