ZIP 27606 · Raleigh
Who lives in ZIP code 27606 (Raleigh, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Raleigh, NC · Wake County
uszips 2026
People45,444
Median age30.9
Household income$78,371
Home value$457,890
Median rent$1,432/mo
Poverty18.8%
College degree+60.4%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 717 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 19,647
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.4% are 65 or older; 85.8% are adults.
Household income
37.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,924.
Education (adults 25+)
56.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 34.8%
- Never married
- 53.0%
- Divorced
- 9.6%
- Widowed
- 2.5%
- Family size
- 2.84
- Dual-income families
- 54.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 37.8%
- Rent burden
- 33.0%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
- Self-employed
- 12.5%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.0%
- Veterans
- 3.4%
- With a disability
- 8.4%
- No health insurance
- 7.0%
- Limited English
- 5.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.