ZIP 27591 · Wendell
Who lives in ZIP code 27591 (Wendell, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wendell, NC · Wake County
uszips 2026
People29,838
Median age40.1
Household income$85,224
Home value$304,459
Median rent$1,341/mo
Poverty5.4%
College degree+30.0%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 173 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,751
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.6% are 65 or older; 77.2% are adults.
Household income
43.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,201.
Education (adults 25+)
43.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
26.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.0%
- Never married
- 28.5%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 3.18
- Dual-income families
- 58.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.0%
- Rent burden
- 32.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 13.7%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.7%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 13.7%
- Limited English
- 4.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.