Median Age in Wake County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
37.3 years
Rank #2,704/3,222 · #89 in NC
16th
Wake 37.3 years
NC 39.1 years -4.6%
US 38.9 years -4.1%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Wake County's median age of 37.3 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Wake County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,701 | Covington County, MS | 37.3 years |
| #2,702 | DeSoto County, MS | 37.3 years |
| #2,703 | Saline County, NE | 37.3 years |
| #2,704 | Wake County, NC | 37.3 years |
| #2,705 | Wayne County, NC | 37.3 years |
| #2,706 | Cherokee County, OK | 37.3 years |
| #2,707 | Meade County, SD | 37.3 years |
About Median Age
Wake County, North Carolina has a median age of 37.3 years, ranking #2,704 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.1% below the national value of 38.9 years. Within North Carolina, it ranks #89 of 100. This places it in the 16th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.