ZIP Code 27518

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina.

Population: 18,995
Median household income: $121,242
Median home value: $594,900

ZIP Code 27518 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina, home to about 18,995 residents. Its median household income of $121,242 runs above the Wake County figure of $101,763.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27518's population declined 5.5% from 20,102 to 18,995, while its median gross rent rose 19.1% from $1,290 to $1,537.

4.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.30 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,995
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $121,242
Median home value: $594,900
Median gross rent: $1,537
Housing units: 9,211
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,10218,995

Median household income

$106,721$121,242

Median home value

$411,000$594,900

Median gross rent

$1,290$1,537

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,102	$106,721	$411,000	$1,290
2020	18,397	$108,937	$431,500	$1,330
2021	19,674	$107,509	$456,100	$1,364
2022	19,102	$117,647	$546,200	$1,471
2023	18,995	$121,242	$594,900	$1,537

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	755	4.0%
5 to 17	2,520	13.3%
18 to 24	1,269	6.7%
25 to 34	2,755	14.5%
35 to 44	1,740	9.2%
45 to 54	2,528	13.3%
55 to 64	3,357	17.7%
65 to 74	2,433	12.8%
75 and over	1,638	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,970	73.5%
Black or African American	1,252	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.1%
Asian	2,169	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	120	0.6%
Two or more races	655	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	796	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate7.2%

Some college or associate's17.7%

Bachelor's degree36.8%

Graduate or professional degree35.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	437	3.0%
High school graduate	1,044	7.2%
Some college or associate's	2,556	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	5,322	36.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5,092	35.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone62.1%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home31.2%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,153	62.1%
Carpooled	323	3.3%
Public transit	5	0.1%
Walked	162	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,096	31.2%
Other means	174	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,540	22.6%
15 to 29 min	3,149	46.2%
30 to 44 min	1,550	22.7%
45 to 59 min	430	6.3%
60+ min	148	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 4.8% (896 of 18,851)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,694	69.4%
Nonfamily households	2,512	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,206	89.1%
Vacant	1,005	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,378	65.5%
Renter-occupied	2,828	34.5%

1-unit, detached55.9%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units19.5%

20 or more units17.9%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,150	55.9%
1-unit, attached	349	3.8%
2 to 4 units	160	1.7%
5 to 19 units	1,798	19.5%
20 or more units	1,648	17.9%
Mobile home & other	106	1.2%

ZIP Code 27518

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