ZIP 27539 · Apex
Who lives in ZIP code 27539 (Apex, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Apex, NC · Wake County
uszips 2026
People25,878
Median age37.7
Household income$145,947
Home value$562,478
Median rent$1,885/mo
Poverty2.5%
College degree+64.0%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 322 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,709
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.5% are 65 or older; 69.3% are adults.
Household income
69.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $62,308.
Education (adults 25+)
54.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.8%
- Never married
- 25.7%
- Divorced
- 8.2%
- Widowed
- 2.3%
- Family size
- 3.42
- Dual-income families
- 62.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.1%
- Rent burden
- 24.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- 14.0%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 44.6%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 5.8%
- No health insurance
- 5.3%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.