ZIP Code 27604

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina.

Population: 44,094
Median household income: $72,793
Median home value: $293,100

ZIP Code 27604 (Wake County, North Carolina) is home to about 44,094 residents. The median household income of $72,793 is below the Wake County median ($101,763).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27604's population declined 9.1% from 48,494 to 44,094, while its median gross rent rose 29.4% from $1,071 to $1,386.

40.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 55.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,094
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $72,793
Median home value: $293,100
Median gross rent: $1,386
Housing units: 20,828
Homeownership rate: 55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,49444,094

Median household income

$63,850$72,793

Median home value

$177,600$293,100

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,386

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,494	$63,850	$177,600	$1,071
2020	48,044	$69,644	$196,200	$1,117
2021	44,856	$71,126	$214,800	$1,168
2022	43,924	$73,698	$253,300	$1,301
2023	44,094	$72,793	$293,100	$1,386

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4419.4%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,178	7.2%
5 to 17	5,892	13.4%
18 to 24	3,177	7.2%
25 to 34	7,865	17.8%
35 to 44	8,550	19.4%
45 to 54	5,041	11.4%
55 to 64	4,407	10.0%
65 to 74	3,566	8.1%
75 and over	2,418	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,702	37.9%
Black or African American	13,206	29.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	161	0.4%
Asian	3,129	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	90	0.2%
Two or more races	1,501	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,305	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree23.9%

Graduate or professional degree16.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,543	11.1%
High school graduate	7,343	23.1%
Some college or associate's	7,969	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	7,617	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,375	16.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone62.6%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home22.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,822	62.6%
Carpooled	2,699	11.4%
Public transit	62	0.3%
Walked	334	1.4%
Bicycle	153	0.6%
Worked from home	5,234	22.1%
Other means	358	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,958	26.9%
15 to 29 min	7,544	40.9%
30 to 44 min	3,593	19.5%
45 to 59 min	1,129	6.1%
60+ min	1,204	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 11.5% (5,032 of 43,647)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,120	54.5%
Nonfamily households	8,452	45.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,572	89.2%
Vacant	2,256	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,213	55.0%
Renter-occupied	8,359	45.0%

1-unit, detached50.1%

1-unit, attached17.3%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units13.7%

20 or more units11.2%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,438	50.1%
1-unit, attached	3,604	17.3%
2 to 4 units	1,115	5.4%
5 to 19 units	2,846	13.7%
20 or more units	2,340	11.2%
Mobile home & other	485	2.3%

ZIP Code 27604

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