Age and Sex in Wake County Schools, North Carolina (Unified School District)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the unified school districts in North Carolina.
Scope: population of North Carolina, Wake County Schools, and other unified school districts in North Carolina
Wake County
North Carolina
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-411,14811.1k1.116%1.12%11,44611.4k1.146%1.15%15,98816.0k1.601%1.60%24,15024.2k2.418%2.42%21,66721.7k2.170%2.17%15,47515.5k1.550%1.55%26,44226.4k2.648%2.65%20,56620.6k2.060%2.06%60,80860.8k6.089%6.09%70,60570.6k7.071%7.07%74,92774.9k7.503%7.50%77,93677.9k7.805%7.80%77,30377.3k7.741%7.74%74,83774.8k7.494%7.49%72,95873.0k7.306%7.31%39,25639.3k3.931%3.93%12,66612.7k1.268%1.27%12,57412.6k1.259%1.26%28,27028.3k2.831%2.83%40,91740.9k4.098%4.10%71,72371.7k7.183%7.18%71,68671.7k7.179%7.18%65,22865.2k6.532%6.53%

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake County Schools
Female Male
North Carolina
Wake County
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0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.119122%-0.039579%-0.176861%-0.054061%-0.158701%0.16%0.119122%0.176861%0.119122%0.12%99,87499.9k10.002%10.0%-0.640252%-0.046522%-0.640477%-0.047540%-0.686774%0.69%0.640252%0.640477%0.640252%0.64%331,284331k33.176%33.2%-0.711113%-0.048502%-0.642583%-0.014781%-0.759615%0.76%0.711113%0.642583%0.711113%0.71%264,354264k26.473%26.5%-0.633853%-0.686475%-0.633853%0.63%0.633853%0.071952%0.686475%0.050542%0.705805%0.71%53,51053.5k5.359%5.36%-0.685165%-0.626346%-0.685165%0.69%0.685165%0.018059%0.626346%0.025888%0.703224%0.70%249,554250k24.991%25.0%

