Fuquay-Varina

Population: 37,749
Median household income: $111,447
Median home value: $410,600

Fuquay-Varina is a community in Wake County, North Carolina, home to 37,749 residents. Its median household income of $111,447 runs above the Wake County figure of $101,763.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fuquay-Varina's population grew 37.6% from 27,426 to 37,749, while its median home value rose 60.5% from $255,900 to $410,600.

The median gross rent is $1,646. 52.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,749
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $111,447
Median home value: $410,600
Median gross rent: $1,646
Housing units: 14,124
Homeownership rate: 74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,426	$79,000	$255,900	$1,160
2020	29,110	$81,914	$278,100	$1,279
2021	33,135	$85,047	$303,400	$1,391
2022	35,428	$94,142	$364,200	$1,560
2023	37,749	$111,447	$410,600	$1,646

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,809	7.4%
5 to 17	7,688	20.4%
18 to 24	2,743	7.3%
25 to 34	4,924	13.0%
35 to 44	6,142	16.3%
45 to 54	5,185	13.7%
55 to 64	3,240	8.6%
65 to 74	3,188	8.4%
75 and over	1,830	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,365	67.2%
Black or African American	5,742	15.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	73	0.2%
Asian	1,248	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	262	0.7%
Two or more races	1,811	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,248	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate15.0%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree37.6%

Graduate or professional degree15.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	860	3.5%
High school graduate	3,675	15.0%
Some college or associate's	7,007	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	9,214	37.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,753	15.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone64.5%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home26.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,015	64.5%
Carpooled	1,244	6.7%
Public transit	30	0.2%
Walked	274	1.5%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	4,912	26.4%
Other means	128	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,620	19.1%
15 to 29 min	2,997	21.9%
30 to 44 min	4,292	31.3%
45 to 59 min	2,741	20.0%
60+ min	1,052	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 8.8% (3,311 of 37,438)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,910	73.5%
Nonfamily households	3,567	26.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2010

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,477	95.4%
Vacant	647	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,021	74.4%
Renter-occupied	3,456	25.6%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,359	80.4%
1-unit, attached	542	3.8%
2 to 4 units	221	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1,052	7.4%
20 or more units	894	6.3%
Mobile home & other	56	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3725300
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 35.5951, -78.7766