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1,190,275

Population

1.7% YoY

2023

36.1

Median Age

1.6% YoY

2022

$96,734

Median Household Income

9.3% YoY

2022

693,678

Labor Force

1.7% MoM

3.6% YoY

7/2025

671,426

Employed

1.9% MoM

4.2% YoY

7/2025

3.2%

Unemployment Rate

5.9% MoM

13.5% YoY

7/2025

$565,000

Median Sale Price

0.8% MoM

1.8% YoY

8/2025

1,092

Homes Sold

13.9% MoM

7.8% YoY

8/2025

2.8

Months Inventory

28.6% MoM

31% YoY

8/2025

41

Days on Market

10 MoM

15 YoY

8/2025

3,083

Listings

7.0% MoM

35.1% YoY

8/2025

235

Price per Sq Ft

0.3% MoM

0.1% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in Wake County: Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Morrisville, Knightdale, Wendell, Rolesville, Zebulon


Zip Codes included in Wake County: [Click for zip code level data] 27502, 27511, 27513, 27518, 27519, 27529, 27539, 27540, 27545, 27560, 27571, 27587, 27591, 27592, 27597, 27601, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27610, 27612, 27613, 27614, 27615, 27616, 27617, 27695, 27697


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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