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake County Schools
Female Male
North Carolina
Wake County
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0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.023753%-0.022269%-0.033090%-0.037020%-0.046022%0.05%0.023753%0.033090%0.023753%0.02%11,14811.1k1.116%1.12%-0.088346%-0.052555%-0.144135%-0.070564%-0.140901%0.14%0.088346%0.144135%0.088346%0.09%11,44611.4k1.146%1.15%-0.131367%-0.057482%-0.218766%-0.070704%-0.188849%0.19%0.131367%0.218766%0.131367%0.13%15,98816.0k1.601%1.60%-0.224179%-0.035330%-0.325874%-0.065735%-0.259510%0.26%0.224179%0.325874%0.224179%0.22%24,15024.2k2.418%2.42%-0.329436%-0.064392%-0.449728%-0.058939%-0.393827%0.39%0.329436%0.449728%0.329436%0.33%21,66721.7k2.170%2.17%-0.350299%-0.074256%-0.522245%-0.071020%-0.424555%0.42%0.350299%0.522245%0.350299%0.35%15,47515.5k1.550%1.55%-0.402206%-0.078245%-0.531931%-0.082790%-0.480451%0.48%0.402206%0.531931%0.402206%0.40%26,44226.4k2.648%2.65%-0.477129%-0.075508%-0.588593%-0.058934%-0.552637%0.55%0.477129%0.588593%0.477129%0.48%20,56620.6k2.060%2.06%-0.587056%-0.043782%-0.634360%-0.062313%-0.630838%0.63%0.587056%0.634360%0.587056%0.59%60,80860.8k6.089%6.09%-0.687940%-0.038234%-0.677883%-0.041580%-0.726174%0.73%0.687940%0.677883%0.687940%0.69%70,60570.6k7.071%7.07%-0.734366%-0.031945%-0.668906%-0.028996%-0.766311%0.77%0.734366%0.668906%0.734366%0.73%74,92774.9k7.503%7.50%-0.759722%-0.041499%-0.666643%-0.031563%-0.801221%0.80%0.759722%0.666643%0.759722%0.76%77,93677.9k7.805%7.80%-0.749187%-0.049891%-0.621065%-0.024107%-0.799078%0.80%0.749187%0.621065%0.749187%0.75%77,30377.3k7.741%7.74%-0.723210%-0.052455%-0.631541%-0.023740%-0.775665%0.78%0.723210%0.631541%0.723210%0.72%74,83774.8k7.494%7.49%-0.715539%-0.030163%-0.651614%-0.014132%-0.745702%0.75%0.715539%0.651614%0.715539%0.72%72,95873.0k7.306%7.31%-0.620116%-0.070167%-0.667191%-0.690283%0.69%0.620116%0.667191%0.014610%0.620116%0.62%39,25639.3k3.931%3.93%-0.579926%-0.696300%-0.579926%0.58%0.579926%0.108555%0.696300%0.074440%0.688480%0.69%12,66612.7k1.268%1.27%-0.568710%-0.704770%-0.568710%0.57%0.568710%0.121773%0.704770%0.072439%0.690483%0.69%12,57412.6k1.259%1.26%-0.693387%-0.672414%-0.693387%0.69%0.693387%0.028741%0.672414%0.027644%0.722128%0.72%28,27028.3k2.831%2.83%-0.676864%-0.634048%-0.676864%0.68%0.676864%0.012117%0.634048%0.025863%0.688981%0.69%40,91740.9k4.098%4.10%-0.697874%-0.638353%-0.697874%0.70%0.697874%0.040758%0.638353%0.034325%0.738632%0.74%71,72371.7k7.183%7.18%-0.714998%-0.005768%-0.637440%-0.720766%0.72%0.714998%0.637440%0.021467%0.714998%0.71%71,68671.7k7.179%7.18%-0.641834%-0.598624%-0.641834%0.64%0.641834%0.022752%0.598624%0.021886%0.664586%0.66%65,22865.2k6.532%6.53%

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake County Schools
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Wake County
100%50%0%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-93.754941%-111.879156%-93.754941%93.8%0.5160.5265.958%66.0%34.042%34.0%-59.487645%-48.956603%-59.487645%59.5%0.6270.6361.463%61.5%38.537%38.5%-43.756670%-32.319563%-43.756670%43.8%0.6960.7058.975%59.0%41.025%41.0%-15.759850%-20.171880%-15.759850%15.8%0.8640.8653.652%53.7%46.348%46.3%-19.546053%-13.105428%-19.546053%19.5%0.8360.8454.451%54.5%45.549%45.5%-21.197827%-13.599021%-21.197827%21.2%0.8250.8354.792%54.8%45.208%45.2%-19.453897%-15.564031%-19.453897%19.5%0.8370.8454.432%54.4%45.568%45.6%-15.825375%-10.012647%-15.825375%15.8%0.8630.8653.666%53.7%46.334%46.3%-7.457951%-9.822932%-7.457951%7.5%0.9310.9351.797%51.8%48.203%48.2%-5.557820%-6.133806%-5.557820%5.6%0.9470.9551.352%51.4%48.648%48.6%-4.350079%-4.334775%-4.350079%4.4%0.9580.9651.064%51.1%48.936%48.9%-5.462406%-4.734585%-5.462406%5.5%0.9480.9551.329%51.3%48.671%48.7%-6.659359%-3.881501%-6.659359%6.7%0.9380.9451.611%51.6%48.389%48.4%-7.253039%-3.759135%-7.253039%7.3%0.9320.9351.750%51.7%48.250%48.3%-4.215417%-2.168711%-4.215417%4.2%0.9600.9651.032%51.0%48.968%49.0%-11.315067%-11.315067%11.3%2.189744%0.8980.9052.677%52.7%47.323%47.3%18.718701%10.690861%18.718701%18.7%1.1871.1945.721%45.7%54.279%54.3%21.412220%10.278333%21.412220%21.4%1.2141.2145.165%45.2%54.835%54.8%4.145003%4.111095%4.145003%4.1%1.0411.0448.985%49.0%51.015%51.0%1.790206%4.079032%1.790206%1.8%1.0181.0249.556%49.6%50.444%50.4%5.840317%5.377134%5.840317%5.8%1.0581.0648.581%48.6%51.419%51.4%-0.806745%-0.806745%0.8%3.367694%0.9920.9950.201%50.2%49.799%49.8%3.544904%3.655967%3.544904%3.5%1.0351.0449.129%49.1%50.871%50.9%

