ZIP 27608 · Raleigh
Who lives in ZIP code 27608 (Raleigh, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Raleigh, NC · Wake County
uszips 2026
People12,604
Median age42.0
Household income$162,188
Home value$977,332
Median rent$1,878/mo
Poverty2.0%
College degree+86.9%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,411 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,375
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.8% are 65 or older; 74.5% are adults.
Household income
71.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $96,059.
Education (adults 25+)
43.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.2%
- Never married
- 25.4%
- Divorced
- 10.2%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 52.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.2%
- Rent burden
- 24.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 21.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 53.0%
- Veterans
- 2.8%
- With a disability
- 4.4%
- No health insurance
- 2.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.