ZIP Code 27526

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina.

Population: 59,306
Median household income: $105,055
Median home value: $372,300

ZIP Code 27526 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina, home to about 59,306 residents. At $105,055, its median household income sits in line with Wake County's $101,763.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27526's population grew 22.1% from 48,581 to 59,306, while its median gross rent rose 47.7% from $1,077 to $1,591.

6.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.72 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 59,306
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $105,055
Median home value: $372,300
Median gross rent: $1,591
Housing units: 22,612
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,58159,306

Median household income

$79,593$105,055

Median home value

$246,600$372,300

Median gross rent

$1,077$1,591

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,581	$79,593	$246,600	$1,077
2020	48,946	$80,335	$252,500	$1,216
2021	54,878	$82,896	$274,700	$1,361
2022	56,866	$90,325	$325,700	$1,489
2023	59,306	$105,055	$372,300	$1,591

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,748	6.3%
5 to 17	11,544	19.5%
18 to 24	4,114	6.9%
25 to 34	6,792	11.5%
35 to 44	8,523	14.4%
45 to 54	8,999	15.2%
55 to 64	6,876	11.6%
65 to 74	5,551	9.4%
75 and over	3,159	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,540	70.0%
Black or African American	8,015	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	259	0.4%
Asian	1,185	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	375	0.6%
Two or more races	2,003	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,919	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate20.2%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree31.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,035	5.1%
High school graduate	8,071	20.2%
Some college or associate's	11,473	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	12,744	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,577	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone68.8%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home22.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,214	68.8%
Carpooled	2,019	6.9%
Public transit	31	0.1%
Walked	336	1.1%
Bicycle	20	0.1%
Worked from home	6,626	22.5%
Other means	140	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,787	16.6%
15 to 29 min	5,137	22.6%
30 to 44 min	7,159	31.5%
45 to 59 min	4,384	19.3%
60+ min	2,293	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 6.5% (3,825 of 58,890)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,196	74.7%
Nonfamily households	5,493	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,689	95.9%
Vacant	923	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,503	80.7%
Renter-occupied	4,186	19.3%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,587	82.2%
1-unit, attached	588	2.6%
2 to 4 units	221	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1,097	4.9%
20 or more units	798	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1,321	5.8%

ZIP Code 27526

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