ZIP Code 27610

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina.

Population: 80,173
Median household income: $66,245
Median home value: $260,300

ZIP Code 27610 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina, home to about 80,173 residents. The median household income of $66,245 is below the Wake County median ($101,763).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27610's population held roughly steady from 79,924 to 80,173, while its median gross rent rose 27.1% from $1,038 to $1,319.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 59.2% of the population. 67.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 80,173
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $66,245
Median home value: $260,300
Median gross rent: $1,319
Housing units: 29,245
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

79,92480,173

Median household income

$52,868$66,245

Median home value

$160,800$260,300

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,319

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	79,924	$52,868	$160,800	$1,038
2020	80,973	$54,072	$175,200	$1,101
2021	79,445	$58,177	$188,600	$1,136
2022	81,219	$62,900	$233,200	$1,233
2023	80,173	$66,245	$260,300	$1,319

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,672	5.8%
5 to 17	15,628	19.5%
18 to 24	6,602	8.2%
25 to 34	13,932	17.4%
35 to 44	11,016	13.7%
45 to 54	11,217	14.0%
55 to 64	8,722	10.9%
65 to 74	5,490	6.8%
75 and over	2,894	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,262	15.3%
Black or African American	47,425	59.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	215	0.3%
Asian	988	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	479	0.6%
Two or more races	2,854	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,950	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,682	14.4%
High school graduate	15,406	28.9%
Some college or associate's	15,069	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	9,372	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,742	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone67.3%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit2.9%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	26,385	67.3%
Carpooled	3,713	9.5%
Public transit	1,122	2.9%
Walked	535	1.4%
Bicycle	74	0.2%
Worked from home	6,763	17.3%
Other means	606	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,027	18.6%
15 to 29 min	15,198	46.9%
30 to 44 min	7,651	23.6%
45 to 59 min	2,045	6.3%
60+ min	1,514	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 15.5% (11,928 of 76,884)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,511	66.8%
Nonfamily households	9,184	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,695	94.7%
Vacant	1,550	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,740	60.4%
Renter-occupied	10,955	39.6%

1-unit, detached66.9%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,555	66.9%
1-unit, attached	2,101	7.2%
2 to 4 units	2,130	7.3%
5 to 19 units	2,255	7.7%
20 or more units	1,547	5.3%
Mobile home & other	1,657	5.7%

ZIP Code 27610

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