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Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County anchors North Carolina's Research Triangle and is the state's most populous county, home to the capital city of Raleigh, Cary, Apex and Wake Forest. One of the fastest-growing large counties in the U.S., its economy runs on technology, life sciences, education and government, and its housing market remains among the most active in the Southeast.
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Wake County at a glance
- 1,184,000Population (2024)
- RaleighCounty seat
- 857 sq miLand area
- 1,382 / sq miDensity
- $96,000Median household income
- $420,000Median home value
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- City Boundaries: 15
- School Boundaries - Elementary: 125
- School Boundaries - Middle: 39
- School Boundaries - High: 26
- Residential: 4,415
- Commercial: 796
- Zoning: 178
- Traffic Counts: 135
- Congressional Districts: 4
- County Commissioner Districts: 7
- Emergency Services: 64
- Flood Zones: 2
- HUD: 893
- Opportunity Zones: 14
- Parks & Golf: 398
- Schools: 250
- Soils: 139
- State House Districts: 22
- State Senate Districts: 11
- Townships: 20
- Wetlands: 5
- Zip Codes: 52
- Development News: 22
Cities and towns in Wake County
Angier, Apex, Cary, Clayton, Durham, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Raleigh, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell, Zebulon.
Neighboring counties
- Durham County, NC · map
- Johnston County, NC · map
- Franklin County, NC · map
- Harnett County, NC · map
- Granville County, NC · map
- Chatham County, NC · map
- Nash County, NC · map