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Apex

North Carolina · 80,419 residents (2025 est.) · 25.7 sq mi
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The short version

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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
70,630
+249%since 2000
from 20,212 in 2000
80,419 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,748 / sq mi
+123%since 2009
from 1,233 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.4
+17%since 2000
from 31.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
25.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
019K39K58K77K19902000201020202024Apex
202471K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.1%(4,310)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 98.7%(6,158)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.6%(6,048)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.8%(5,512)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243.2%(2,275)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413%(9,190)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4418%(12,699)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.9%(10,547)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.2%(7,195)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.3%(4,423)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.3%(1,619)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.9%(654)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$144,135
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $71,052 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$60,473
+111%since 2000
from $28,727 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
78.4%
+23.3 ptssince 2009
from 55.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
2.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 1.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.368
+14%since 2010
from 0.324 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade10.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Information9.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration7.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food4%
US avg: 1.9%
Wholesale trade3.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Finance & insurance2.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Professional, scientific, technical1.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Manufacturing1.4%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$576,100
+78%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $177,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,902
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $838 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 76.1% in 2000
23.5% rent
Vacancy rate
4.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.79 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.97 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
12.7%
−7.0 ptssince 2009
from 19.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.2%
+10.8 ptssince 2009
from 32.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
+42%since 2009
from 2.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
79
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83.4%(16,861)
Black7.5%(1,510)
Hispanic / Latino3.2%(648)
Asian4.3%(863)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic61.7%(43,592)
Black7.3%(5,159)
Hispanic / Latino6.2%(4,376)
Asian19.5%(13,770)
Other5.3%(3,733)
Diversity Score
71
+37%since 2009
from 52 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.4%(1,711)
Puerto Rican1.2%(864)
Dominican0.3%(217)
Cuban0.3%(181)
Colombian0.2%(175)
Argentine0.2%(149)
Honduran0.2%(142)
Guatemalan0.2%(117)
Spaniard0.1%(102)
Venezuelan0.1%(83)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(58)
Panamanian0.1%(52)
Ecuadorian0.1%(42)
Nicaraguan0.1%(39)
Salvadoran0.1%(37)
Asian origin
Asian Indian13.7%(9,711)
Chinese2.3%(1,614)
Korean0.9%(637)
Pakistani0.6%(433)
Vietnamese0.4%(302)
Japanese0.3%(236)
Uzbek0.2%(164)
Filipino0.2%(148)
Taiwanese0.1%(71)
Nepalese0.1%(45)
Sri Lankan0.1%(43)
Thai0.1%(36)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(35)
Ancestry
English13.7%(9,645)
German12%(8,452)
Irish10.8%(7,646)
Italian7.8%(5,503)
American4.6%(3,226)
Polish2.7%(1,931)
Scottish2.5%(1,794)
French1.7%(1,198)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(874)
Swedish1%(701)
Portuguese1%(699)
+ 41 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian0.9%(610)
Brazilian0.9%(602)
Norwegian0.8%(570)
Welsh0.8%(551)
Arab0.8%(533)
Russian0.7%(507)
Dutch0.6%(447)
Ghanaian0.4%(288)
British0.4%(286)
Ukrainian0.4%(283)
Bulgarian0.4%(271)
Canadian0.4%(260)
Czech0.4%(251)
Lebanese0.3%(218)
Romanian0.3%(203)
Nigerian0.3%(190)
Danish0.2%(171)
Austrian0.2%(151)
Turkish0.2%(146)
Finnish0.2%(142)
Slovene0.2%(134)
Belgian0.2%(133)
Armenian0.2%(132)
Iranian0.2%(131)
Swiss0.2%(126)
Greek0.2%(117)
Palestinian0.2%(110)
Slovak0.2%(106)
Egyptian0.1%(96)
West Indian0.1%(84)
Syrian0.1%(70)
Lithuanian0.1%(70)
Croatian0.1%(69)
Haitian0.1%(61)
Ethiopian0.1%(48)
Israeli0%(30)
Jamaican0%(23)
Kenyan0%(20)
Serbian0%(15)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
69.5%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 58.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
98.3%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 96.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
30.5%
+13.5 ptssince 2000
from 17.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.2 min
+61%since 2000
from 15.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
55.1%
−26.2 ptssince 2009
from 81.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.4%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
36.0%
+31.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−1.0 ptssince 2011
from 4.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
73.0%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 78.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.9%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 81.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.9%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
65.4%
+9.1 ptssince 2009
from 56.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Female
51.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Foreign born
20.3%
+7.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.7%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
6.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2012
from 5.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.5%
−3.9 ptssince 2013
from 7.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.0%
+4.0 ptssince 2017
from 93.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 97.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 85.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
76.0%
−9.8 ptssince 2016
from 85.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2016
from 5.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married24.7%(6,419)
Married68.1%(17,670)
Widowed1.4%(370)
Divorced5.8%(1,503)
Women 15+
Never married23.5%(6,619)
Married62.2%(17,503)
Widowed4%(1,130)
Divorced10.3%(2,900)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.5%
−3.9 ptssince 2013
from 7.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
79.5%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 78.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.3%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 10.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
9.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 8.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
4.5%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 7.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
89.9%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 88.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
13.2%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 15.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Apex, North Carolina?

Apex, North Carolina has about 70,630 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Apex, North Carolina?

The typical household in Apex, North Carolina earns about $144,135 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Apex, North Carolina expensive?

In Apex, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $576,100, and the typical rent is about $1,902 a month.

How educated are people in Apex, North Carolina?

About 69.5% of adults age 25 and over in Apex, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Apex, North Carolina?

About 2.2% of people in Apex, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Apex, North Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Apex, North Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 65,662 residents, a change of about 1322 percent over that period.

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