Map of Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in Wake County Schools

Children Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
15.6%19.4%23.1%26.9%30.6%34.4%

College Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
2.2%4.8%7.3%9.9%12.4%15.0%

20s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
4.0%7.6%11.1%14.7%18.2%21.8%

30s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
7.0%9.7%12.3%15.0%17.7%20.4%

40s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
10.9%12.9%14.8%16.8%18.7%20.7%

50s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
9.6%11.5%13.3%15.1%16.9%18.8%

60s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
5.1%7.1%9.0%10.9%12.8%14.7%

70s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
2.5%3.5%4.6%5.6%6.6%7.7%

80+ Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.5%1.5%2.3%3.2%4.1%5.0%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Tract in Wake County Schools

Children Age Cohorts by Tract#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
0%7%15%22%29%37%

College Age Cohorts by Tract#15

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0%15%31%46%61%77%

20s Age Cohorts by Tract#16

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
0%10%19%29%38%48%

30s Age Cohorts by Tract#17

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
0%6%13%19%26%33%

40s Age Cohorts by Tract#18

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
0%5%10%15%21%26%

50s Age Cohorts by Tract#19

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%

60s Age Cohorts by Tract#20

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

70s Age Cohorts by Tract#21

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.0%2.1%4.3%6.4%8.6%10.8%

80+ Age Cohorts by Tract#22

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.0%3.2%6.4%9.6%12.8%16.1%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Block Group in Wake County Schools

Children Age Cohorts by Block Group#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
0%10%20%30%41%51%

College Age Cohorts by Block Group#24

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0%19%38%56%75%94%

20s Age Cohorts by Block Group#25

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
0%13%25%38%51%64%

30s Age Cohorts by Block Group#26

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
0%7%14%20%27%34%

40s Age Cohorts by Block Group#27

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%

50s Age Cohorts by Block Group#28

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0%7%14%20%27%34%

60s Age Cohorts by Block Group#29

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

70s Age Cohorts by Block Group#30

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.0%4.0%8.0%12.0%16.0%20.0%

80+ Age Cohorts by Block Group#31

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.0%4.2%8.5%12.7%17.0%21.2%
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Age Cohorts by Place in Wake County Schools

There are 15 places that are fully or partially contained within Wake County Schools (7 fully and 8 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Wake County Schools, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County Schools.

Children by Place#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Wake County Schools, selected places in Wake County Schools, and entities that contain Wake County Schools
0%10%20%30%Count#ZebulonHolly SpringsWake ForestRolesvilleApexWendellClaytonFuquay-VarinaMorrisvilleAngierKnightdaleCaryRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaWake CountyWakeWake County SchoolsWake CountySouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaGarnerDurhamSouth AtlanticRaleigh34.386038%34.386038%34.4%1,655132.573193%32.573193%32.6%9,813231.871024%31.871024%31.9%11,62411.6k331.488447%31.488447%31.5%1,758430.975326%30.975326%31.0%13,59613.6k530.930454%30.930454%30.9%1,948630.717404%30.717404%30.7%5,699729.957750%29.957750%30.0%6,807827.743363%27.743363%27.7%6,270927.269147%27.269147%27.3%1,3851026.952927%26.952927%27.0%3,7161126.231213%26.231213%26.2%40,87440.9k1225.107420%25.107420%25.1%312,266312k24.990987%24.990987%25.0%249,554250k24.990987%24.990987%25.0%249,554250k23.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M22.613575%22.613575%22.6%6,2471322.466943%22.466943%22.5%56,56356.6k1422.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M21.865242%21.865242%21.9%96,49796.5k15

Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in Wake County Schools

There are 20 county subdivisions in Wake County Schools. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Wake County Schools, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County Schools.

