Wake County 1998 Profile

FIPS County Code 183 Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region IV DEHNR (Dept of Environment, Health & Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region IV HSA Region Capitol HSA IV AHEC Region Wake MSA (metro/ nonmetro) Metropolitan Physicians Total Non-Federal Physicians 1,281 Population per Non-Federal Physicians 449 Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 565 ........Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 135 ........Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 16 ........Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 190 ........Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 89 ........Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 135 Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 1,018 Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty 716 Federal Physicians: 4 Residents-in-Training 0 Mid-Levels and Nurses Physician Assistants 98 Nurse Practitioners 109 Registered Nurses 5,876 Licensed Practical Nurses 924 Other Health Professionals Chiropractors 119 Dentists 336 Dental Hygienists 390 Optometrists 79 Pharmacists 652 Physical Therapists 310 Physical Therapy Assistants 76 Podiatrists 21 Psychological Associates 68 Practicing Psychologists 218 Employment and Income Data Hospital/Facility Data 1997 Laborforce: 327,396 1998 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 1,915 ........1997 Employed 321,940 1997 General Hospital Beds 1,213 ........1997 Unemployed 5,456 1997 General Hospital Discharges 61,346 1997 Unemployment Rate 1.7 1997 Per Capita Income $30,790 1998 Medicaid Eligible 50,946 Vital Statistics 1998 Total Resident Births 8,847 1998 Total Resident Deaths 3,125 1997 Total Pregnancies 11,773 ........1997 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 82.9 1997 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 1,132 ........1997 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 59.7 1997 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms: 7.4 1997 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 8.8 ........1997 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 5.6 ........1997 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 17.2 Population Estimates 1998 Total Population: 575,057 Total 19-64 Population: 380,017 ........Total White 442,046 ........19-64 White 296,777 ........Total Nonwhite 133,011 ........19-64 Nonwhite 83,240 Total 0-18 Population: 149,224 Total 65+ Population: 45,816 ........0-18 White 107,611 ........65+ White 37,658 ........0-18 Nonwhite 41,613 ........65+ Nonwhite 8,158