# Wake County, North Carolina demographics

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Wake County, North Carolina (county FIPS 37183) has a median household income of $105,768 (±$1,626) and a total population of 1,178,653 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 41 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 1,178,653 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 37.3 years | ±0.1 years | B01002 |
| Households | 460,175 | ±2,096 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $105,768 | ±$1,626 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $461,300 | ±$3,848 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,623 | ±$16 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 64.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 35.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 94% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 57.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 8.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 37183 |
| Land area | 834.61 sq mi |
| Water area | 22.41 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,412 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [27587](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27587) | 11% | 87.7% | Yes |
| [27597](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27597) | 6% | 42.2% | Yes |
| [27603](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27603) | 5.9% | 95.4% | Yes |
| [27591](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27591) | 5.6% | 69.9% | Yes |
| [27610](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27610) | 5.4% | 99.8% | Yes |
| [27526](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27526) | 4.7% | 40.3% |  |
| [27529](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27529) | 4.6% | 66.1% | Yes |
| [27540](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27540) | 4.2% | 72.4% | Yes |
| [27545](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27545) | 3.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [27539](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27539) | 3.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [27614](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27614) | 3.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [27606](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27606) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [27560](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27560) | 2.9% | 86.9% | Yes |
| [27592](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27592) | 2.8% | 60.2% | Yes |
| [27502](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27502) | 2.7% | 79.7% | Yes |
| [27616](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27616) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [27562](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27562) | 2.6% | 39.4% |  |
| [27613](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27613) | 2.6% | 83.5% | Yes |
| [27519](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27519) | 2.5% | 91.9% | Yes |
| [27604](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27604) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [27615](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27615) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [27607](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27607) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [27612](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27612) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [27513](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27513) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [27523](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27523) | 1.5% | 32.7% |  |
| [27511](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27511) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [27609](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27609) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [27518](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27518) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [27522](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27522) | 1% | 12% |  |
| [27617](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27617) | 1% | 97.5% | Yes |
| [27571](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27571) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [27608](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27608) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [27596](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27596) | 0.4% | 5.9% |  |
| [27520](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27520) | 0.3% | 4.1% |  |
| [27601](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27601) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [27605](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27605) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [27501](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27501) | 0.1% | 0.8% |  |
| [27703](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27703) | 0% | 0.7% |  |
| [27695](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27695) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [27713](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27713) | 0% | 0.6% |  |
| [27697](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27697) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:183&in=state:37
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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```

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