Compare ZIP Code 27609 vs Wake County, NC vs Raleigh, NC vs Raleigh Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC)
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27609 – Raleigh, NC ZIP Code |
Wake County, NC County |
Raleigh, NC City |
Raleigh Metro Area, NC Metro Area |
North Carolina (NC) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 35,573 | 1,178,653 | 481,031 | 1,487,302 | 10,730,404 |
| Rent | $1,474 | $1,623 | $1,572 | $1,573 | $1,228 |
| Year built | 1982 | 2000 | 1997 | 2000 | 1991 |
| Household income | $83,065 | $105,768 | $85,395 | $100,103 | $72,388 |
| Per capita income | $67,068 | $55,448 | $52,897 | $51,873 | $41,385 |
| Poverty rate | 6.9% | 8.1% | 11.9% | 8.7% | 13.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| Household size | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 50.1% | 46.6% | 50.5% | 46.3% | 44.7% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 35,573 | 1,178,653 | 481,031 | 1,487,302 | 10,730,404 |
| Adults over 25 | 26,373 | 802,678 | 327,592 | 1,011,730 | 7,380,330 |
| Total households | 17,592 | 460,175 | 203,443 | 574,295 | 4,282,345 |
| Household size | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $83,065 | $105,768 | $85,395 | $100,103 | $72,388 |
| Per capita income | $67,068 | $55,448 | $52,897 | $51,873 | $41,385 |
| Poverty rate | 6.9% | 8.1% | 11.9% | 8.7% | 13.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 50.1% | 46.6% | 50.5% | 46.3% | 44.7% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,474 | $1,623 | $1,572 | $1,573 | $1,228 |
| Year built | 1982 | 2000 | 1997 | 2000 | 1991 |
| Households that rent | 50.2% | 35.9% | 49.3% | 33.4% | 33.4% |
| Households that own | 49.8% | 64.1% | 50.7% | 66.6% | 66.6% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 67.3% | 57.9% | 52.8% | 59.1% | 61.8% |
| Black | 15% | 18.8% | 26.6% | 18.7% | 20.3% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 8.5% | 5.2% | 7% | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 9.2% | 9.5% | 9.4% | 9.3% | 8.3% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 13.4% | 11.6% | 12.6% | 12.4% | 11.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 86.6% | 88.4% | 87.4% | 87.6% | 88.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 74.9% | 70.9% | 74.2% | 73.8% | 83.7% |
| Commute time to work | 21.0 min | 25.0 min | 23.0 min | 27.0 min | 25.0 min |
| Work from home | 25.1% | 29.1% | 25.8% | 26.2% | 16.3% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 17.6% | 19.5% | 21.3% | 21.4% | 27.2% |
| High school graduate or GED | 10.8% | 14.3% | 15.8% | 17.1% | 24.8% |
| Some college or associate degree | 8.1% | 9.1% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 12.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 63.4% | 57.2% | 54% | 51.2% | 35.7% |