ZIP 27603 · Raleigh
Who lives in ZIP code 27603 (Raleigh, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Raleigh, NC · Wake County
uszips 2026
People53,972
Median age35.6
Household income$90,484
Home value$380,443
Median rent$1,547/mo
Poverty12.5%
College degree+50.7%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 405 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 21,942
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.1% are 65 or older; 80.8% are adults.
Household income
45.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,204.
Education (adults 25+)
48.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.0%
- Never married
- 39.8%
- Divorced
- 9.4%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 59.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.4%
- Rent burden
- 31.8%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 13.6%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.0%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 11.6%
- No health insurance
- 10.0%
- Limited English
- 4.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.