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Wake County by the Numbers

Wake County Total Population
2000 Population 2010 Population
627,846 900,993

2010 Age Distribution
Age Persons % of Total Population
0-19 259,522 28.8%
20-64 564,922 62.7%
65 + 76,549 8.5%
2000-2010 Race/Ethnicity Population and Percentage Distribution
Persons 2000 Population in Wake % of Total 2010 Population in Wake % of Total
African-American 123,339 19.6% 182,793 20.3%
Asian 23,866 3.8% 48,287 5.4%
Hispanic 33,985 5.4% 87,922 9.8%
White 440,929 70.2% 560,536 62.2%
Other 5,727 1.0% 21,455 2.3%

The 2010 Census Demographic Profiles are ready for viewing. These profiles provide more subject detail than the recently released 2010 Census redistricting data files. These profiles provide details about race and Hispanic groups, age, sex and housing status. The profiles were released in May 2011 on a state-by-state basis for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. View Wake County's 2010 Census General Demographics Profile.

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