Parkton vs Wakulla

A side-by-side comparison of Parkton and Wakulla: population, income, housing, and more.

Parkton and Wakulla are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Parkton has the higher population (515 vs 175 in Wakulla). Since 2019, Parkton's population has grown faster (+16.3% vs -12.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Parkton	Wakulla
Population	515	175
Median age	42.3 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	—
Median home value	$150,400	—
Median gross rent	$1,167	—
Housing units	240	70
Homeownership rate	89.9%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parkton	Wakulla
Population	443 → 515 (+16.3%)	199 → 175 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$54,500 → $55,000 (+0.9%)	—
Median home value	$110,700 → $150,400 (+35.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$675 → $1,167 (+72.9%)	—

Parkton

Population

443515

Median household income

$54,500$55,000

Median home value

$110,700$150,400

Median gross rent

$675$1,167

Wakulla

Population

199175

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parkton	Wakulla
Under 5	5.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	25.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	23.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.7%	25.1%
45 to 54	8.7%	8.0%
55 to 64	14.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.0%	5.7%
75 and over	7.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parkton	Wakulla
White (non-Hispanic)	48.3%	6.9%
Black or African American	31.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.7%	93.1%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parkton	Wakulla
No high school diploma	12.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.1%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parkton	Wakulla
Drove alone	83.2%	85.7%
Carpooled	13.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	0.0%
Other means	1.9%	14.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parkton	Wakulla
1-unit, detached	92.1%	20.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	60.0%

Poverty & households

	Parkton	Wakulla
Poverty rate	15.9%	14.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1974	1991