ZIP Code 27511

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina.

Population: 33,279
Median household income: $104,072
Median home value: $416,600

ZIP Code 27511 (Wake County, North Carolina) is home to about 33,279 residents. At $104,072, its median household income sits in line with Wake County's $101,763.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27511's population declined 2.3% from 34,078 to 33,279, while its median gross rent rose 30.7% from $1,099 to $1,436.

The median resident is 41.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,279
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $104,072
Median home value: $416,600
Median gross rent: $1,436
Housing units: 14,359
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,07833,279

Median household income

$78,182$104,072

Median home value

$250,500$416,600

Median gross rent

$1,099$1,436

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,078	$78,182	$250,500	$1,099
2020	34,108	$81,579	$275,200	$1,142
2021	32,903	$87,598	$305,600	$1,199
2022	32,880	$98,474	$373,200	$1,360
2023	33,279	$104,072	$416,600	$1,436

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,811	5.4%
5 to 17	5,380	16.2%
18 to 24	2,376	7.1%
25 to 34	4,312	13.0%
35 to 44	4,391	13.2%
45 to 54	4,084	12.3%
55 to 64	4,297	12.9%
65 to 74	3,864	11.6%
75 and over	2,764	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,055	66.3%
Black or African American	2,623	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.0%
Asian	1,513	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	337	1.0%
Two or more races	1,646	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,086	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate13.0%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree36.0%

Graduate or professional degree21.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,545	6.5%
High school graduate	3,082	13.0%
Some college or associate's	5,390	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	8,529	36.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5,166	21.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone63.5%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home25.5%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,771	63.5%
Carpooled	1,148	6.8%
Public transit	225	1.3%
Walked	178	1.0%
Bicycle	17	0.1%
Worked from home	4,326	25.5%
Other means	308	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,844	22.5%
15 to 29 min	6,455	51.0%
30 to 44 min	2,374	18.8%
45 to 59 min	384	3.0%
60+ min	590	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 8.1% (2,669 of 33,152)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,644	64.8%
Nonfamily households	4,693	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,337	92.9%
Vacant	1,022	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,995	67.4%
Renter-occupied	4,342	32.6%

1-unit, detached59.8%

1-unit, attached14.3%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units13.7%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,580	59.8%
1-unit, attached	2,054	14.3%
2 to 4 units	615	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1,973	13.7%
20 or more units	712	5.0%
Mobile home & other	425	3.0%

ZIP Code 27511

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