Editing Wake County, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1790 = 10192
| 1800 = 13437
| 1810 = 17096
| 1820 = 20102
| 1830 = 20398
| 1840 = 21118
| 1850 = 24888
| 1860 = 28627
| 1870 = 35617
| 1880 = 47939
| 1890 = 49207
| 1900 = 54626
| 1910 = 63229
| 1920 = 75155
| 1930 = 94757
| 1940 = 109544
| 1950 = 136450
| 1960 = 169082
| 1970 = 228453
| 1980 = 301327
| 1990 = 423380
| 2000 = 627846
| 2010 = 900993
| 2020 = 1129410
| estyear=2023
| estimate=1190275
| estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
| align-fn=center
| footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/wakecountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Wake County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Wake County, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Wake County, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US37183&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wake County, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37183&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wake County, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37183&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|439,160
|560,536
|style='background: #ffffe6; |645,020
|69.95%
|62.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |57.11%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|122,648
|182,793
|style='background: #ffffe6; |204,535
|19.53%
|20.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.11%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,821
|2,537
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,760
|0.29%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|21,183
|48,287
|style='background: #ffffe6; |96,665
|3.37%
|5.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.56%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|178
|317
|style='background: #ffffe6; |453
|0.03%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|842
|1,755
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,210
|0.13%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.55%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|8,029
|16,846
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45,526
|1.28%
|1.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.03%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|33,985
|87,922
|style='background: #ffffe6; |128,241
|5.41%
|9.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.35%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''627,846'''
|'''900,993'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,129,410'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], 1,129,410 people, 419,361 households, and 279,243 families were residing in the county.

===2018 census estimate===
At the 2018 [[Population Estimates Program|census estimate]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> 1,092,776 people, 421,265 households, and 276,363 families resided in the county. The population density was {{convert|1308.72|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. The 458,953 housing units had an average density of {{convert|311|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 59.40% White, 14.29% African American, 9.24% Hispanics or Latinos of any race, 12.84% Asian, 4.04% from other races, 3.13% from two or more races, 0.16% Native American, and 0.03% Pacific Islander.

Of the 242,040 households, 34.0% had children under 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were not families. About 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.51, and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the age distribution was 25.1% under 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $54,988, and for a family was $67,149. Males had a median income of $44,472 versus $31,579 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,004. About 4.90% of families and 7.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.60% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over.

In Wake County, 29% of the population is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, 22% are affiliated with the Catholic Church, 17% are affiliated with the United Methodist Church, 6% are affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), and 27% are religiously affiliated with other denominations or religions, or are not religiously affiliated.