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Wake Forest
A town in Franklin County, North Carolina — population 47,314 as of 2020.
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Wake Forest by the numbers
Population
47,314Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 19.52 sq mi (50.55 km²), 0.15 sq mi water
- Median age
- 38.6
- Households
- 18,403
- Persons per household
- 2.8
- Median household income
- $123,802
- Median house value
- $474,500
Municipal office
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 301 BROOKS ST, WAKE FOREST, NC 27587