Holly Springs

Population: 43,429
Median household income: $132,435
Median home value: $485,500

Located in Wake County, North Carolina, Holly Springs is a community with a population of 43,429. Its median household income of $132,435 runs above the Wake County figure of $101,763.

From 2019 to 2023, Holly Springs's population grew 24.5% from 34,874 to 43,429, while its median home value rose 51.3% from $320,900 to $485,500.

80.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2008.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,429
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $132,435
Median home value: $485,500
Median gross rent: $1,858
Housing units: 15,171
Homeownership rate: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,87443,429

Median household income

$112,029$132,435

Median home value

$320,900$485,500

Median gross rent

$1,416$1,858

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,874	$112,029	$320,900	$1,416
2020	36,595	$110,758	$354,500	$1,489
2021	40,198	$120,229	$383,400	$1,562
2022	42,023	$127,755	$449,600	$1,745
2023	43,429	$132,435	$485,500	$1,858

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1726.6%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,946	6.8%
5 to 17	11,536	26.6%
18 to 24	1,896	4.4%
25 to 34	4,650	10.7%
35 to 44	7,713	17.8%
45 to 54	6,943	16.0%
55 to 64	4,051	9.3%
65 to 74	2,582	5.9%
75 and over	1,112	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,227	74.2%
Black or African American	3,425	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.1%
Asian	3,246	7.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	42	0.1%
Some other race	426	1.0%
Two or more races	1,591	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,426	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate7.9%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree41.4%

Graduate or professional degree26.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,175	4.3%
High school graduate	2,129	7.9%
Some college or associate's	5,430	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	11,202	41.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7,115	26.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone63.2%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home30.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,397	63.2%
Carpooled	819	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	337	1.6%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	6,463	30.5%
Other means	171	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,578	17.5%
15 to 29 min	4,596	31.2%
30 to 44 min	5,435	36.9%
45 to 59 min	1,282	8.7%
60+ min	845	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 4.4% (1,891 of 43,345)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,826	82.0%
Nonfamily households	2,589	18.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2008

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,415	95.0%
Vacant	756	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,028	83.4%
Renter-occupied	2,387	16.6%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units0.1%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,173	80.2%
1-unit, attached	1,447	9.5%
2 to 4 units	11	0.1%
5 to 19 units	787	5.2%
20 or more units	657	4.3%
Mobile home & other	96	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3732260
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 35.6533, -78.8408