Wake County data

Category Wake Rank North Carolina
1990 Total Population 423,380 2 6,628,637
2000 Total Population 627,846 2 8,049,313
2010 Total Population 900,993 2 9,538,870
1990-2000 % Change in Population 48.3% 2 21.4%
2000-2010 % Change in Population 43.5% 4 18.5%
1990-2010 % Change in Population 113% 2 43.9%
2000 Foreign Born Population 60,602 2 430,000
2006-2010 Foreign Born Population 107,693 2 682,955
2006-2010 % Foreign Born 12.7% 5 7.4%
% Change in Foreign Born from 2000 77.7% 31 58.8%
07-08 In-Migration from Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 899 3 9,783
07-08 Out-Migration to Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 451 3 5,950
2010 Latino/Hispanic Population 87,922 2 800,120
2010 % Latino/Hispanic 9.8% 20 8.0%
2010-2011 Latino Public School Enrollment 21,245 2 182,754
2011 % of Latino/Hispanic Birth 15.7% 29 15.0%
Foreign Born Residents from Europe--ACS 2006-2010 11,034 2 74,154
Foreign Born Residents from Asia--ACS 2006-2010 35,444 1 150,469
Foreign Born Residents from Africa--ACS 2006-2010 10,972 1 38,111
Foreign Born Residents from Oceania--ACS 2006-2010 310 1 2,811
Foreign Born Residents from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 46,517 2 401,078
% of Foreign Born from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 43.2% 92 58.7%
Foreign Born Residents from North America--ACS 2006-2010 3,416 1 16,332
American Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 82,720 1 1,066,458
Middle Eastern Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 6,631 1 28,696
European Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 490,281 1 4,565,101
Russian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 6,597 2 41,674
African Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 16,569 1 80,071
Hispanic Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 77,347 2 723,408
Asian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 43,596 1 194,993
Population 5 and Older: Only English--ACS 2006-2010 661,405 2 7,750,904
% of Population 5 and Older Speaking Language other than English--ACS 2006-2010 15.9% 5 10.4%
Population 5 and Older: English + Spanish--ACS 2006-2010 64,504 2 601,101
Population 5 and Older: English + 0ther Indo-European Languages--ACS 2006-2010 27,486 1 140,867
Population 5 and Older: English + Asian and Pacific Islander Languages--ACS 2006-2010 23,995 2 119,684
Population 5 and Older: English + Other Languages--ACS 2006-2010 9,138 1 36,751
K-12 Total Enrollment 2010-2011 148,470 1 1,451,206
% of K-12 Students Enrolled in Foreign Language 2010-2011 18.3% 9 15.4%
K-12 Enrollment in Foreign Language Immersion Programs 2009-2010 172 8 7,041
K-12 Enrollment in Spanish Language Courses 2010-2011 17,814 1 160,136
K-12 Enrollment in Chinese Language Courses 2010-2011 229 4 2,564
K-12 Enrollment in Other Foreign Language Courses 2010-2011 9,158 2 60,874
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at N.C. Independent Colleges 2010-2011 23 4 236
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at UNC System Colleges 2010-2011 89 2 596
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at NC Community Colleges 2008-2009 0 . 17
2011 International Students at UNC System Colleges 3,448 2 14,111
2012 International Students at N.C. Independent Colleges 140 4 2,077
2012 International Students at N.C. Community Colleges 1,305 2 6,642
2012 International Sister Cities 9 2 65
2011 Estimated Value of Imports $1,058,508,036 4 $15,502,282,134
2012 Number of Companies Importing 720 3 7,010
2011 Estimated Value of Exports $2,233,249,688 3 $23,835,752,435
2012 Number of Companies Exporting 216 2 2,453
2012 Number of Foreign Owned Company Sites 555 2 4,133
2012 Estimated Number of NC Employees at Foreign Company Sites 25,589 2 190,874
2012 # Foreign Companies with US Headquarters in NC 10 2 58
Pork - 2010 Total Export 0 . 373,931,831
Poultry - 2010 Total Export 0 . 194,340,096
Cotton - 2010 Total Export 0 . 711,305,068
Sweet Potatoes - 2010 Total Export 0 . 36,588,127
Soy Beans - 2010 Total Export 504,783 44 78,847,848
Tobacco - 2010 Total Export 17,762,960 20 877,077,600
Argricultural Forest Products - 2011 Total Export 18,598,542 26 1,493,948,806
Participants in CIU Policy Programs (2008-2012) 75 1 204
Participants in CIU Educator Programs (1995-2012) 83 1 640
Participants in CIU Latino Initiative International Programs (1998-2012) 90 1 553
Students in CIU Chinese Language Programs (2012-2013) 0 . 5,539