Demographics of Apex town, North Carolina

Apex town, North Carolina had 80,419 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +15,170 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Apex town, in four figures

80,419
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 70,630 ±70.; +23.2%
Change since July 2020: +15,170 people.; 36.4 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $144,135 ±$9,485
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Apex town, North Carolina's population grew 23.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Apex town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Apex town, North Carolina's population grew 23.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Apex town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	65,249	100.0	100.0
2021	68,296	104.7	100.2
2022	71,054	108.9	100.7
2023	72,600	111.3	101.6
2024	75,762	116.1	102.5
2025	80,419	123.2	103.1

Population of Apex town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	65,249	—
2021	68,296	+3,047
2022	71,054	+2,758
2023	72,600	+1,546
2024	75,762	+3,162
2025	80,419	+4,657

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.4 ±1.2: for men 36.4 ±1.3 and for women 36.5 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Apex town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	4,310 ±588	6.1% ±0.8	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	16,222 ±1,158	23.0% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,771 ±560	5.3% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	21,889 ±1,349	31.0% ±1.9	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,742 ±1,212	25.1% ±1.7	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,696 ±608	9.5% ±0.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $144,135 ±$9,485, and income per person $60,473 ±$2,323, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Apex town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	828 ±235	3.3% ±0.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,883 ±364	7.5% ±1.4	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,732 ±388	10.8% ±1.5	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,291 ±392	9.1% ±1.5	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,491 ±760	21.8% ±3.0	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,244 ±638	16.8% ±2.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,766 ±656	30.8% ±2.5	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Apex town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,584 ±406	2.2% ±0.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	438 ±170	2.1% ±0.8	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	829 ±237	2.1% ±0.6	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	317 ±148	3.3% ±1.5	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Apex town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Apex town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	26,500 ±732	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±0.2	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.8% ±1.8	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.5% ±2.0	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.5% ±2.1	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$576,100 ±$15,002	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,902 ±$59	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2008 ±1	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Apex town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,376 ±740	6.2% ±1.0	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	43,592 ±2,234	61.7% ±3.2	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,159 ±1,410	7.3% ±2.0	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	13,770 ±1,433	19.5% ±2.0	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	29 to 221	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 66	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	146 to 434	0.2% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,289 ±836	4.7% ±1.2	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Apex town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	22,874 ±1,352	32.4% ±1.9	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	32,213 ±1,588	45.6% ±2.2	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,237 ±345	1.8% ±0.5	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	14,306 ±1,394	20.3% ±2.0	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,677 ±825	9.5% ±1.2	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,629 ±1,129	10.8% ±1.6	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Apex town among the places of North Carolina

15th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Apex town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Concord city	108,719 ±56
Asheville city	94,535 ±43
Greenville city	92,857 ±42
Gastonia city	82,884 ±72
Jacksonville city	71,279 ±48
Apex town	70,630 ±70
Huntersville town	63,969 ±69
Chapel Hill town	61,607 ±41
Burlington city	59,610 ±62
Kannapolis city	57,890 ±42
Rocky Mount city	54,297 ±36

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Apex town, North Carolina

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026