Marital Status in Wake Forest, North Carolina (Town)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake Forest
Female Male
North Carolina
Wake Forest
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-23.047818%-1.207621%-28.494124%-24.255439%24%23.047818%28.494124%5.461656%23.047818%23%3,4452,863-56.826023%-46.647070%-56.826023%57%56.826023%8.348667%46.647070%4.658567%65.174690%65%8,0718,096-10.336500%-2.407287%-12.054540%-3.333932%-12.743787%13%10.336500%12.054540%10.336500%10%1,8101,284-1.440992%-4.733760%-2.684043%-6.786291%-6.174752%6%1.440992%2.684043%1.440992%1%877179
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake Forest
Female Male
North Carolina
Wake Forest
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-23.047818%-1.207621%-28.494124%-24.255439%24%23.047818%28.494124%5.461656%23.047818%23%3,4452,863-55.255932%-44.444761%-55.255932%55%55.255932%9.041283%44.444761%4.187288%64.297215%64%7,8487,987-2.422024%-2.616942%-0.605304%-2.422024%2%2.422024%0.290905%2.616942%2.712929%3%344337-0.877475%-0.692615%-2.202309%-1.570091%2%0.877475%2.202309%0.471279%0.877475%1%223109-1.440992%-4.733760%-2.684043%-6.786291%-6.174752%6%1.440992%2.684043%1.440992%1%877179-7.623571%-2.698192%-9.437598%-2.728628%-10.321763%10%7.623571%9.437598%7.623571%8%1,466947
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake Forest
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171.656%1.66%31.507%31.5%24.434%24.4%57.727%57.7%68.719%68.7%77.394%77.4%51.064%51.1%86.022%86.0%58.909%58.9%60.725%60.7%70.345%70.3%84.512%84.5%77.669%77.7%81.975%82.0%77.641%77.6%76.010%76.0%73.443%73.4%82.100%82.1%85.044%85.0%75.298%75.3%44.376%44.4%60.296%60.3%17.829%17.8%14.644%14.6%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake Forest
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.921%11.9%8.219%8.22%23.529%23.5%22.045%22.0%14.286%14.3%18.378%18.4%27.943%27.9%12.903%12.9%25.056%25.1%38.406%38.4%17.850%17.9%11.243%11.2%18.731%18.7%12.715%12.7%10.341%10.3%10.159%10.2%16.074%16.1%5.384%5.38%3.363%3.36%5.417%5.42%3.339%3.34%0.000%0%1.661%1.66%1.953%1.95%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake Forest
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.609%8.61%0.000%0%2.413%2.41%1.591%1.59%3.202%3.20%2.502%2.50%8.652%8.65%0.000%0%12.249%12.2%0.870%0.87%9.501%9.50%2.681%2.68%3.600%3.60%4.936%4.94%12.018%12.0%13.831%13.8%10.483%10.5%12.517%12.5%11.593%11.6%19.285%19.3%52.285%52.3%39.704%39.7%80.509%80.5%83.264%83.3%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake Forest
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1777.815%77.8%60.274%60.3%49.623%49.6%18.636%18.6%13.793%13.8%1.726%1.73%12.340%12.3%1.075%1.08%3.786%3.79%0.000%0%2.303%2.30%1.564%1.56%0.000%0%0.374%0.37%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.139%0.14%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in North Carolina.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake Forest
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 17284161,7348409481,8682,3692,6312,3761,6561,03526600
Count number of married in age cohort in Wake Forest

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake Forest
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite1Other2Asian2White HispanicBlack2Mixed2-18.787152%-2.237874%-8.831610%-24.816812%-2.415711%-11.174691%-29.856636%30%65.532744%4.610620%54.773852%6.818934%70.143364%70%20,01920.0k-16.587678%-13.744076%-41.412778%-3.770065%-7.455064%-30.331754%30%66.824645%-0.000000%2.843602%44.362317%2.999776%69.668246%70%211-20.682303%-20.255864%-28.959332%-1.147474%-4.254390%-40.938166%41%59.061834%-0.000000%0.000000%62.584497%3.054307%59.061834%59%469-22.682268%-10.441044%-10.801080%-39.301521%-3.593285%-6.312098%-43.924392%44%56.075608%0.000000%48.875906%1.917190%56.075608%56%1,111-42.823468%-3.064432%-8.748036%-46.279018%-4.496091%-12.185944%-54.635935%55%42.037716%3.326349%30.688931%6.350017%45.364065%45%3,818-52.958877%-6.720160%-50.143823%-2.824566%-10.404929%-59.679037%60%40.320963%-0.000000%0.000000%33.656812%2.969871%40.320963%40%997
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Wake Forest

