Fuquay-Varina vs Knightdale

A side-by-side comparison of Fuquay-Varina and Knightdale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fuquay-Varina has the higher population (37,749 vs 19,532 in Knightdale). Fuquay-Varina has the higher median household income ($111,447 vs $91,638 in Knightdale). Fuquay-Varina has the higher median home value ($410,600 vs $331,900 in Knightdale).

Population, income & housing

	Fuquay-Varina	Knightdale
Population	37,749	19,532
Median age	36.3 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$111,447	$91,638
Median home value	$410,600	$331,900
Median gross rent	$1,646	$1,573
Housing units	14,124	7,889
Homeownership rate	74.4%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.9%	44.2%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fuquay-Varina	Knightdale
Population	27,426 → 37,749 (+37.6%)	16,001 → 19,532 (+22.1%)
Median household income	$79,000 → $111,447 (+41.1%)	$69,684 → $91,638 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$255,900 → $410,600 (+60.5%)	$196,600 → $331,900 (+68.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,160 → $1,646 (+41.9%)	$1,161 → $1,573 (+35.5%)

Fuquay-Varina

Population

27,42637,749

Median household income

$79,000$111,447

Median home value

$255,900$410,600

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,646

Knightdale

Population

16,00119,532

Median household income

$69,684$91,638

Median home value

$196,600$331,900

Median gross rent

$1,161$1,573

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fuquay-Varina	Knightdale
Under 5	7.4%	8.5%
5 to 17	20.4%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	17.6%
35 to 44	16.3%	16.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	8.6%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.4%	6.2%
75 and over	4.8%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fuquay-Varina	Knightdale
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	35.4%
Black or African American	15.2%	46.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.1%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fuquay-Varina	Knightdale
No high school diploma	3.5%	5.0%
High school graduate	15.0%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	37.6%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fuquay-Varina	Knightdale
Drove alone	64.5%	74.0%
Carpooled	6.7%	5.9%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	1.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.4%	18.2%
Other means	0.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fuquay-Varina	Knightdale
1-unit, detached	80.4%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	9.5%
20 or more units	6.3%	12.7%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Fuquay-Varina	Knightdale
Poverty rate	8.8%	5.8%
Average household size	2.78	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	2010	2006