Apex is home to 70,630 people in North Carolina. That is roughly 99% ahead of the North Carolina median. 70% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Since 2000 the city has roughly tripled, up 50,418 people. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. Median household income runs $144,135, well clear of the $82,259 US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $144,135, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
70% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Apex
What changed most since 1990
Population4,968 → 70,630(+1,322%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree34.9% → 69.5%(+34.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$226,086 → $576,100(+155%)US over the same years: +67%
Apex's population equals 6.0% of Wake County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.7% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 3.3% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.7%(822)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.5%(793)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.3%(552)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(128)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,370 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Apex, decade by decade
Apex population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,968
$90,411
$226,086
34.9%
43.5
2000
20,212
$129,432
$323,162
58.8%
36.9
2010
37,476
$120,417
$354,895
58.4%
50.8
2020
58,780
$136,414
$422,396
62.3%
65.1
2024
70,630
$144,135
$576,100
69.5%
71.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
