ZIP 27617 · Raleigh
Who lives in ZIP code 27617 (Raleigh, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Raleigh, NC · Wake County
uszips 2026
People20,237
Median age36.8
Household income$110,034
Home value$489,836
Median rent$1,736/mo
Poverty5.7%
College degree+62.1%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 945 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,175
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.2% are 65 or older; 83.9% are adults.
Household income
53.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $65,827.
Education (adults 25+)
56.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.6%
- Never married
- 40.3%
- Divorced
- 13.2%
- Widowed
- 2.9%
- Family size
- 2.67
- Dual-income families
- 63.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 42.8%
- Rent burden
- 25.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 77.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 33.5%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 8.4%
- No health insurance
- 4.8%
- Limited English
- 1.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.