The City of Youngsville

Youngsville 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

The town of Youngsville is located just north of Wake Forest in Franklin County. It has a population of 12,553 and is projected to grow 16% in the next give years. The area’s newest-semi private golf course, Olde Liberty, opened in 2008 and offers some of the most scenic views in the Triangle. Six residential neighborhoods are being built in the golf community and four more are planned. Prices range from the mid 200s to $1 million.

Who lives here?
  • Population 12,553
  • Median age 35.9
  • 84.1 percent white
  • 10 percent black
  • 0.6 percent Asian
  • 7.2 percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
  • Median household income is 52,927
  • Bachelors degrees or higher are held by 18.4 percent of the population over 25

*Source: Claritas, Inc. 2008

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