The City of Fuquay Varina

Fuquay Varina 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

Fuquay-Varina is located about 18 miles south of Raleigh.Like many towns in Wake County, growth is one of its most pressing issues.

Who lives here?
  • Current population 17,937
  • 72.3 percent white
  • 19.7 percent black
  • 2 percent Asian
  • 9.7 percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
  • Median household income is $59,423
  • Bachelors degrees or higher are held by 32.7 percent of the population over 25.

*Source: US Census 2010

Jobs in the Fuquay Varina area