ZIP 27520 · Clayton
Who lives in ZIP code 27520 (Clayton, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Clayton, NC · Johnston County
uszips 2026
People48,014
Median age37.6
Household income$86,322
Home value$319,071
Median rent$1,605/mo
Poverty6.3%
College degree+33.4%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 262 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,819
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.1% are 65 or older; 77.2% are adults.
Household income
43.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,926.
Education (adults 25+)
44.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.7%
- Never married
- 31.3%
- Divorced
- 13.1%
- Widowed
- 4.0%
- Family size
- 3.17
- Dual-income families
- 62.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.3%
- Rent burden
- 28.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.0%
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 12.6%
- No health insurance
- 10.0%
- Limited English
- 1.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.