41 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Wake County, North Carolina. The population-weighted median household income is about $104,770, the median home value about $454,294, and 65.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 41
- ZIP codes
- 1.5M
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Wake County at a glance
- $104,770
- Median household income
- $454,294
- Median home value
- 37.8
- Median age
- 65.8%
- Owner-occupied
- 625,258
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Wake County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 27562 | Apex | 5,659 | 96.6% | $172,955 |
| 2 | 27519 | Apex | 69,836 | 69.1% | $165,586 |
| 3 | 27608 | Raleigh | 12,604 | 76.2% | $162,188 |
| 4 | 27539 | Apex | 25,878 | 83.1% | $145,947 |
| 5 | 27502 | Apex | 48,530 | 81.6% | $143,922 |
Top 5 Wake County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 27587 | Raleigh | 82,886 | 81% | $133,743 |
| 2 | 27610 | Garner | 81,419 | 60% | $67,932 |
| 3 | 27519 | Apex | 69,836 | 69.1% | $165,586 |
| 4 | 27616 | Raleigh | 63,520 | 56% | $83,565 |
| 5 | 27703 | Durham | 63,458 | 66% | $89,317 |
Top 5 Wake County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 27587 | Raleigh | 82,886 | 81% | $133,743 | $3.2B |
| 2 | 27519 | Apex | 69,836 | 69.1% | $165,586 | $2.8B |
| 3 | 27502 | Apex | 48,530 | 81.6% | $143,922 | $2B |
| 4 | 27526 | Angier | 61,588 | 80.5% | $110,017 | $2B |
| 5 | 27540 | Fuquay-Varina | 47,771 | 80.6% | $128,989 | $1.7B |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 27695 (Raleigh) at 7,868 people/sq mi. Least dense: 27562 (Apex) at 104 people/sq mi.
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