ZIP Code 27606

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina.

Population: 45,728
Median household income: $75,640
Median home value: $423,900

Covering part of Wake County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 27606 has about 45,728 residents. At $75,640, its median household income sits below Wake County's $101,763.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27606's population declined 3.7% from 47,478 to 45,728, while its median gross rent rose 28.8% from $1,063 to $1,369.

The median gross rent is $1,369. 58.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,728
Median age: 30.5 yrs
Median household income: $75,640
Median home value: $423,900
Median gross rent: $1,369
Housing units: 22,199
Homeownership rate: 37.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,47845,728

Median household income

$57,199$75,640

Median home value

$278,800$423,900

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,369

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,478	$57,199	$278,800	$1,063
2020	48,726	$62,204	$292,500	$1,103
2021	45,499	$65,133	$329,700	$1,149
2022	45,546	$71,701	$392,800	$1,266
2023	45,728	$75,640	$423,900	$1,369

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 2419.4%

25 to 3422.9%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,347	5.1%
5 to 17	4,789	10.5%
18 to 24	8,884	19.4%
25 to 34	10,476	22.9%
35 to 44	5,750	12.6%
45 to 54	4,693	10.3%
55 to 64	4,368	9.6%
65 to 74	3,001	6.6%
75 and over	1,420	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,970	61.2%
Black or African American	7,125	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	191	0.4%
Asian	4,695	10.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	62	0.1%
Some other race	250	0.5%
Two or more races	1,565	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,870	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate13.1%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree33.3%

Graduate or professional degree25.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,217	7.5%
High school graduate	3,905	13.1%
Some college or associate's	6,204	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	9,903	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7,479	25.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone64.7%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit3.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home23.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,711	64.7%
Carpooled	1,215	4.7%
Public transit	805	3.1%
Walked	429	1.7%
Bicycle	249	1.0%
Worked from home	6,015	23.3%
Other means	397	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,012	25.3%
15 to 29 min	9,568	48.3%
30 to 44 min	3,341	16.9%
45 to 59 min	1,175	5.9%
60+ min	710	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 19.1% (8,286 of 43,493)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,703	44.8%
Nonfamily households	10,713	55.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,416	87.5%
Vacant	2,783	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,206	37.1%
Renter-occupied	12,210	62.9%

1-unit, detached29.6%

1-unit, attached14.5%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units29.2%

20 or more units16.1%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,566	29.6%
1-unit, attached	3,212	14.5%
2 to 4 units	2,142	9.6%
5 to 19 units	6,490	29.2%
20 or more units	3,583	16.1%
Mobile home & other	206	0.9%

ZIP Code 27606

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