Census tracts · Wake Forest, NC

Census tracts in Wake Forest, North Carolina

7 census tracts lie mostly within Wake Forest, and 8 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $68,986 in Tract 542.24 to $164,542 in Tract 542.17, against $123,802 for Wake Forest as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Wake Forest earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Wake Forest and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 542.17 $164,542
Tract 542.19 $136,219
Tract 542.20 $97,856
Tract 542.23 $92,813
Tract 542.06 $91,500
Tract 542.04 $88,269
Tract 542.24 $68,986

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Wake Forest

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Wake Forest.

Census tracts in or partly in Wake Forest, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Wake Forest (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 542.2437183054224	1.3 mi northeast	Wake County	5,413±796	$68,986	$438,300	$1,427	83%
Tract 542.1937183054219	at the center point	Wake County	4,600±798	$136,219	$523,500	$1,508	79%
Tract 542.0637183054206	0.9 mi northwest	Wake County	6,360±759	$91,500	$407,700	$1,626	75%
Tract 542.2337183054223	2.3 mi northeast	Wake County	3,968±789	$92,813	$472,400	$1,117	74%
Tract 542.0437183054204	2.3 mi north	Wake County	5,144±563	$88,269	$371,900	$1,378	72%
Tract 542.1737183054217	2.7 mi south	Wake County	6,155±1,548	$164,542	$526,200	not published	70%
Tract 542.2037183054220	2.7 mi southwest	Wake County	6,324±659	$97,856	$420,900	$1,148	56%
Tract 542.2237183054222	2.4 mi southeast	Wake County	7,763±646	$158,787	$578,600	$1,385	44%
Tract 542.1637183054216	3.2 mi southeast	Wake County	5,698±811	$153,309	$483,400	$1,570	37%
Tract 542.2137183054221	3.6 mi east	Wake County	8,475±891	$158,722	$493,100	$2,646	34%
Tract 542.0337183054203	2.9 mi northwest	Wake County	4,424±959	$146,563	$554,100	not published	34%
Tract 542.1237183054212	1.9 mi west	Wake County	7,832±1,509	$86,372	$361,900	$1,727	34%
Tract 542.1837183054218	4.5 mi south	Wake County	9,699±1,316	$111,924	$398,300	$1,249	22%
Tract 605.0137069060501	6.5 mi north	Franklin County	11,491±762	$95,195	$398,400	$1,132	8%
Tract 605.0237069060502	6.0 mi northeast	Franklin County	10,742±823	$95,612	$376,000	$1,346	2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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