27601 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 27601, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

27601 is a zip code in Wake County, North Carolina, which covers Raleigh, with a total population of 11,127 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 27601 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 27601.

The estimated population of people living in 27601 is 11,127, with a median age of 31.3.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 27601 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
11,127
+0.14%
+10.60%
2020
11,111
+5.57%
-
2019
10,525
+0.77%
-
2018
10,445
+3.82%
-
2017
10,061
 - -

Population of 27601 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 27601 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
38%
31.8%
 +19.50%
Black/African American
44.3%
57.7%
 -23.22%
Native
0.4%
0.3%
 +33.33%
Hispanic
7%
6.9%
 +1.45%
Asian
4.4%
1.8%
 +144.44%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
5.3%
1.5%
 +253.33%
Other
0.6%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 27601 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 27601 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 27601 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 27601 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 31.3 +0.32% 32.2 -0.92% 30.6 +3.73%
2020 31.2 -0.64% 32.5 +1.25% 29.5 -2.96%
2019 31.4 -2.48% 32.1 -2.73% 30.4 -5.3%
2018 32.2 +2.88% 33 +4.1% 32.1 +4.22%
2017 31.3 - 31.7 - 30.8 -

The median age of the 27601 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 27601 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 440 +1.87% 582 -26.24% 446 440
10 to 19 671 -9.62% 696 +12.77% 606 772
20 to 29 1,440 +22.85% 940 +25.18% 1,772 1,198
30 to 39 927 +44.83% 716 +38.33% 1,381 1,013
40 to 49 734 -7.34% 472 -23.84% 678 362
50 to 59 686 -2.78% 406 +18.09% 665 471
60 to 69 436 0.079999999999998% 393 -2.93% 431 355
70+ 140 +37.62% 382 -7.17% 186 351

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 27601 zip code is $61,333.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 27601.

  • Under 25
    $55,899.00
  • 25 to 44
    $91,528.00
  • 45 to 64
    $43,333.00
  • 65 and over
    $21,000.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 27601 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 27601, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 27601 is currently $98,833.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

11.90% of households in 27601 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 27601 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    21.44%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    19.31%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.01%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    9.13%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    14.44%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    7.78%
  • $200,000 or more
    11.90%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 27601 is $41,528.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 27601 by the total population of 27601.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 27601 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 27601 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    20.36%
  • Bachelor's degree
    49.68%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    6.47%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    22.11%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.39%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 27601 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 27601 zip over the age of 16 is 9,695.

Of those people, a total of 60.90% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 27601 is 58.70%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 27601 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 832 20.30% 13.60%
20 to 24 years 1,258 53.80% 4.60%
25 to 29 years 1,712 84.30% 2.40%
30 to 34 years 1,244 80.50% 6.10%
35 to 44 years 1,660 72.80% 0.40%
45 to 54 years 1,038 66.00% 2.50%
55 to 59 years 628 58.40% 3.00%
60 to 64 years 517 50.30% 7.70%
65 to 74 years 450 12.70% 0.00%
75 years and over 356 10.10% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 27601. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 3,997 78.00% 1.80%
Black or African American 4,293 44.30% 5.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 45 33.30% 0.00%
Asian 471 70.10% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 157 43.90% 0.00%
Two or more races 732 64.80% 11.00%
Hispanic or Latino 586 70.80% 2.70%
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,833 78.80% 1.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 27601 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 27601 is 5,692, with median earnings of $49,367.00.

Women in 27601 are earning approximately 65.40% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 5,692 $49,367.00
Male 2,977 $60,625.00
Female 2,715 $39,637.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 27601 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 765 $101,780.00
Business and Financial 504 $83,816.00
Computer and Mathematical 582 $91,250.00
Architecture and Engineering 204 $83,833.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 96 $54,286.00
Community and Social Service 87 $22,054.00
Legal 158 $65,625.00
Educational and Library 262 $38,295.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 115 $32,679.00
Healthcare Practitioners 368 $56,944.00
Healthcare Support 54 $29,750.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 36 $42,250.00
Law Enforcement 4 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 528 $20,714.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 311 $22,063.00
Personal Care and Service 84 $19,750.00
Sales 451 $70,347.00
Office and Administrative Support 405 $24,279.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 175 $26,806.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 61 $33,233.00
Production 228 $35,880.00
Transportation and Material Moving 113 $24,911.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 27601 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 27601.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 417 $97,375.00 348 $102,069.00
Business and Financial 234 $91,875.00 270 $73,026.00
Computer and Mathematical 429 $98,625.00 153 $88,533.00
Architecture and Engineering 161 $79,866.00 43 $101,397.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 68 $66,250.00 28 $0.00
Community and Social Service 37 $70,288.00 50 $13,750.00
Legal 93 $62,098.00 65 $81,458.00
Educational and Library 91 $53,672.00 171 $28,150.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 71 $83,906.00 44 $31,667.00
Healthcare Practitioners 43 $250,001.00 325 $54,792.00
Healthcare Support 16 $0.00 38 $27,750.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 10 $0.00 26 $0.00
Law Enforcement 4 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 309 $25,117.00 219 $15,521.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 90 $21,200.00 221 $22,250.00
Personal Care and Service 31 $0.00 53 $35,469.00
Sales 196 $132,917.00 255 $53,201.00
Office and Administrative Support 139 $26,950.00 266 $22,419.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 162 $27,222.00 13 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 61 $33,233.00 0 $0.00
Production 120 $36,620.00 108 $15,357.00
Transportation and Material Moving 94 $30,536.00 19 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 4,371 households in 27601, with an average household size of 2.04 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 1,758 families living in the 27601 zip code with an average family size of 2.9 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 27601:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 983 92 683 2,613
Average Household Size 2.71 4.43 3.56 1.31
Total Families 983 92 683 0
Average Household Size 2.68 4.04 3.07 0

Poverty

Of the 1,758 families living in 27601, 11.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 27601:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 4,946 housing units in 27601.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 4,371 88.37%
Vacant 575 11.63%

63.73% of the total 4,946 housing units in 27601 are rental units. This is approximately 3,152 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 1,154 are occupied by the owner - or 23.33% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 27601 is $1,227.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 27601 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    65
  • Less than $500
    363
  • $500 to $999
    708
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    996
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    663
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    274
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    123
  • $3,000 or more
    25

Property Value

The median value of a property in 27601 is $390,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 27601 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    32
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    51
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    28
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    96
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    116
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    489
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    342
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 27601. The chart below shows the number of properties in 27601 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    864
  • 1940 to 1949
    224
  • 1950 to 1959
    244
  • 1960 to 1969
    415
  • 1970 to 1979
    237
  • 1980 to 1989
    207
  • 1990 to 1999
    513
  • 2000 to 2009
    642
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,600
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 27601 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    750
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,231
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,055
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    335

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 27601 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 27601 that commute to work in a particular way.

24.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 27601.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    25
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    435
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    694
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    644
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    668
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    306
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    790
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    67
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    242
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    164
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    82
  • 90 or more minutes
    127

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 27601 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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