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The City of Apex

Apex at a glance

Wake County Major Employers*

  • State Of North Carolina
  • Wake County Public Schools
  • IBM Corporation
  • North Carolina State University
  • Wake Med Health & Hospitals
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Rex Healthcare
  • Sas Institute, Inc.
  • Wake County Government
  • Cisco Systems
  • City of Raleigh
  • Verizon Business
  • Progress Energy
  • Affiliated Computer Services
  • RTI International
  • Fidelity Investments
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
*Wake County Economic Development 2012

With one of the best-preserved downtowns in the state, the western Wake county town of Apex likes to call itself “the peak of good living.” Incorporated in 1873, Apex was so named because it was supposed to be the highest point on the railroad between Richmond, Va., and Jacksonville, Fla. Today, Apex is a bedroom community for Raleigh and Research Triangle Park, attracting families with its highly rated schools and small-town atmosphere. The current population is rapidly approaching 40,000. Situated at the crossroads of N.C. 55 and U.S. 64, Apex is easily accesible from most parts of the Triangle.

Who lives here?
  • Current population 37,476
  • 79.5 percent white
  • 7.6 percent black
  • 7.1 percent Asian
  • 7.1 percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
  • Median household income is 83,706
  • Bachelors degrees or higher are held by 58.4 percent of the population over 25

*Source: US Census 2010




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