COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bunn vs Wake Forest
PLACE A
Bunn, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Wake Forest, North Carolina
Bunn is 99% smaller than Wake Forest. Wake Forest earns more, with a median household income $55,513 higher. Wake Forest has grown faster since 2000 (58% vs -5%).
BUNNWAKE FORESTDIFFERENCE
Total population39158,147−99% vs Wake Forest
Population density7242,961−2,237
Population growth-4.9%58.1%−63.0 pts
Median age44.538.6+5.9
Male44.6%48.2%−3.6 pts
Female55.4%51.8%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born7.1%9.5%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.2%64.6%−17.4 pts
Black24.5%19.5%+4.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%9.0%−7.0 pts
Asian24.0%2.9%+21.1 pts
Other2.4%3.9%−1.5 pts
Median household income$68,289$123,802−$55,513
Per capita income$27,035$51,709−$24,674
Poverty rate6.4%4.5%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3510.391−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%59.5%−42.6 pts
Graduate degree2.9%23.7%−20.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%4.0%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation63.2%70.0%−6.8 pts
Median home value$256,300$474,500−$218,200
Median gross rent$1,067$1,596−$529
Owner-occupied65.2%74.0%−8.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%5.3%+7.9 pts
Rent-burdened households49.3%44.7%+4.5 pts
Average commute23.430.9−7.5
Worked from home17.0%28.7%−11.7 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Uninsured13.7%4.7%+9.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025