ZIP Code 27603

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina.

Population: 53,835
Median household income: $87,939
Median home value: $347,000

ZIP Code 27603 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina, home to about 53,835 residents. Its median household income of $87,939 runs below the Wake County figure of $101,763.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27603's population declined 1.1% from 54,457 to 53,835, while its median gross rent rose 33.6% from $1,120 to $1,496.

Households average 2.41 people. The median gross rent is $1,496.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 53,835
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $87,939
Median home value: $347,000
Median gross rent: $1,496
Housing units: 24,030
Homeownership rate: 60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

54,45753,835

Median household income

$68,851$87,939

Median home value

$221,300$347,000

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,496

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	54,457	$68,851	$221,300	$1,120
2020	56,826	$72,775	$240,500	$1,169
2021	54,079	$74,737	$263,600	$1,230
2022	53,535	$84,569	$313,200	$1,416
2023	53,835	$87,939	$347,000	$1,496

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,835	7.1%
5 to 17	6,984	13.0%
18 to 24	6,113	11.4%
25 to 34	10,226	19.0%
35 to 44	8,046	14.9%
45 to 54	6,243	11.6%
55 to 64	5,863	10.9%
65 to 74	4,370	8.1%
75 and over	2,155	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,382	62.0%
Black or African American	8,922	16.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	143	0.3%
Asian	1,149	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	124	0.2%
Two or more races	2,326	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,789	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate18.9%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree33.5%

Graduate or professional degree14.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,316	6.3%
High school graduate	6,958	18.9%
Some college or associate's	9,887	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	12,347	33.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5,395	14.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home23.1%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,853	66.4%
Carpooled	1,599	5.6%
Public transit	104	0.4%
Walked	581	2.0%
Bicycle	63	0.2%
Worked from home	6,568	23.1%
Other means	636	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,817	22.1%
15 to 29 min	7,244	33.2%
30 to 44 min	6,110	28.0%
45 to 59 min	2,096	9.6%
60+ min	1,569	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 12.7% (6,638 of 52,375)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,543	57.9%
Nonfamily households	9,116	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,659	90.1%
Vacant	2,371	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,181	60.9%
Renter-occupied	8,478	39.1%

1-unit, detached59.1%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units16.5%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,206	59.1%
1-unit, attached	1,693	7.0%
2 to 4 units	794	3.3%
5 to 19 units	2,191	9.1%
20 or more units	3,976	16.5%
Mobile home & other	1,170	4.9%

ZIP Code 27603

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