Wendell, NC Demographic Data
Wendell, NC Summary
Wendell is located in Wake County in North Carolina
- Population: 5,892
- Area: 5.22 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.20 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,128.51 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 284.45 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wendell, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,460
55%
50.8
Male
2,838
45%
49.2
Total Population
6,298
323,128,000
Wendell, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
500
7.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
474
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
611
9.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
513
8.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
142
2.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
771
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
973
15.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
635
10.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
629
10.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
298
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
352
5.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
302
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
98
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,350
69.1%
77.2
Female
2,567
59.0%
51.3
Male
1,783
41.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,200
66.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
888
14.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
752
11.9%
15.2
Female
485
64.5%
55.8
Male
267
35.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Wendell, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,996
95.2%
96.8
White
4,403
69.9%
72.6
Black or African American
1,391
22.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
12
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
12
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
190
3.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
302
4.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
783
12.4%
17.8
Mexican
435
6.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
166
2.6%
1.7
Cuban
17
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
165
2.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,515
87.6%
82.2
Wendell, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
219
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
252
6.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,011
24.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
982
24.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
266
6.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
736
18.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
592
14.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
471
11.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,587
88.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,328
32.7%
31.2
Wendell, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,137
24.1%
33.7%
Now Married
2,362
50.1%
47.5
Divorced
729
15.5%
11.0%
Separated
181
3.8%
2.0
Widowed
304
6.5
5.8%
Wendell, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,158
89.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
640
11.0%
21.6%
Spanish
614
10.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
9
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
17
0.3%
1.1%
Wendell, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
104
4.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
102
4.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
261
10.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
338
13.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
464
19.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
371
15.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
370
15.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
257
10.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
86
3.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
71
2.9%
6.4
Median household income
47,295
57,617
Per capita income
28,875
31,128
Wendell, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
18
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
165
5.9%
9.8
Construction
206
7.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
556
20.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
214
7.7%
6.6
Information
126
4.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
177
6.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
214
7.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
292
10.5%
11.4
Public administration
274
9.8%
4.6
Retail trade
340
12.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
130
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
70
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
218
7.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,051
37.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
329
11.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
816
29.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
368
13.2%
18.1%
Wendell, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,747
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,402
87.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
205
7.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
140
5.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.9
26.6
Wendell, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
164
6.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
959
39.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
761
31.4%
37.1
3 or more
540
22.3%
21.0
Wendell, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,424
92.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,777
73.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
647
26.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
211
8.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Wendell, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,635
1 room
69
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
12
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
55
2.1%
9.1
4 rooms
241
9.1%
16.5
5 rooms
811
30.8%
19.8
6 rooms
814
30.9%
17.8
7 rooms
338
12.8%
12.0
8 rooms
59
2.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
236
9.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wendell, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,635
1-unit, detached
2,220
84.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
6
0.2%
5.9
2-units
32
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
45
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
113
4.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
170
6.5%
9.0
Mobile home
49
1.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wendell, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
218
8.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
19
0.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
210
8.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
39
1.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
293
11.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
333
12.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
551
20.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
828
31.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
117
4.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
27
1.0%
1.4%
Wendell, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
320
13.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
110
4.5%
4.7
Electricity
1,939
80.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
44
1.8%
1.1
Wendell, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,341
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
0.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
61
4.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
257
19.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
492
36.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
522
38.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
567
42.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
285
21.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
209
15.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
92
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
188
14.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wendell, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
613
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
59
9.6%
4.4%
Less than $500
115
18.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
215
35.1%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
224
36.5%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
34
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
955
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
105
17.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
33
5.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
19
3.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
84
13.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
97
15.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
275
44.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
34
0.0%
0.0%
Wendell, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,777
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
90
5.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
206
11.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
783
44.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
285
16.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
292
16.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
108
6.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
13
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
127,100
205,000
