Wendell vs Zebulon

A side-by-side comparison of Wendell and Zebulon: population, income, housing, and more.

Wendell and Zebulon are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wendell has the higher population (11,585 vs 7,961 in Zebulon). Wendell has the higher median household income ($93,848 vs $58,940 in Zebulon). Wendell has the higher median home value ($316,700 vs $275,400 in Zebulon).

Population, income & housing

	Wendell	Zebulon
Population	11,585	7,961
Median age	38.3 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$93,848	$58,940
Median home value	$316,700	$275,400
Median gross rent	$1,397	$1,038
Housing units	4,406	3,195
Homeownership rate	74.0%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.3%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wendell	Zebulon
Population	7,308 → 11,585 (+58.5%)	5,404 → 7,961 (+47.3%)
Median household income	$59,236 → $93,848 (+58.4%)	$46,849 → $58,940 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$191,400 → $316,700 (+65.5%)	$130,100 → $275,400 (+111.7%)
Median gross rent	$964 → $1,397 (+44.9%)	$1,151 → $1,038 (-9.8%)

Wendell

Population

7,30811,585

Median household income

$59,236$93,848

Median home value

$191,400$316,700

Median gross rent

$964$1,397

Zebulon

Population

5,4047,961

Median household income

$46,849$58,940

Median home value

$130,100$275,400

Median gross rent

$1,151$1,038

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wendell	Zebulon
Under 5	6.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	18.1%	21.5%
18 to 24	10.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.0%	17.3%
35 to 44	15.6%	19.3%
45 to 54	14.2%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.6%	6.9%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.9%
75 and over	5.6%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wendell	Zebulon
White (non-Hispanic)	47.6%	32.8%
Black or African American	25.5%	38.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	24.9%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wendell	Zebulon
No high school diploma	8.5%	21.9%
High school graduate	20.2%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wendell	Zebulon
Drove alone	66.4%	70.8%
Carpooled	7.0%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	21.2%
Other means	2.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wendell	Zebulon
1-unit, detached	88.4%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	2.1%
20 or more units	5.3%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Wendell	Zebulon
Poverty rate	4.2%	12.2%
Average household size	2.77	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	2005	1993