Apex

Population: 67,765
Median household income: $138,442
Median home value: $514,800

Apex is a community in Wake County, North Carolina, home to 67,765 residents. Its median household income of $138,442 runs above the Wake County figure of $101,763.

Between 2019 and 2023, Apex's population grew 31.9% from 51,370 to 67,765, while its median home value rose 57.0% from $327,800 to $514,800.

The median gross rent is $1,784. 66.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 67,765
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $138,442
Median home value: $514,800
Median gross rent: $1,784
Housing units: 25,148
Homeownership rate: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

51,37067,765

Median household income

$111,435$138,442

Median home value

$327,800$514,800

Median gross rent

$1,380$1,784

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	51,370	$111,435	$327,800	$1,380
2020	55,220	$112,549	$348,500	$1,415
2021	58,066	$121,313	$371,200	$1,482
2022	65,541	$129,688	$458,200	$1,668
2023	67,765	$138,442	$514,800	$1,784

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,187	6.2%
5 to 17	15,911	23.5%
18 to 24	3,663	5.4%
25 to 34	9,063	13.4%
35 to 44	12,175	18.0%
45 to 54	10,362	15.3%
55 to 64	6,669	9.8%
65 to 74	3,833	5.7%
75 and over	1,902	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42,876	63.3%
Black or African American	5,475	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	135	0.2%
Asian	11,203	16.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	35	0.1%
Some other race	201	0.3%
Two or more races	3,001	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,839	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate9.2%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree39.0%

Graduate or professional degree27.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	999	2.3%
High school graduate	4,050	9.2%
Some college or associate's	9,634	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	17,168	39.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12,153	27.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone58.5%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home32.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,529	58.5%
Carpooled	2,049	5.8%
Public transit	43	0.1%
Walked	721	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11,408	32.5%
Other means	346	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,201	22.0%
15 to 29 min	10,177	43.0%
30 to 44 min	6,290	26.6%
45 to 59 min	1,178	5.0%
60+ min	842	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 2.6% (1,787 of 67,567)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,174	76.1%
Nonfamily households	5,699	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2007

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,873	94.9%
Vacant	1,275	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,987	75.3%
Renter-occupied	5,886	24.7%

1-unit, detached67.6%

1-unit, attached14.8%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,004	67.6%
1-unit, attached	3,730	14.8%
2 to 4 units	676	2.7%
5 to 19 units	1,618	6.4%
20 or more units	1,916	7.6%
Mobile home & other	204	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3701520
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 35.7256, -78.8799