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27597

Zebulon, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
30,184
Median household income
$84,625
People below poverty
13.6%
Median home value
$312,500

Income

The median income of households in 27597 was $84,625. An estimated 5.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27597 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.7
$10,000 to $14,999 1.9
$15,000 to $24,999 6.7
$25,000 to $34,999 5.4
$35,000 to $49,999 13.1
$50,000 to $74,999 11.2
$75,000 to $99,999 14.4
$100,000 to $149,999 23.1
$150,000 to $199,999 12.4
$200,000 or more 6.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27597 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59795
Female 60966

An estimated 80.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,623. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 27597 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.2
Social Security 28.7
Retirement income 23.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.2
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27597 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.3

In 2020-2024, 7.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 75.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27597 in 2020-2024, 88.6% had health insurance coverage and 11.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.1% and public coverage was 36.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.4%.


In 2020-2024, 27597 had a total population of 30,184 - 15,567 (51.6%) females and 14,617 (48.4%) males. The median age was 38.9 years. An estimated 25.4% of the population was under 18 years, 31.5% was 19 to 44 years, 25.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27597 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1137 816
5 to 9 664 1562
10 to 14 1146 960
15 to 19 1095 884
20 to 24 663 641
25 to 29 782 844
30 to 34 989 1023
35 to 39 1415 1038
40 to 44 913 1182
45 to 49 1327 1241
50 to 54 775 1063
55 to 59 889 877
60 to 64 777 848
65 to 69 697 944
70 to 74 672 615
75 to 79 364 517
80 to 84 221 149
85 and over 91 363

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 53.6% were White; 26.9% were Black or African American; 12.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 11.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 17.3% of the people in 27597 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52.8% of the people in 27597 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,976 households in 27597. The average household size was 2.74 people.

Married-couple households made up 55.3% of the households in 27597 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.3% of all households, while 13% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.2% of all households.

In 27597, 33.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27597 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55.3
Cohabiting Couples 6.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.4% of males and 53.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.8 22.7
Now married, except separated 53.4 53.8
Separated 1.9 0.8
Widowed 1.9 9.6
Divorced 11.1 13.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27597, 609 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 48.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 89.2% of the people living in 27597 were U.S. natives. 57.3% of the 27597 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 10.8% of 27597 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 32.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 86 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27597 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 27597.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27597 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 79.7
Asia 2.2
Europe 4.6
Africa 11.8
Northern America 1.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27597 in 2020-2024, 15.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 14.2% of people at least five years old; 8.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 27597 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 14.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 27597 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27597 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.8
Different house, same county 6.4
Different county, same state 2
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27597 was 6,998 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 275 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,678. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,045.

Educational Attainment of People in 27597 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.3
High school diploma or equivalency 29.8
Some college, no degree 17.3
Associate's degree 13.6
Bachelor's degree 19
Graduate or professional degree 8

Disability

In 27597, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.3% of people under 18 years old, to 7.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27597, 63.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,317 83.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,792 12.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 715 4.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27597 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27597 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 14.4
Manufacturing 12.1
Wholesale trade 2.8
Retail trade 7.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.3
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.2
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 5.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27597 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,312 42.6
Service occupations 1,804 12.2
Sales and office occupations 2,669 18
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,856 12.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,183 14.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72% of 27597 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27597 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1
Other means 0.2
Worked from home 16.9

In 2020-2024, 27597 had a total of 11,631 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 4.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 16.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27597 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.3
Mobile homes 16.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

29.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27597 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 83.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27597 had 10,976 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 655 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.1% while renters occupied 19.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.73 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.77.

2.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.6% and another 37.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27597:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27597 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 21.6
Electricity 77.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27597 was $312,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 70.4 % had a mortgage. 29.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,639 and for owners without a mortgage it was $468.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27597 was $997. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.