Wake County NC Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Wake County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	39580
Fips County Code	37183
County Name	Wake
State	North Carolina

This table provides the FIPS code for Wake County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	786,522	65
Population 2005	750,865	N/A
Population 2000	627,865	85
Population 1990	426,311	118

Represents population information for Wake County NC for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	2,493	332.02
Murder	23	3.06
Forcible Rape	151	20.11
Robbery	841	112.00
Aggravated Assault	1,478	196.84
Total Property Crimes	20,835	2,774.80
Burglary	4,656	620.08
Larceny Theft	14,646	1,950.55
Motor Vehicle Theft	1,533	204.16

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Wake County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	7.5%
Retail Trade	6.8%
Professional & Technical Services	13.2%
Health Care & Social Assistance	6.9%
Government	17.9%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Wake County NC in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	127 Million
% From Groundwater	11.6%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	73 Million

This table displays how much water Wake County NC used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	426,125	366,028	60,097
Unemployed Population	15,507	8,875	6,632
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	2.4%	1.2

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Wake County NC. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	7.7%	57,817
Age 5 to 14	14.0%	105,121
Age 15 to 24	14.2%	106,623
Age 25 to 34	16.3%	122,391
Age 35 to 44	17.2%	129,149
Age 45 to 54	14.2%	106,623
Age 55 to 64	8.8%	66,076
Age 65 to 74	4.3%	32,287
Age 75 and up	3.3%	24,779

This table provides the breakdown of Wake County NC's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	73.2%	549,633
African American	20.6%	154,678
Asian American	4.4%	33,038
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.4%	3,003
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	3,754

This table provides the breakdown of Wake County NC's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$1.83 Million
Farm Count	846
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	55.7%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	4.3%
Total Farm Acres	92,803
Avg Farm Acres	110
Total Value of Farms	$56.28 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$66,520
% From Crops	74.7%
% From Livestock	25.3%

Provides data reguarding Wake County NC's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.