ZIP 27587 · Wake Forest
Who lives in ZIP code 27587 (Wake Forest, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wake Forest, NC · Wake County
uszips 2026
People82,886
Median age40.8
Household income$133,743
Home value$502,576
Median rent$1,544/mo
Poverty5.0%
College degree+57.6%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 305 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 29,545
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.0% are 65 or older; 74.4% are adults.
Household income
62.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $56,145.
Education (adults 25+)
48.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.8%
- Never married
- 25.3%
- Divorced
- 9.5%
- Widowed
- 3.3%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 65.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.0%
- Rent burden
- 32.8%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Self-employed
- 15.1%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 42.7%
- Veterans
- 7.9%
- With a disability
- 9.6%
- No health insurance
- 4.9%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.