Children by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Wake County Schools, selected county subdivisions in Wake County Schools, and entities that contain Wake County Schools
0%10%20%30%Count#Buckhorn TownshipBuckhornHolly Springs TownshipHolly SpgsWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakWake Forest TownshipWake FrstMiddle Creek TownshipMiddle CrkNew Light TownshipNew LightNeuse TownshipNeuseSt. Matthews TownshipSt. MatthewsMarks Creek TownshipMarks CrkLittle River TownshipLittle RivSt. Marys TownshipSt. MarysPanther Branch TownshipPanther BranchCedar Fork TownshipCedar ForkBartons Creek TownshipBartons CrkRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaWake CountyWakeWake County SchoolsWake CountyLeesville TownshipLeesvilleSouthCary TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth AtlanticSwift Creek TownshipSwift CrkRaleigh TownshipRaleighHouse Creek TownshipHouse CrkMeredith TownshipMeredith34.360683%34.360683%34.4%1,650131.270055%31.270055%31.3%12,08412.1k231.004382%31.004382%31.0%27,10027.1k329.783164%29.783164%29.8%23,19923.2k429.560121%29.560121%29.6%14,97915.0k528.713334%28.713334%28.7%2,457626.695954%26.695954%26.7%21,45121.5k726.568774%26.568774%26.6%19,84919.8k826.515721%26.515721%26.5%5,996926.445163%26.445163%26.4%3,5181026.355885%26.355885%26.4%17,12517.1k1126.018963%26.018963%26.0%6,3391225.704255%25.704255%25.7%12,37312.4k1325.147558%25.147558%25.1%5,4111425.107420%25.107420%25.1%312,266312k24.990987%24.990987%25.0%249,554250k24.990987%24.990987%25.0%249,554250k24.122155%24.122155%24.1%10,70310.7k1523.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.238977%23.238977%23.2%18,52118.5k1623.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M22.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M20.220990%20.220990%20.2%11,09011.1k1718.009590%18.009590%18.0%22,91022.9k1817.608311%17.608311%17.6%10,23810.2k1915.648295%15.648295%15.6%2,56120

Age Cohorts by Unified School District in North Carolina

There are 118 unified school districts in North Carolina. This section compares Wake County Schools to the 50 most populous unified school districts in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County Schools. The least populous of the compared unified school districts has a population of 51,981.

