ZIP 27523 · Apex
Who lives in ZIP code 27523 (Apex, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Apex, NC · Chatham County
uszips 2026
People20,269
Median age39.1
Household income$135,625
Home value$662,361
Median rent$1,939/mo
Poverty6.8%
College degree+70.4%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 203 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,905
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.8% are 65 or older; 73.8% are adults.
Household income
62.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $77,761.
Education (adults 25+)
71.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.8%
- Never married
- 22.8%
- Divorced
- 8.1%
- Widowed
- 3.3%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 56.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.3%
- Rent burden
- 28.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 13.7%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 39.5%
- Veterans
- 3.9%
- With a disability
- 9.3%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.