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
48%54%59%65%70%76%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.5%8.8%11.0%13.2%15.5%17.8%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.9%2.8%3.7%4.5%5.4%6.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14.2%17.8%21.5%25.1%28.7%32.3%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Wake Forest

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
36%45%52%60%68%76%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.5%8.8%11.0%13.2%15.4%17.6%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.1%1.9%3.7%5.4%7.2%9.0%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%21%29%36%43%51%
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Marital Status by Neighborhood in Wake Forest

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within Wake Forest (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Wake Forest, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake Forest.

Married by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wake Forest, selected neighborhoods in Wake Forest, and entities that contain Wake Forest
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#Wake ForestNorth RaleighRaleigh AreaWakeN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthSouth Atlantic60.721127%60.721127%61%16,16716.2k52.621593%52.621593%53%34,03034.0k151.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k51.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k48.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M
Count number of this marital status
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the Raleigh Area

There are 31 places in the Raleigh Area. This section compares Wake Forest to all of the places in the Raleigh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake Forest.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wake Forest, selected other places in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain Wake Forest
0%20%40%60%Count#RolesvilleMorrisvilleHolly SpringsApexCaryFuquay-VarinaWake ForestArcher LodgeAngierWilson's MillsClaytonLake RoyaleRaleigh AreaWakeKnightdaleYoungsvilleWendellN CarolinaGarnerUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticBensonCentervillePine LevelFranklintonFour OaksZebulonMicroBunnRaleighSmithfieldDurhamSelmaPrincetonLouisburgKenly73.247928%73.247928%73%2,916165.729871%65.729871%66%11,08611.1k264.276947%64.276947%64%14,13914.1k361.646101%61.646101%62%20,13320.1k461.573017%61.573017%62%74,97575.0k560.953401%60.953401%61%10,24210.2k660.721127%60.721127%61%16,16716.2k760.273209%60.273209%60%2,162854.955890%54.955890%55%2,118954.873646%54.873646%55%9121052.833758%52.833758%53%7,2621152.665019%52.665019%53%1,4921251.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k51.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k50.994227%50.994227%51%5,5651350.990991%50.990991%51%5661450.116698%50.116698%50%2,3621548.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.206466%48.206466%48%10,89910.9k1648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.132353%47.132353%47%1,2821746.601942%46.601942%47%481846.549637%46.549637%47%7691945.521962%45.521962%46%7982043.657635%43.657635%44%7092143.369690%43.369690%43%1,5112242.430279%42.430279%42%2132341.479100%41.479100%41%1292440.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2540.370370%40.370370%40%4,0332640.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k2739.251313%39.251313%39%1,7932838.523761%38.523761%39%3812933.279639%33.279639%33%1,0333032.458771%32.458771%32%43331
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 31 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares Wake Forest to the 50 most populous places in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake Forest. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wake Forest, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wake Forest
0%20%40%60%Count#MorrisvilleHolly SpringsHuntersvilleApexCaryFuquay-VarinaWake ForestIndian TrailMatthewsMint HillClemmonsCorneliusConcordHavelockClaytonMooresvilleRaleigh AreaWakeKannapolisJacksonvilleN CarolinaGarnerUnited StatesKernersvilleSouthMonroeSouth AtlanticHickoryNew BernFayettevilleGastoniaAsheboroHigh PointBurlingtonCharlotteThomasvilleCarrboroSanfordRaleighWinston-SalemDurhamGreensboroAshevilleWilmingtonStatesvilleWilsonLexingtonChapel HillShelbyKinstonRocky MountGoldsboroSalisburyLumbertonGreenvilleBoone65.729871%65.729871%66%11,08611.1k164.276947%64.276947%64%14,13914.1k263.699413%63.699413%64%25,07425.1k361.646101%61.646101%62%20,13320.1k461.573017%61.573017%62%74,97575.0k560.953401%60.953401%61%10,24210.2k660.721127%60.721127%61%16,16716.2k760.682766%60.682766%61%16,15816.2k860.342932%60.342932%60%14,81614.8k960.191801%60.191801%60%12,55312.6k1057.595671%57.595671%58%8,9401155.244472%55.244472%55%12,29312.3k1253.291260%53.291260%53%35,12835.1k1353.003870%53.003870%53%8,3551452.833758%52.833758%53%7,2621552.569375%52.569375%53%14,18914.2k1651.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k51.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k49.754999%49.754999%50%17,66817.7k1749.081438%49.081438%49%26,47626.5k1848.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.206466%48.206466%48%10,89910.9k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.017781%48.017781%48%9,2902047.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.856123%47.856123%48%12,40012.4k2147.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.184283%46.184283%46%15,05715.1k2244.584383%44.584383%45%10,62010.6k2343.486083%43.486083%43%70,33770.3k2443.462263%43.462263%43%25,15925.2k2543.244838%43.244838%43%8,7962643.048778%43.048778%43%37,22637.2k2742.827976%42.827976%43%18,04018.0k2842.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k2942.380315%42.380315%42%9,1803042.165514%42.165514%42%7,0723141.686402%41.686402%42%9,3293240.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k3340.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k3440.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k3539.140568%39.140568%39%90,01990.0k3638.890244%38.890244%39%28,70828.7k3738.648841%38.648841%39%37,38037.4k3838.529867%38.529867%39%7,7213937.911728%37.911728%38%15,03215.0k4037.499150%37.499150%37%5,5124137.073408%37.073408%37%19,06519.1k4236.920823%36.920823%37%6,0484336.825072%36.825072%37%6,4864436.345418%36.345418%36%16,14116.1k4535.898150%35.898150%36%10,30610.3k4635.568219%35.568219%36%9,8624734.994944%34.994944%35%5,8834828.583182%28.583182%29%21,54021.5k499.740517%9.740517%10%1,72350
