ZIP 27609 · Raleigh
Who lives in ZIP code 27609 (Raleigh, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Raleigh, NC · Wake County
uszips 2026
People35,573
Median age37.7
Household income$83,065
Home value$472,391
Median rent$1,474/mo
Poverty6.9%
College degree+63.4%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,255 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,592
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.3% are 65 or older; 81.5% are adults.
Household income
41.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,218.
Education (adults 25+)
44.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.6%
- Never married
- 37.8%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 60.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 49.8%
- Rent burden
- 31.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.7%
- Unemployment
- 1.6%
- Self-employed
- 15.2%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.7%
- Veterans
- 4.3%
- With a disability
- 10.7%
- No health insurance
- 10.6%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.