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WAKE FOREST, NC ZIP Code

CityWAKE FOREST
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP Codes count2 (see all)
Post offices count1 (see all)
Total population40,159 (see all)
ZIP Codes for WAKE FOREST, North Carolina
27587, 27588
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ZIP Codes for WAKE FOREST, NC by streets

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List of WAKE FOREST, NC ZIP Codes

ZIPTYPEPOPULATION
27587STANDARD77,957
27588PO BOX–

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WAKE FOREST — Post Office™
224 E HOLDING AVE WAKE FOREST, NC 27587-9998

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319 BLACK SWAN WAY
WAKE FOREST NC  27587-4617
1298 CORPORATE CHAPLAIN DR
WAKE FOREST NC  27587-9169
1200 CROZIER CT
WAKE FOREST NC  27587-4235
1941 LOWERY FARM RD
WAKE FOREST NC  27587-7370
8938 TARA HILL LN
WAKE FOREST NC  27587-5459
1189 WASHHOUSE LN
WAKE FOREST NC  27587-4677

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Census data for WAKE FOREST, NC

Demographic and housing estimates in WAKE FOREST, NC

Total population
Total population40,159
Male18,762
Female21,397
Population by age
Total population40,159
Under 5 years2,956
5 to 9 years3,205
10 to 14 years3,938
15 to 19 years3,326
20 to 24 years1,834
25 to 34 years4,459
35 to 44 years6,449
45 to 54 years6,043
55 to 59 years2,050
60 to 64 years1,697
65 to 74 years2,676
75 to 84 years1,107
85 years and over419
Median age (years)35.8
Under 18 years12,601
16 years and over29,223
18 years and over27,558
21 years and over26,306
62 years and over4,960
65 years and over4,202
Population by race
Total population40,159
One race38,183
   White30,975
   Black or African American5,890
   American Indian and Alaska Native41
   Asian624
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0
   Some other race653
Two or more races1,976
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population26,769
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population12,270
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population14,499

Social characteristics in WAKE FOREST, NC

Households by type
Total households13,874
Family households (families)10,387
Married-couple family8,610
Male householder, no wife present, family254
Female householder, no husband present, family1,523
Nonfamily households3,487
Average household size2.87
Average family size3.36

Economic characteristics in WAKE FOREST, NC

Income and benefits (in 2018 inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households13,874
Less than $10,000274
$10,000 to $14,999377
$15,000 to $24,999740
$25,000 to $34,999748
$35,000 to $49,9991,440
$50,000 to $74,9992,344
$75,000 to $99,9991,869
$100,000 to $149,9992,979
$150,000 to $199,9991,889
$200,000 or more1,214
Median household income (dollars)88,394

Housing characteristics in WAKE FOREST, NC

Housing occupancy
Total housing units14,605
Occupied housing units13,874
Vacant housing units731
Units in structure
Total housing units14,605
1-unit, detached9,809
1-unit, attached1,981
2 units379
3 or 4 units343
5 to 9 units509
10 to 19 units699
20 or more units761
Mobile home108
Boat, RV, van, etc.16
Year structure built
Total housing units14,605
Built 2014 or later1,132
Built 2010 to 20131,822
Built 2000 to 20096,159
Built 1990 to 19992,988
Built 1980 to 1989951
Built 1970 to 1979540
Built 1960 to 1969169
Built 1950 to 1959202
Built 1940 to 1949178
Built 1939 or earlier464
Rooms
Total housing units14,605
1 room209
2 rooms160
3 rooms721
4 rooms1,504
5 rooms2,165
6 rooms2,064
7 rooms2,152
8 rooms1,769
9 rooms or more3,861
Median rooms6.7
Bedrooms
Total housing units14,605
No bedroom224
1 bedroom791
2 bedrooms2,373
3 bedrooms5,551
4 bedrooms3,746
5 or more bedrooms1,920
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units13,874
Owner-occupied9,866
Renter-occupied4,008
Average household size of owner-occupied unit3.05
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.43
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units13,874
Moved in 2017 or later560
Moved in 2015 to 20162,532
Moved in 2010 to 20144,815
Moved in 2000 to 20094,513
Moved in 1990 to 19991,109
Moved in 1989 and earlier345
Value
Owner-occupied units9,866
Less than $50,000199
$50,000 to $99,999169
$100,000 to $149,999723
$150,000 to $199,9991,273
$200,000 to $299,9993,101
$300,000 to $499,9993,795
$500,000 to $999,999593
$1,000,000 or more13
Median (dollars)285,000
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units9,866
Housing units with a mortgage7,901
Housing units without a mortgage1,965
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent3,876
Less than $500177
$500 to $9991,374
$1,000 to $1,4991,643
$1,500 to $1,999565
$2,000 to $2,49996
$2,500 to $2,9990
$3,000 or more21
Median (dollars)1,083
No rent paid132
Data is based on 2018 Census

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