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Wake Forest to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake Forest. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wake Forest, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Wake Forest
0%20%40%60%Count#Wake ForestPlanoChesapeakeRaleigh AreaWakeGarlandVirginia BchN CarolinaIrvingAmarilloUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmond60.721127%60.721127%61%16,16716.2k57.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k152.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k251.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k51.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k50.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k448.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k548.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.981030%46.981030%47%84,47884.5k746.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k846.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k946.139372%46.139372%46%116,716117k1045.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k1145.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k1243.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k1343.589744%43.589744%44%67,74567.7k1443.486083%43.486083%43%70,33770.3k1542.899227%42.899227%43%109,656110k1642.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1742.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1842.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1942.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k2041.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k2141.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k2241.390009%41.390009%41%83,64383.6k2340.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2440.547232%40.547232%41%79,43079.4k2540.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k2640.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k2740.263690%40.263690%40%63,94863.9k2839.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2939.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k3039.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k3139.674300%39.674300%40%62,97763.0k3239.140568%39.140568%39%90,01990.0k3338.727687%38.727687%39%83,65883.7k3437.536285%37.536285%38%60,64760.6k3536.904453%36.904453%37%58,31958.3k3636.516643%36.516643%37%107,723108k3735.120519%35.120519%35%55,26655.3k3834.930146%34.930146%35%75,08275.1k3934.743792%34.743792%35%54,67754.7k4034.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4134.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4231.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4330.404410%30.404410%30%57,14657.1k4429.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4627.949199%27.949199%28%48,87748.9k4726.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4926.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Wake Forest to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake Forest. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Wake Forest, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wake Forest
0%20%40%60%Count#Wake ForestRaleigh AreaWakeSan JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthMesaSouth AtlanticWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit60.721127%60.721127%61%16,16716.2k51.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k51.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k348.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k447.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k944.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k1841.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2040.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k2140.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2240.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k2340.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k2439.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k2539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2639.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k2739.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M3039.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3139.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3238.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3338.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M3438.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k3538.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k3636.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3735.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k3834.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3934.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4131.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4230.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4329.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4429.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4626.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4726.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Wake Forest aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
North Carolina
Counties:
Franklin, Wake
Metro Area:
Raleigh Area
Townships:
Wake Forest, Youngsville
ZIP Codes:
27587, 27596, 27614
Unified School Districts:
Franklin County, Wake County
Neighborhood:
North Raleigh
Congressional District:
NC-2
State Senate Districts:
NC-15, NC-18
State House Districts:
NC-25, NC-35, NC-40
Neighboring Cities:
Raleigh
Neighboring Towns:
Rolesville
Nearby Cities:
Creedmoor
Nearby Towns:
Bunn, Butner, Franklinton, Knightdale, Louisburg, Wendell, Youngsville, Zebulon
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Gorman