Wake County is located in central North Carolina. The County Seat is Raleigh and the largest city is Raleigh . The Official Web Site is located at http://www.wakegov.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 998,691 and the 2010 census population was 901,018. The land area is 835.22 square miles and there are 1078.8 persons per square mile.
69.3% of the population is White, 21.4% is Black or African American, 10% is Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% is Asian, 0.8% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.3% is two or more races. 91.6% have a high school degree or higher, and 48% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $229,000, there are 348,627 households, an average of 2.60 persons per household. The per capita income is $33,166, the median household income is $66,006, and 11% of the persons in Wake County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 82,932. Retail sales (in $1000) were $12,598,141, and sales per capita were $15,147. The percentage of black-owned firms is 12%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 28.6%.
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Wake County Adult Care Facilities Click on Adult Care Facility Listings to use this Wake County, North Carolina service to browse by facility name for adult care facilities. |
Wake County Business Tax Bills Search the Wake County, North Carolina Revenue Department for business tax information by owner name, business name, account number, or license plate. |
Wake County Cemeteries Browse Wake County, North Carolina cemetery and burial information. |
Wake County Civil Calendar Browse the North Carolina Court System's Wake County civil calendar by date. |
Wake County Court | Pending Criminal and Traffic Cases Search Wake County, North Carolina District and Superior Court criminal and traffic calendars for pending cases. |
Wake County Criminal Calendar Browse the North Carolina Court System's Wake County criminal calendar by date. |
Wake County Food & Sanitation Inspections Search this Wake County, North Carolina Food & Sanitation Inspection database by business name for food service, lodging, school, and institution food and sanitation inspection information. |
Wake County Foreclosures Use this Wake County, North Carolina Revenue Department service to browse for properties scheduled for foreclosure. |
Wake County Ground Water Information Search this Ground Water Information Management System (GIMS) to get instant, easy access to groundwater quality and contaminant data for wells in Wake County. Search by owner, parcel #, address or permit number. |
Wake County Motor Vehicle Tax Bills Search the Wake County, North Carolina Revenue Department for Motor Vehicle tax information by owner name, business name, account number, or license plate. |
Wake County Nursing Homes Click on Nursing Home Facility Listings to use this Wake County service to browse by facility name for nursing homes. |
Wake County Permits Search the Wake County, North Carolina Inspections Department database by owner name, address, permit #, applicant name or pin number to locate the status of permits. |
Wake County Personal Property Tax Bills Search the Wake County, North Carolina Revenue Department for personal property tax information by owner name, business name, account number, or license plate. |
Wake County Property Search for property records in Wake County, North Carolina by owner name, real estate ID, address, or parcel identification number. |
Wake County Property & GIS Maps Search this Wake County, North Carolina interactive GIS map service for property, environmental, electoral, administrative, public safety, and demographic information. |
Wake County Property Tax Bills Search the Wake County, North Carolina Revenue Department for property tax information by owner name, business name, account number, or license plate. |
Wake County Recorded Documents Scroll down and select "search real estate records" on the lower right to search the Wake County, North Carolina Register of Deeds database for recorded documents. This search works best if document type is selected before entering a name or date. |
Wake County Restaurant Inspections Use this Wake County, North Carolina service to search for restaurant sanitation inspection results by establishment name, score range, zip code, violation, and/or date. |
Wake County Smoke Free Dining Use this Wake County, North Carolina service to browse by name or zip code for smoke free restaurants. |
Wake County Trash Takers Use this Wake County, North Carolina service that allows you to search for recyclers, reuse organizations and how you can dispose of almost anything. |
Wake County Voters Browse the Wake County, North Carolina registered voter database by or search by name, address or registration # to view corresponding info, party, gender, race, DOB, status, registration date, precinct, polling place, district & voting activity. |
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