ZIP 27518 · Cary
Who lives in ZIP code 27518 (Cary, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cary, NC · Wake County
uszips 2026
People19,735
Median age46.9
Household income$123,488
Home value$632,124
Median rent$1,681/mo
Poverty5.5%
College degree+71.8%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 770 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,567
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.4% are 65 or older; 82.0% are adults.
Household income
60.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $59,771.
Education (adults 25+)
54.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.2%
- Never married
- 23.6%
- Divorced
- 8.5%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 2.78
- Dual-income families
- 55.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.1%
- Rent burden
- 30.3%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 15.5%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 46.4%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 8.8%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.