Compare ZIP Code 27587 vs Wake County, NC vs Wake Forest, NC vs Raleigh Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC)
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27587 – Wake Forest, NC ZIP Code |
Wake County, NC County |
Wake Forest, NC Town |
Raleigh Metro Area, NC Metro Area |
North Carolina (NC) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 82,886 | 1,178,653 | 52,844 | 1,487,302 | 10,730,404 |
| Rent | $1,544 | $1,623 | $1,596 | $1,573 | $1,228 |
| Year built | 2006 | 2000 | 2009 | 2000 | 1991 |
| Household income | $133,743 | $105,768 | $123,802 | $100,103 | $72,388 |
| Per capita income | $59,229 | $55,448 | $51,709 | $51,873 | $41,385 |
| Poverty rate | 5.0% | 8.1% | 4.5% | 8.7% | 13.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| Household size | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 42% | 46.6% | 44.7% | 46.3% | 44.7% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 82,886 | 1,178,653 | 52,844 | 1,487,302 | 10,730,404 |
| Adults over 25 | 56,171 | 802,678 | 35,271 | 1,011,730 | 7,380,330 |
| Total households | 29,545 | 460,175 | 18,403 | 574,295 | 4,282,345 |
| Household size | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $133,743 | $105,768 | $123,802 | $100,103 | $72,388 |
| Per capita income | $59,229 | $55,448 | $51,709 | $51,873 | $41,385 |
| Poverty rate | 5.0% | 8.1% | 4.5% | 8.7% | 13.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 42% | 46.6% | 44.7% | 46.3% | 44.7% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,544 | $1,623 | $1,596 | $1,573 | $1,228 |
| Year built | 2006 | 2000 | 2009 | 2000 | 1991 |
| Households that rent | 19% | 35.9% | 26% | 33.4% | 33.4% |
| Households that own | 81% | 64.1% | 74% | 66.6% | 66.6% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 7.3 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 69.9% | 57.9% | 65.6% | 59.1% | 61.8% |
| Black | 16% | 18.8% | 19.7% | 18.7% | 20.3% |
| Asian | 2.4% | 8.5% | 2.9% | 7% | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 8.6% | 9.5% | 9% | 9.3% | 8.3% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.6% | 11.6% | 9% | 12.4% | 11.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 91.4% | 88.4% | 91% | 87.6% | 88.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 69.1% | 70.9% | 71.3% | 73.8% | 83.7% |
| Commute time to work | 30.0 min | 25.0 min | 31.0 min | 27.0 min | 25.0 min |
| Work from home | 30.9% | 29.1% | 28.7% | 26.2% | 16.3% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 18% | 19.5% | 18.8% | 21.4% | 27.2% |
| High school graduate or GED | 14.6% | 14.3% | 12.6% | 17.1% | 24.8% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 12.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 57.7% | 57.2% | 59.5% | 51.2% | 35.7% |