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27607

Raleigh, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
28,438
Median household income
$96,775
People below poverty
15.2%
Median home value
$707,800

Income

The median income of households in 27607 was $96,775. An estimated 5.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 20.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.8
$10,000 to $14,999 2.9
$15,000 to $24,999 4.8
$25,000 to $34,999 6.2
$35,000 to $49,999 8.4
$50,000 to $74,999 11.7
$75,000 to $99,999 12.2
$100,000 to $149,999 17
$150,000 to $199,999 10.4
$200,000 or more 20.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27607 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 96474
Female 60289

An estimated 86.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 16.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,862. 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 27607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86.2
Social Security 16.3
Retirement income 15.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.3
Cash public assistance income 0.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 11% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 11
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.3

In 2020-2024, 4.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 57.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 18% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27607 in 2020-2024, 95.7% had health insurance coverage and 4.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 85.5% and public coverage was 17.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.5%.


In 2020-2024, 27607 had a total population of 28,438 - 15,594 (54.8%) females and 12,844 (45.2%) males. The median age was 25.7 years. An estimated 13.1% of the population was under 18 years, 45.4% was 19 to 44 years, 17.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 8.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27607 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 541 510
5 to 9 400 533
10 to 14 772 425
15 to 19 2269 2810
20 to 24 2338 3106
25 to 29 1269 1705
30 to 34 1007 875
35 to 39 609 940
40 to 44 537 536
45 to 49 846 902
50 to 54 563 584
55 to 59 345 484
60 to 64 450 737
65 to 69 230 460
70 to 74 274 312
75 to 79 221 299
80 to 84 70 125
85 and over 103 251

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 72.6% were White; 14% were Black or African American; 11.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.6% were Asian; 6.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.2% of the people in 27607 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 71.9% of the people in 27607 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,441 households in 27607. The average household size was 2.09 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.2% of the households in 27607 while cohabiting couple households made up 7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.8% of all households, while 23% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 25.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 44.6% of all households.

In 27607, 18.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 16.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.2
Cohabiting Couples 7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 34.7% of males and 27.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 61.3 59.9
Now married, except separated 34.7 27.8
Separated 1.1 1.3
Widowed 0.8 3.2
Divorced 2.1 7.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27607, 167 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 13.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.6% of the people living in 27607 were U.S. natives. 51.5% of the 27607 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.4% of 27607 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 45.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 57 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27607 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 27607.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 22.2
Asia 36.2
Europe 16.7
Africa 23.9
Northern America 0.7
Oceania 0.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27607 in 2020-2024, 11.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.3% of people at least five years old; 2.8% 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 27607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.3
Other Indo-European languages 2.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.6
Other languages 3.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 70.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 27607 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 70.6
Different house, same county 13.3
Different county, same state 10.8
Different state 3.9
Abroad 1.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 96 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 70.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27607 was 12,135 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 275 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,571. College or graduate school enrollment was 9,289.

Educational Attainment of People in 27607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4
High school diploma or equivalency 7.9
Some college, no degree 11.6
Associate's degree 5.8
Bachelor's degree 36.6
Graduate or professional degree 34.1

Disability

In 27607, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 5.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.3% of people under 18 years old, to 4.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 19.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27607, 57.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.4% 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 11,896 81.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,941 13.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 702 4.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27607 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 4.1
Manufacturing 7.1
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 8.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2
Information 3.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 24.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.9
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 2.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27607 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,460 65.1
Service occupations 1,796 12.4
Sales and office occupations 2,131 14.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 454 3.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 698 4.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 58.7% of 27607 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 58.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.2
Walked 2.8
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 29.3

In 2020-2024, 27607 had a total of 11,681 housing units. Of these housing units, 49.5% 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"). 50.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 49.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 50.6
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

36.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27607 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 48.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27607 had 10,441 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,240 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 44% while renters occupied 56%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.44 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.82.

10.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.7% and another 17.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27607:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27607 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 41.5
Electricity 57.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27607 was $707,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 73 % had a mortgage. 27% 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 $2,669 and for owners without a mortgage it was $795.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27607 was $1,610. 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.