ZIP Code 27617

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina.

Population: 20,012
Median household income: $109,991
Median home value: $448,300

ZIP Code 27617 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wake County, North Carolina, home to about 20,012 residents. At $109,991, its median household income sits above Wake County's $101,763.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27617's population declined 1.3% from 20,281 to 20,012, while its median gross rent rose 30.2% from $1,290 to $1,679.

29.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2005.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,012
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $109,991
Median home value: $448,300
Median gross rent: $1,679
Housing units: 10,522
Homeownership rate: 45.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,28120,012

Median household income

$86,404$109,991

Median home value

$268,700$448,300

Median gross rent

$1,290$1,679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,281	$86,404	$268,700	$1,290
2020	19,048	$86,859	$285,700	$1,370
2021	19,661	$96,081	$319,100	$1,435
2022	19,202	$102,207	$416,600	$1,548
2023	20,012	$109,991	$448,300	$1,679

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3421.7%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5418.4%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,112	5.6%
5 to 17	2,456	12.3%
18 to 24	1,523	7.6%
25 to 34	4,343	21.7%
35 to 44	2,509	12.5%
45 to 54	3,691	18.4%
55 to 64	2,520	12.6%
65 to 74	1,061	5.3%
75 and over	797	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,972	59.8%
Black or African American	4,081	20.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,013	10.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	74	0.4%
Two or more races	680	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,192	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate11.2%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree39.4%

Graduate or professional degree24.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	311	2.1%
High school graduate	1,678	11.2%
Some college or associate's	3,464	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	5,885	39.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,583	24.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone61.3%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.1%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,627	61.3%
Carpooled	799	6.4%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	28	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,495	28.1%
Other means	495	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,862	20.8%
15 to 29 min	4,985	55.7%
30 to 44 min	1,606	17.9%
45 to 59 min	401	4.5%
60+ min	96	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 4.2% (833 of 19,991)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,946	50.8%
Nonfamily households	4,798	49.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,744	92.6%
Vacant	778	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,405	45.2%
Renter-occupied	5,339	54.8%

1-unit, detached29.9%

1-unit, attached18.8%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units23.3%

20 or more units26.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,147	29.9%
1-unit, attached	1,975	18.8%
2 to 4 units	159	1.5%
5 to 19 units	2,451	23.3%
20 or more units	2,772	26.3%
Mobile home & other	18	0.2%

ZIP Code 27617

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