REACHING WAKE FOREST, WAKE, NC
This location has been identified as one of the top areas in North Carolina in need of new churches.  This report has been written to assist you in gaining an understanding of where God has gathered concentrations of people in need of Him in order that your church can focus your efforts and resources where He is at work and the need is greatest.  May this report assist your church in hearing God’s invitation to join Him where He is calling.

During the night a vision appeared to Paul: a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, "Cross over to Macedonia and help us!"  After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to evangelize them.  Acts 10:9-10

LOCATION SUMMARY
The table below identifies the center of the smallest ring in the map above.  The location data provides various types of identification to better describe the location.  The GIS data can be used to map the location in Google maps or Google Earth.

Central Street Address	317 Angel Star Ln	GIS Latitude	35.963610	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-78.525260	
Zip Code	27587	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Region 4:  Triangle	Sitescape Group	Medium Towns	

POPULATION & HOUSEHOLD BAND COMPOSITION
Below are listed the total number of people and the total number of households corresponding to each of the 3 bands indicated on the map.

CATEGORY	COUNTY	0-3 MILES	3-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	
2010 Population	929,938	39,085	86,849	116,394	
2010 Households	340,227	13,706	29,679	44,605	
2010 Group Quarters	21,032	314	84	293	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 9587 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	9,587	69.95%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	2,115	15.43%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	1,158	8.45%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Stable Careers segment. Approximately 993 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Stable Careers
(72.13% unreached)	Young and ethnically diverse singles residing in low- and high-rise apartment buildings and living comfortable lifestyles in big-city metropolitan areas  	993	7.25%	
Successful Urban Sprawl
(75.11% unreached)	Middle-age, married couples with children who enjoy an upscale life far from the downtown hustle of city living	919	6.71%	
Minority Metro Communities
(74.06% unreached)	Concentrated in inner-ring suburbs, these married couples and single-parent minorities earn above-average incomes from a mix of service industry and white-collar jobs in transportation, health care, education and public administration 	641	4.68%	

EVANGELSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The numbers in this segment communicate the most compelling reasons why this community needs churches and believers to intercede in missional prayer and activity.  This community needs eternal transformation that only comes by way of the gospel and the working of the Holy Spirit.

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY HHLDS	COUNTY %	BAND HHLDS	BAND %	
Unreached	241,999	71.13%	9,525	69.5%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	59,956	17.62%	2,174	15.86%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	40,864	12.01%	1,739	12.69%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	141,348	41.55%	5,624	41.03%	

CHURCHSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The indicators below reveal a snapshot of the extent of evangelical presence in the focus community.  The last item in this section reveals how many churches are needed in order to have a minimum of one church for every 2000 hhlds (4000 –5000 people).

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY	COUNTY %	3 MI RING	RING %	
Active Evangelical HHlds	36,953	11%	1,573	11%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	61,276	18%	2,608	19%	
# New Churches Needed	10	0	

MISSIONSCAPE: CULTURAL BRIDGES
Cultural bridges are those characteristics that could be used to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group. Various activities, interests, or opinions represented among the consumer behavior characteristics of the lifestyle group offer ways for believers to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group and through that relationship impact them for Christ.

CULTURAL BRIDGE	#HHlds	%HHlds	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	11,910	87%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	11,870	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	11,866	87%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	10,375	76%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	10,372	76%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	10,295	75%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	10,050	73%	

This mission site is located in the Region 4:  Triangle of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.  For more information about this need, contact:  Shirley Sells (ssells@ncbaptist.org)