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27606

Raleigh, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
45,444
Median household income
$78,371
People below poverty
18.8%
Median home value
$457,900

Income

The median income of households in 27606 was $78,371. An estimated 6.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27606 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4.1
$15,000 to $24,999 6.9
$25,000 to $34,999 6.8
$35,000 to $49,999 10.6
$50,000 to $74,999 13.5
$75,000 to $99,999 13.9
$100,000 to $149,999 16.9
$150,000 to $199,999 8.4
$200,000 or more 12.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27606 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 68824
Female 58786

An estimated 86.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 16.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,655. 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 27606 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86.5
Social Security 16.3
Retirement income 16.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.1
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 20.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27606 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 18
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 20.7

In 2020-2024, 5.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 53.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 19.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 40.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27606 in 2020-2024, 93% had health insurance coverage and 7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 81.9% and public coverage was 20.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.9%.


In 2020-2024, 27606 had a total population of 45,444 - 21,864 (48.1%) females and 23,580 (51.9%) males. The median age was 30.9 years. An estimated 14.2% of the population was under 18 years, 52.8% was 19 to 44 years, 19% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27606 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1146 985
5 to 9 732 1193
10 to 14 853 656
15 to 19 1081 1379
20 to 24 4151 3682
25 to 29 3298 2670
30 to 34 2561 1803
35 to 39 1572 1538
40 to 44 1380 1368
45 to 49 1353 1000
50 to 54 962 1239
55 to 59 947 1104
60 to 64 1116 949
65 to 69 1195 1014
70 to 74 538 507
75 to 79 441 387
80 to 84 144 164
85 and over 110 226

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 65.9% were White; 14.1% were Black or African American; 10.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 10.6% were Asian; 7.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.5% of the people in 27606 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 64% of the people in 27606 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 19,647 households in 27606. The average household size was 2.18 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.6% of the households in 27606 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26% of all households, while 30.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 22.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 35.8% of all households.

In 27606, 18.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 17.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27606 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.6
Cohabiting Couples 11.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 33.6% of males and 36.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 55.9 49.8
Now married, except separated 33.6 36.2
Separated 2.5 1.1
Widowed 0.8 4.4
Divorced 7.3 8.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27606, 242 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 21.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 82.1% of the people living in 27606 were U.S. natives. 42.7% of the 27606 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 17.9% of 27606 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 36.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 40.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27606 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 27606.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27606 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 21.4
Asia 54.9
Europe 8.7
Africa 13.1
Northern America 1.6
Oceania 0.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27606 in 2020-2024, 20.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.8% of people at least five years old; 7.7% 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 27606 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.8
Other Indo-European languages 6.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.4
Other languages 4.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 77.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 27606 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27606 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 77.2
Different house, same county 12.2
Different county, same state 4.9
Different state 3.1
Abroad 2.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 60.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27606 was 13,197 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 773 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,927. College or graduate school enrollment was 8,497.

Educational Attainment of People in 27606 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.5
High school diploma or equivalency 13.2
Some college, no degree 13.9
Associate's degree 6.1
Bachelor's degree 35
Graduate or professional degree 25.4

Disability

In 27606, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2% of people under 18 years old, to 7.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27606, 67.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 20,402 76.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 5,052 19
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,054 4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27606 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27606 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 5.2
Manufacturing 10
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 10.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.2
Information 2.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 23.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.5
Other Services, except public administration 2.8
Public administration 4.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27606 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 15,137 57.1
Service occupations 3,334 12.6
Sales and office occupations 4,922 18.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 945 3.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,187 8.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 61.7% of 27606 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27606 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 61.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.9
Walked 1.9
Other means 2.8
Worked from home 25

In 2020-2024, 27606 had a total of 22,464 housing units. Of these housing units, 44.3% 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"). 54.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27606 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 44.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 54.5
Mobile homes 1.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

17.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27606 was 4.4 rooms, and of these housing units 40.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27606 had 19,647 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,817 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 37.8% while renters occupied 62.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.37 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.06.

8.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.2% and another 16.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27606:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27606 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 24.2
Electricity 75
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27606 was $457,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.2 % had a mortgage. 30.8% 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 $1,915 and for owners without a mortgage it was $610.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27606 was $1,432. 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.