ZIP Code 27601

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina.

Population: 9,702
Median household income: $70,433
Median home value: $572,600

ZIP Code 27601 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina, home to about 9,702 residents. Its median household income of $70,433 runs below the Wake County figure of $101,763.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27601's population declined 7.8% from 10,525 to 9,702, while its median gross rent rose 44.7% from $1,036 to $1,499.

The typical home was built around 2002. 17.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,702
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $70,433
Median home value: $572,600
Median gross rent: $1,499
Housing units: 4,874
Homeownership rate: 27.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,5259,702

Median household income

$51,281$70,433

Median home value

$331,600$572,600

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,499

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,525	$51,281	$331,600	$1,036
2020	11,111	$58,144	$359,800	$1,188
2021	11,127	$61,333	$390,100	$1,227
2022	10,801	$63,218	$479,300	$1,393
2023	9,702	$70,433	$572,600	$1,499

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 2415.3%

25 to 3428.1%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	623	6.4%
5 to 17	920	9.5%
18 to 24	1,483	15.3%
25 to 34	2,730	28.1%
35 to 44	1,491	15.4%
45 to 54	877	9.0%
55 to 64	897	9.2%
65 to 74	456	4.7%
75 and over	225	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,145	42.7%
Black or African American	3,416	35.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	0.4%
Asian	378	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	110	1.1%
Two or more races	591	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,019	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate17.1%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree29.8%

Graduate or professional degree18.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	834	12.5%
High school graduate	1,140	17.1%
Some college or associate's	1,458	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,989	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,255	18.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone43.7%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit3.1%

Walked13.3%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home32.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,133	43.7%
Carpooled	233	4.8%
Public transit	149	3.1%
Walked	650	13.3%
Bicycle	51	1.0%
Worked from home	1,579	32.3%
Other means	90	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,042	31.5%
15 to 29 min	1,212	36.7%
30 to 44 min	817	24.7%
45 to 59 min	136	4.1%
60+ min	99	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.88
Poverty rate: 17.9% (1,466 of 8,196)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,548	36.2%
Nonfamily households	2,727	63.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,275	87.7%
Vacant	599	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,184	27.7%
Renter-occupied	3,091	72.3%

1-unit, detached32.6%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units12.6%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units37.8%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,587	32.6%
1-unit, attached	332	6.8%
2 to 4 units	615	12.6%
5 to 19 units	406	8.3%
20 or more units	1,841	37.8%
Mobile home & other	93	1.9%

ZIP Code 27601

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