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94th Fastest Growing County In the USA Wake County, North Carolina Seat: Raleigh Wake County is the 94th fastest growing county in the US based on growth rate between January 2000 and July 2006 for all counties that began the century with more than ten thousand residents, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Wake County which was founded in 1770, grew in population to 627,865 by the year 2000. In the six years that marked the beginning of the 21st Century, the county increased the number of inhabitants by 25.3 percent bringing the estimated total population in July 2006 to 786,522. The outstanding growth of the last six years has made Wake County the fifth fastest growing county in the Old North State of North Carolina and the 94th fastest in the nation. The median value for homes within the 834 square mile jurisdiction of Wake County was $162,900 in 2000 but the Bureau had no statistics on home value for 2006. Determining how the rapid growth may have affected the value of homes in the area is difficult but the current auctions that follow should give some indication of the bargains still available. |
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