ZIP 27616 · Raleigh
Who lives in ZIP code 27616 (Raleigh, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Raleigh, NC · Wake County
uszips 2026
People63,520
Median age34.6
Household income$83,565
Home value$349,329
Median rent$1,659/mo
Poverty9.9%
College degree+44.5%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,090 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 23,949
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
8.3% are 65 or older; 76.1% are adults.
Household income
41.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,188.
Education (adults 25+)
45.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.8%
- Never married
- 35.9%
- Divorced
- 12.0%
- Widowed
- 3.2%
- Family size
- 3.21
- Dual-income families
- 64.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 56.0%
- Rent burden
- 36.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 76.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
- Self-employed
- 14.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.5%
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 9.0%
- No health insurance
- 11.3%
- Limited English
- 5.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.