Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC

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2021 Population
150,130
5.25% 1-year growth
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
36.8
1.87% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
4.19%
21.5% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$128,604
7.78% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$405,300
7.79% 1-year growth

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In 2021, Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC had a population of 150k people with a median age of 36.8 and a median household income of $128,604. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC grew from 142,636 to 150,130, a 5.25% increase and its median household income grew from $119,316 to $128,604, a 7.78% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (67.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (14.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.57%), White (Hispanic) (3.7%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.22%).

17.4% of the households in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.5% of the residents in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC was $405,300, and the homeownership rate was 79.7%.

Most people in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26 minutes. The average car ownership in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC is home to a population of 150k people, from which 93.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 14.4% of Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC residents were born outside of the country (21.6k people).

In 2021, there were 4.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (101k people) in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 11.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC are Spanish (5,401 households), Telugu (2,965 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (2,873 households).

Citizenship

93.5%
2021 Citizenship
93.8%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 93.5% of Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC was 93.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    101k ± 3.51k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    21.1k ± 1.51k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    11.4k ± 1.37k
6.73%
Hispanic Population
10.1k people

In 2021, there were 4.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (101k people) in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 11.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.73% of the people in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC are hispanic (10.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

14.4%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
21.6k people
13.8%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
19.6k people

As of 2021, 14.4% of Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC residents (21.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC was 13.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    5,401 households (3.85%)
  2. Telugu
    2,965 households (2.11%)
  3. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    2,873 households (2.05%)

17.4% of the households in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC was Spanish. 3.85% of the households in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,497 ± 303
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,283 ± 340
  3. Vietnam
    1,206 ± 263

Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC employs 71.9k people. The largest industries in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC are Computer Systems Design (7,818 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,659 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,081 people), and the highest paying industries are Health & personal care, except drug, stores ($203,491), Periodical, book, & directory publishers ($187,068), and Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing ($168,060).

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY
31,206
Women
46.3%
36,127
Men
53.7%

The workforce of Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC in 2020 was 67,333 people, with 46.3% woman, and 53.7% men.

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Occupations

71.9k
2021 Value
6.79%
1 Year growth
± 6.79%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 6.79%, from 67.3k employees to 71.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC, are Other managers (3,716 people), Software developers (3,618 people), and Chief executives & legislators (1,794 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

71.9k
2021 Value
6.79%
1 Year growth
± 6.79%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 6.79%, from 67.3k employees to 71.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC, are Computer Systems Design (7,818 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,659 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,081 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC, though some of these residents may live in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$93,891
Median earning men ± $4,519
$52,324
Median earning women ± $3,241

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Manufacturing ($117,083), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($110,663), and Information ($107,692).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Information ($118,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($98,391), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,857).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from North Carolina to other states, or from other states to North Carolina.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $53.7B
  2. $49.7B
  3. $44.5B

In 2020, the top outbound North Carolina product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $53.7B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($49.7B) and Machinery ($44.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound North Carolina products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$462B
2020 Value in North Carolina
$926B
Projected 2050 Value in North Carolina
100% growth

In 2020, total outbound North Carolina trade was $462B. This is expected to increase 100% to $926B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound North Carolina trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from North Carolina to other states, or from other states to North Carolina.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $32.8B
  2. $26.1B
  3. $18.1B

In 2020, the top outbound North Carolina domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was South Carolina with $32.8B, followed by Virginia with $26.1B and Georgia and $18.1B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that North Carolina shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.881%).

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing the state of North Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from North Carolina

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Thom Tillis
Senator from North Carolina2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Ted Budd
Senator from North Carolina3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing North Carolina.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in North Carolina over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from North Carolina

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for North Carolina have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 0.131% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.26% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC in 2021 were Bachelors Degree (36.9k), Graduate Degree (26.9k), and Primary Education (21.2k).

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The median property value in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC was $405,300 in 2021, which is 1.65 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $376,000 to $405,300, a 7.79% increase. The homeownership rate in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC is 79.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC have an average commute time of 26 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC is $128,604. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC was Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $128,604, followed by Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $120,640 and $112,051.

Property

$405,300
Median Property Value 2021
±$8,918
$39,754
Median Property Taxes
±$1,687

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

79.7%
Homeownership
2021
66.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 79.7% of the housing units in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.2%.

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Income by Location

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In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC was Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $128,604, followed by Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $120,640 and $112,051.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$128,604
Median Household Income
± $3,831
49.9k
Number of Households
± 1,843

In 2021, the median household income of the 49.9k households in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC grew to $128,604 from the previous year's value of $119,316.

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Wage Distribution

0.45
2021 Wage GINI in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC
0.455
2020 Wage GINI in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC

In 2021, the income inequality in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.1% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (68.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.3%)
  3. Carpooled (6.6%)

In 2021, 68.1% of workers in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.6%).

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Commute Time

26 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC have a shorter commute time (26 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.31% of the workforce in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

4.19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC (6.27k out of 150k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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96% of the population of Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC has health coverage, with 73.8% on employee plans, 4.25% on Medicaid, 6.85% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1399 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.427% decrease from the previous year (1405 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1710 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 363 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,399 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,399 patients per year. This represents a 0.427% decrease from the previous year (1,405 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.6% under 18 years, 14.7% between 18 and 34 years, 43.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.08% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.95%
Uninsured
73.8%
Employer Coverage
4.25%
Medicaid
6.85%
Medicare
10.2%
Non-Group
1%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC declined by 18.7% from 4.86% to 3.95%.

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