Apex.
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North Carolina·Wake County
16 tracts·61K people·$576K median·2,384/mi²
White 62 · Asian 20 · Black 7 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Married couple 66 · Living alone 18 · Other 16
Retail 30 · Professional 21 · Manufacturing 17 · Leisure 13 · Health 11 · Public admin 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 65 · Sales · office 19 · Service 7 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 55 · Work from home 35 · Carpool 11 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Apex is $576,100 (Census ACS) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
Apex has 70,630 residents across 12 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.4; the population is 61.7% White, 19.5% Asian, 7.3% Black, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 69.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 2.3% (Census ACS).
The Math and Science Academy of Apex (89%), Apex Friendship Elementary (87%) and Olive Chapel Elementary (86%) lead the elementary schools; Apex Friendship Middle (87%), Salem Middle (77%) and Apex Middle (72%) lead the middle schools; Apex Friendship High (83%) and Apex High (71%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,902/month, 21% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Apex is $144,135 a year, 67% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Apex, median rent is $1,902/month and the median home value is $576,100 (Census ACS).
Apex reported 0.5 violent crimes and 9.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Apex are hail (84), inland flooding (80) and landslide (64), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Apex, 2.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).