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27529

55,242 Population
57.7 square miles 957.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±2.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$43,070 ±$2,362 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $51,873 ±$530
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$85,716 ±$6,045 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $100,103 ±$1,230
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

9% ±2.4% (4,948  ±1,350) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 8.7% 126,752 (±0.4% / ±5,468)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

28 minutes ±3.4 (611,770  ±47,350) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 26.8 15,176,815 (±0.2 / ±205,566)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

21,417 ±939 Number of households
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 574,295 ±2,421
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.6 ±0.1 (54,933  ±2,746) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 2.6 1,462,567 (±0 / ±235)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

4.4% ±1.3% (620  ±202) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 5.3% 20,031 (±0.4% / ±1,452)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

22,704 ±999 Number of housing units
  • the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 619,032 ±221
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$355,500 ±$8,363 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: $418,400 ±$3,660
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

13.9% ±2.6% (7,598  ±1,461.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 13.7% 201,076 (±0.5% / ±6,705.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

92.6% ±2.8% (36,062  ±1,859.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 93.2% 942,853 (±0.8% / ±8,252.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
40.1% ±2.8% (15,621  ±1,253.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 51.2% 518,208 (±0.6% / ±5,645.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.9% ±2.4% (6,043  ±1,353) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 13.7% 203,685
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

8.9% ±1.4% (3,924  ±647) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area: 6% 68,837 (±0.2% / ±1,946)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
3,924 Total veterans ±647 3,519 Male ±584 405 Female ±175

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