ZIP 27540 · Holly Springs
Who lives in ZIP code 27540 (Holly Springs, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Holly Springs, NC · Wake County
uszips 2026
People47,771
Median age36.8
Household income$128,989
Home value$522,392
Median rent$1,947/mo
Poverty4.7%
College degree+64.4%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 384 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,996
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.6% are 65 or older; 68.2% are adults.
Household income
66.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $65,187.
Education (adults 25+)
49.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.4%
- Never married
- 22.8%
- Divorced
- 8.7%
- Widowed
- 3.1%
- Family size
- 3.28
- Dual-income families
- 62.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.6%
- Rent burden
- 30.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.7%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 14.2%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 45.0%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 6.9%
- No health insurance
- 4.1%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.