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Population (year 2000): 12,588. Estimated
population in July 2005: 20,126 (+59.9% change)
Males: 6,024 (47.9%), Females: 6,564 (52.1%)
Wake County
Zip codes:
27587.
Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $52,307 (year 2000)
Median house value: $143,500 (year 2000)
Races in Wake Forest:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.6%)
- Black (15.8%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Korean (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (13.4%), United States
(13.4%), German (12.6%), Irish (10.7%), Italian (5.8%),
Scotch-Irish (3.6%).
Elevation: 395 feet
Land area: 7.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wake Forest
- High school or higher: 89.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wake Forest town
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 63.9%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 7.6%
5.7% Foreign born (1.7% Asia, 1.5% Latin
America, 1.0% Africa, 1.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +6,545
(+108.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wake Forest:
- RALEIGH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; RALEIGH,
NC)
- HOLLY HILL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 15 miles;
RALEIGH, NC)
- WAKE CO ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT CTR (about 15 miles;
RALEIGH, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wake
Forest:
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 20 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM,
NC; ID: RDU)
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 45 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 60 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GSB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wake Forest:
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 15 miles; LOUISBURG, NC; ID:
LHZ)
- HENDERSON-OXFORD (about 26 miles; OXFORD, NC; ID:
HNZ)
- TRIPLE W (about 28 miles; RALEIGH, NC; ID: 5W5)
Amtrak station near Wake Forest:
- 17 miles: RALEIGH (320 W. CARRABUS ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
College/University in Wake Forest:
- SOUTHEASTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
(Full-time enrollment: 1,364; Location: PO BOX 1889;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.sebts.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wake Forest:
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 15
miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,299)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 17 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,173)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
- DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
- DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT
enrollment: 11,898)
Public high school in Wake Forest:
- WAKE FOREST-ROLESVILLE HIGH (Students: 1,507;
Location: 420 W STADIUM DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wake Forest:
- WAKE FOREST-ROLESVILLE MID (Students: 1,168;
Location: 1800 S MAIN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 988; Location:
3500 ROGERS ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- WAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY (Students: 972;
Location: 1100 JONES DAIRY ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY (Students: 791; Location:
604 FRANKLIN STREET; Grades: KG - 10)
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 153;
Location: 3500 ROGERS ROAD; Grades: 06 - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Wake Forest:
- MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S HOUSE OF (Students: 25;
Location: 802 MILL ST; Grades: PK - KG)
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