Zebulon

Population: 7,961
Median household income: $58,940
Median home value: $275,400

Zebulon, a community in Wake County, North Carolina, has 7,961 residents. The median household income of $58,940 is below the Wake County median ($101,763).

From 2019 to 2023, Zebulon's population grew 47.3% from 5,404 to 7,961, while its median home value rose 111.7% from $130,100 to $275,400.

The median gross rent is $1,038. 24.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,961
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $58,940
Median home value: $275,400
Median gross rent: $1,038
Housing units: 3,195
Homeownership rate: 56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,404	$46,849	$130,100	$1,151
2020	5,712	$39,963	$144,600	$794
2021	6,958	$44,389	$170,000	$796
2022	7,421	$50,934	$213,100	$1,018
2023	7,961	$58,940	$275,400	$1,038

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1721.5%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 4419.3%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	269	3.4%
5 to 17	1,710	21.5%
18 to 24	610	7.7%
25 to 34	1,376	17.3%
35 to 44	1,540	19.3%
45 to 54	853	10.7%
55 to 64	546	6.9%
65 to 74	788	9.9%
75 and over	269	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,614	32.8%
Black or African American	3,067	38.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.4%
Two or more races	342	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,887	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.9%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,178	21.9%
High school graduate	1,178	21.9%
Some college or associate's	1,727	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	893	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	396	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,657	70.8%
Carpooled	232	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	41	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	796	21.2%
Other means	25	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	417	14.1%
15 to 29 min	756	25.6%
30 to 44 min	1,283	43.4%
45 to 59 min	228	7.7%
60+ min	271	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 12.2% (962 of 7,868)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,052	67.5%
Nonfamily households	987	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,039	95.1%
Vacant	156	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,728	56.9%
Renter-occupied	1,311	43.1%

1-unit, detached66.3%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other8.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,119	66.3%
1-unit, attached	102	3.2%
2 to 4 units	425	13.3%
5 to 19 units	68	2.1%
20 or more units	199	6.2%
Mobile home & other	282	8.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3776220
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 35.8295, -78.3142