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Population (year 2000): 4,247. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,516 (+6.3% change)
Males: 1,934 (45.5%), Females: 2,313 (54.5%)
Wake County
Zip code:
27591
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $39,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $97,600 (year 2000)
Races in Wendell:
- White Non-Hispanic (68.1%)
- Black (24.1%)
- Hispanic (5.9%)
- Other race (3.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (11.8%), English
(11.2%), German (9.0%), Irish (7.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%),
Scottish (2.6%).
Elevation: 300 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wendell
- High school or higher: 80.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wendell town
- Never married: 25.8%
- Now married: 51.9%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 10.0%
3.8% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 0.5%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,188 (+38.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wendell:
- HOLLY HILL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 16 miles;
RALEIGH, NC)
- WAKE CO ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT CTR (about 16 miles;
RALEIGH, NC)
- WAKEMED/NEW BERN AVE CAMPUS (about 16 miles;
RALEIGH, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wendell:
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 30 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM,
NC; ID: RDU)
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 34 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 43 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GSB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wendell:
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 17 miles; LOUISBURG, NC; ID:
LHZ)
- JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 18 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; ID:
JNX)
- TRIPLE W (about 26 miles; RALEIGH, NC; ID: 5W5)
Amtrak stations near Wendell:
- 19 miles: SELMA-SMITHFIELD (SELMA, 401 E. RAILROAD
AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 20 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.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wendell:
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 18
miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,299)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 24 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,173)
- DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 37 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
Public high school in Wendell:
- EAST WAKE HIGH (Students: 1,975; Location:
5101 ROLESVILLE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wendell:
- CARVER ELEMENTARY (Students: 670; Location:
291 LILES-DEAN RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- WENDELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 613; Location:
3355 WENDELL BLVD; Grades: KG - 05)
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