Children by Unified School District#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Wake County Schools, selected other unified school districts in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wake County Schools
0%10%20%Count#Union County Public SchoolsUnion CountyHarnett County SchoolsHarnett CoJohnston County SchoolsJohnston CoCabarrus County SchoolsCabarrus CoRobeson County SchoolsRobeson CoOnslow County SchoolsOnslow CountyCumberland County SchoolsCumberland CoLee County SchoolsLee CountyRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaWake CountyWakeWake County SchoolsWake CountyDuplin County SchoolsDuplin CountyCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Wayne County Public SchoolsWayne CountyForsyth County SchoolsForsyth CoRandolph County SchoolsRandolph CoWilson County SchoolsWilson CountySouthNash-Rocky Mount SchoolsNash-Rocky MtCatawba County SchoolsCatawba CoIredell-Statesville SchoolsIredell-StatesvilleGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaFranklin County SchoolsFranklin CoAlamance-Burlington SchoolsAlamance-BurlingtonLenoir County SchoolsLenoir CountyGuilford County SchoolsGuilford CoOrange County SchoolsOrange CountyRowan-Salisbury SchoolsRowan-SalisburyCraven County SchoolsCraven CountyPender County SchoolsPender CountyCleveland County SchoolsCleveland CoDavidson County SchoolsDavidson CoSouth AtlanticLincoln County SchoolsLincoln CoPitt County SchoolsPitt CountySurry County SchoolsSurry CountyDurham Public SchoolsDurhamStanly County SchoolsStanly CountyGranville County SchoolsGranville CoWilkes County SchoolsWilkes CountyMoore County SchoolsMoore CountyRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoCaldwell County SchoolsCaldwell CoRockingham County SchoolsRockingham CoChatham County SchoolsChatham CoBurke County SchoolsBurke CountyBuncombe County SchoolsBuncombe CoHenderson County SchoolsHenderson CoNew Hanover County SchoolsNew Hanover CoChapel Hill-Carrboro SchoolsChapel Hl-CarrboroHaywood County SchoolsHaywood CoCarteret County SchoolsCarteret CoBrunswick County SchoolsBrunswick CoWatauga County SchoolsWatauga Co28.465540%28.465540%28.5%61,94561.9k127.153688%27.153688%27.2%34,38234.4k226.502704%26.502704%26.5%48,27648.3k326.454160%26.454160%26.5%44,75744.8k425.951878%25.951878%26.0%34,92534.9k525.751651%25.751651%25.8%40,89840.9k625.578668%25.578668%25.6%77,85277.9k725.255291%25.255291%25.3%15,03715.0k825.107420%25.107420%25.1%312,266312k24.990987%24.990987%25.0%249,554250k24.990987%24.990987%25.0%249,554250k924.806752%24.806752%24.8%14,66614.7k1024.574361%24.574361%24.6%248,637249k1124.117898%24.117898%24.1%30,01430.0k1223.721726%23.721726%23.7%86,51186.5k1323.672114%23.672114%23.7%26,88326.9k1423.640908%23.640908%23.6%19,29519.3k1523.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.244787%23.244787%23.2%24,41424.4k1623.243822%23.243822%23.2%24,74724.7k1723.174432%23.174432%23.2%32,23132.2k1823.164253%23.164253%23.2%49,05149.1k1923.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M22.918287%22.918287%22.9%14,43614.4k2022.819303%22.819303%22.8%35,68335.7k2122.813362%22.813362%22.8%13,31013.3k2222.752557%22.752557%22.8%116,451116k2322.739078%22.739078%22.7%11,82011.8k2422.569788%22.569788%22.6%29,43829.4k2522.529033%22.529033%22.5%23,47323.5k2622.447567%22.447567%22.4%12,65112.7k2722.300825%22.300825%22.3%21,65721.7k2822.206979%22.206979%22.2%28,65128.7k2922.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M22.102453%22.102453%22.1%17,63417.6k3022.042820%22.042820%22.0%38,60838.6k3121.929968%21.929968%21.9%12,03112.0k3221.922286%21.922286%21.9%64,58764.6k3321.910576%21.910576%21.9%13,28013.3k3421.436040%21.436040%21.4%12,50612.5k3521.344792%21.344792%21.3%14,70414.7k3621.296873%21.296873%21.3%19,82119.8k3721.284538%21.284538%21.3%14,19714.2k3821.046764%21.046764%21.0%17,17917.2k3921.017868%21.017868%21.0%19,31519.3k4020.276833%20.276833%20.3%13,94613.9k4120.099459%20.099459%20.1%17,90517.9k4219.717453%19.717453%19.7%41,49441.5k4319.691628%19.691628%19.7%21,83921.8k4419.362842%19.362842%19.4%41,90741.9k4518.997791%18.997791%19.0%16,68516.7k4618.468537%18.468537%18.5%11,00311.0k4718.451347%18.451347%18.5%12,64612.6k4817.181770%17.181770%17.2%20,47520.5k4913.142478%13.142478%13.1%6,93250

Definitions

The US Census reports extensively on the topics of age and sex, often reporting other topics broken down by age and sex cohorts. This page reports on age and sex alone; charts presenting other topics by age and sex can be found on their topic-specific pages.

  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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