Wake County

Wake County has 1,178,653 residents across 31 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $105,768, 46% above the North Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $461,300, and 57% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

1,178,653residentsACS 2020–2024

$105,768median household incomeNorth Carolina: $72K

$461,300median home valueowner-occupied homes

95%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Wake County in North CarolinaZIP codes in Wake County highlighted; the rest of North Carolina in grey

Map of North Carolina with Wake County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 31 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
27502	48,530	$144K	$551K	82%	68%	96%	27 min
27511	33,221	$108K	$456K	67%	58%	96%	25 min
27513	46,979	$122K	$520K	64%	68%	96%	23 min
27518	19,735	$123K	$632K	66%	72%	96%	25 min
27519	69,836	$166K	$671K	69%	78%	97%	24 min
27529	55,242	$86K	$356K	71%	40%	94%	30 min
27539	25,878	$146K	$566K	83%	64%	96%	29 min
27540	47,771	$129K	$523K	81%	64%	97%	32 min
27545	34,163	$92K	$347K	71%	40%	95%	27 min
27560	40,792	$118K	$508K	41%	73%	97%	23 min
27571	9,095	$131K	$495K	91%	61%	95%	36 min
27587	82,886	$134K	$498K	81%	58%	97%	33 min
27591	29,838	$85K	$312K	80%	30%	90%	33 min
27592	21,114	$104K	$359K	89%	39%	93%	39 min
27597	30,184	$85K	$313K	80%	27%	90%	37 min
27601	9,905	$71K	$580K	26%	50%	93%	23 min
27603	53,972	$90K	$383K	61%	51%	93%	30 min
27604	44,514	$70K	$349K	55%	40%	92%	27 min
27605	6,286	$71K	$540K	29%	76%	90%	18 min
27606	45,444	$78K	$458K	38%	60%	97%	23 min
27607	28,438	$97K	$708K	44%	71%	97%	22 min
27608	12,604	$162K	$977K	76%	87%	98%	21 min
27609	35,573	$83K	$471K	50%	63%	90%	23 min
27610	81,419	$68K	$293K	60%	29%	92%	27 min
27612	41,952	$96K	$529K	54%	66%	96%	23 min
27613	45,235	$124K	$521K	70%	70%	97%	23 min
27614	34,226	$129K	$577K	71%	64%	97%	29 min
27615	46,019	$113K	$479K	72%	65%	97%	24 min
27616	63,520	$84K	$349K	56%	45%	96%	29 min
27617	20,237	$110K	$490K	43%	62%	96%	22 min
27695	1,993	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	100%	–	17 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

1,178,653 residents in 460,175 households, next to the North Carolina figure.

23%

under 18

24%

aged 18–34

13%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

51%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

496,047 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $461,300 (±$3,848).

64%

of households own their home

58%

of homes are detached single-family houses

24%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,623

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later5%

2010–201922%

2000–200924%

1990–199918%

1980–198914%

1970–19798%

1960–19695%

1950–19593%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,626.

$105,768

median household income

8.1%

of people live below the poverty line

4.1%

unemployment rate

57%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

27 min

average commute to work

12%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

67%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

29%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

95%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Wake County, North Carolina, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.