<page_title> Wake Forest, North Carolina </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 12,588 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 30,117 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> </table>
The population of Wake Forest in North Carolina was 30,117 at the 2010 census, up from 12,588 at the 2000 census.