---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Wake County, NC"
classification: county
fips: "37183"
state: "NC"
demographics:
  population: 1178653
  population_under_18: 271179
  population_18_64: 755554
  population_65_plus: 151920
  median_household_income: 105768
  poverty_rate: 8.13
  homeownership_rate: 64.12
  unemployment_rate: 4.08
  median_home_value: 461300
  gini_index: 0.4496
  vacancy_rate: 7.23
  race_white: 682049
  race_black: 221415
  race_asian: 100766
  race_native: 2969
  hispanic: 136184
  bachelors_plus: 646411
districts:
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/02"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.4805
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/13"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.3227
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/04"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1968
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/senate/13"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.3018
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/senate/18"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2639
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/senate/14"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1551
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/senate/17"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1041
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/senate/16"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.102
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/senate/15"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.073
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/house/35"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1928
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/house/39"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1411
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/house/37"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1335
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/house/33"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0885
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/house/21"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0872
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/house/36"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0727
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/house/41"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0546
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/house/40"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0484
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/house/66"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0428
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/house/49"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0369
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/house/38"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0363
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/house/11"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0334
  - to: "us/states/nc/districts/house/34"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0319
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, nc]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Wake County, NC

County jurisdiction — 7 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 1178653 |
| Under 18 | 271179 |
| 18–64 | 755554 |
| 65+ | 151920 |
| Median household income | 105768 |
| Poverty rate | 8.13 |
| Homeownership rate | 64.12 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.08 |
| Median home value | 461300 |
| Gini index | 0.4496 |
| Vacancy rate | 7.23 |
| White | 682049 |
| Black | 221415 |
| Asian | 100766 |
| Native | 2969 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 136184 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 646411 |

## Districts

- [NC-02](/us/states/nc/districts/02.md) — 48% (congressional)
- [NC-13](/us/states/nc/districts/13.md) — 32% (congressional)
- [NC-04](/us/states/nc/districts/04.md) — 20% (congressional)
- [NC Senate District 13](/us/states/nc/districts/senate/13.md) — 30% (state senate)
- [NC Senate District 18](/us/states/nc/districts/senate/18.md) — 26% (state senate)
- [NC Senate District 14](/us/states/nc/districts/senate/14.md) — 16% (state senate)
- [NC Senate District 17](/us/states/nc/districts/senate/17.md) — 10% (state senate)
- [NC Senate District 16](/us/states/nc/districts/senate/16.md) — 10% (state senate)
- [NC Senate District 15](/us/states/nc/districts/senate/15.md) — 7% (state senate)
- [NC House District 35](/us/states/nc/districts/house/35.md) — 19% (state house)
- [NC House District 39](/us/states/nc/districts/house/39.md) — 14% (state house)
- [NC House District 37](/us/states/nc/districts/house/37.md) — 13% (state house)
- [NC House District 33](/us/states/nc/districts/house/33.md) — 9% (state house)
- [NC House District 21](/us/states/nc/districts/house/21.md) — 9% (state house)
- [NC House District 36](/us/states/nc/districts/house/36.md) — 7% (state house)
- [NC House District 41](/us/states/nc/districts/house/41.md) — 5% (state house)
- [NC House District 40](/us/states/nc/districts/house/40.md) — 5% (state house)
- [NC House District 66](/us/states/nc/districts/house/66.md) — 4% (state house)
- [NC House District 49](/us/states/nc/districts/house/49.md) — 4% (state house)
- [NC House District 38](/us/states/nc/districts/house/38.md) — 4% (state house)
- [NC House District 11](/us/states/nc/districts/house/11.md) — 3% (state house)
- [NC House District 34](/us/states/nc/districts/house/34.md) — 3% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries