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Population and households in ZIP 27544
Household size in ZIP 27544
| Period | ZIP 27544 | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.64 | 2.63 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.62 | 2.70 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.51 | 2.70 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.80 | 2.64 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.15 | +0.01 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
The typical household in ZIP 27544 holds 2.80 people, slightly more than the U.S. average of 2.65. Household size has climbed from 2.64 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 27544
| Period | ZIP 27544 | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.7 | 35.7 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.0 | 36.7 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.1 | 38.1 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.1 | 38.4 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.3 | +2.7 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
At 40.1, the median age in ZIP 27544 is the same as the national median, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The population here is older than in the Raleigh area overall, where the median age is 38.4.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 27544
| Period | ZIP 27544 | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.6% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.3% | 11.5% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 13.3% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 16.8% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +4.2 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in six households in ZIP 27544 (16.8%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 27544
Renters in ZIP 27544
| Period | ZIP 27544 | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.2% | 32.1% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 25.4% | 33.7% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 39.1% | 34.3% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 27.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +13.2 pts | +1.3 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in ZIP 27544 own their homes; 27.4% rent, below the national share of 34.8%. Nearly six in ten owners (56.9%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 27544
| Period | ZIP 27544 | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.0% | 9.4% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.8% | 8.6% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.0% | 7.8% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.9% | 7.6% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.1 pts | −1.7 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in ZIP 27544 is close to the national rate: 10.9% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in the wider Raleigh area (7.6%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 27544
| Period | ZIP 27544 | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1990 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1989 | 1992 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1988 | 1994 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1991 | 1999 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +8 | +9 | +7 | +6 |
Much of the housing in ZIP 27544 is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1991, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. Locally, though, homes here are older than in the Raleigh area as a whole, where the median home dates to 1999.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 27544
| Period | ZIP 27544 | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $679 | $923 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $660 | $1,018 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $741 | $1,207 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $909 | $1,666 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$229 | +$743 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 27544 runs $909 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 34.4% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 27544
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 27544
| Period | ZIP 27544 | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.6% | 41.7% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.2% | 43.0% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 17.4% | 47.3% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.7% | 51.6% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.2 pts | +9.8 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in ZIP 27544: 19.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 27544
| Period | ZIP 27544 | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 78.0% | 89.9% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 75.9% | 90.6% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 83.1% | 92.0% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 85.8% | 93.3% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.8 pts | +3.4 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in seven adults in ZIP 27544 never finished high school, more than nationally: 85.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 27544
| Period | ZIP 27544 | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.7% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.5% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.2% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.7 pts | −2.6 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in ZIP 27544: 10.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 27544 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 27544 | 2.80 | 40.1 | 16.8% | 27.4% | 10.9% | 1991 | $909 | 19.7% | 85.8% | 10.2% |
| ZIP 27525 | 2.55 | 37.9 | 10.0% | 17.9% | 8.1% | 1998 | $1,004 | 28.7% | 92.1% | 3.0% |
| ZIP 27536 | 2.46 | 37.0 | 24.5% | 60.3% | 16.7% | 1969 | $871 | 15.2% | 84.9% | 10.7% |
| ZIP 27537 | 2.77 | 41.1 | 16.6% | 27.8% | 15.5% | 1990 | $985 | 18.2% | 86.0% | 7.2% |
| ZIP 27565 | 2.44 | 43.7 | 15.0% | 30.0% | 11.0% | 1984 | $920 | 19.2% | 89.2% | 6.0% |
| ZIP 27522 | 2.65 | 39.6 | 15.1% | 18.9% | 11.3% | 1994 | $1,228 | 33.8% | 88.7% | 5.2% |
| ZIP 27581 | 2.53 | 40.5 | 14.9% | 19.5% | 6.5% | 1998 | $1,065 | 25.5% | 92.0% | 1.9% |
| ZIP 27589 | 2.26 | 46.4 | 13.9% | 36.8% | 17.7% | 1985 | $883 | 14.1% | 81.6% | 10.0% |
| ZIP 27509 | 2.71 | 42.1 | 11.6% | 32.3% | 27.8% | 1984 | $1,300 | 10.7% | 70.6% | 5.6% |
| ZIP 27503 | 2.35 | 51.0 | 6.3% | 8.3% | 4.1% | 1987 | $1,613 | 46.2% | 91.2% | 0.2% |
| ZIP 27572 | 2.48 | 45.7 | 9.5% | 9.6% | 9.3% | 1994 | $1,025 | 27.6% | 93.1% | 3.1% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 27544. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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