Raleigh, NC
Multi-ZIP Census mosaic for Raleigh, NC: 15 delivery areas, combined population 489,514. Sort the ZIP table by population before trusting any single city average (ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates).
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet RALEIGH-NC · Raleigh, NC 15 ZIPs · 489,514 pop · #5044/25278 · Wake County
INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-WIDE · OWN-LOW · POP-MAJOR · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $96,452
- RANK-TOP #5044/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Knightdale
- BOOK-WIDE 15 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 54% owners
- POP-MAJOR 489,514
- SPREAD-WIDE 27610→27608
- HOME-HIGH $513,607
Nearest income peer: Knightdale, NC ( $4,925 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Raleigh
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Raleigh on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Zebulon · lowest
Zebulon · lowest
$84,625 median HH income
- Wendell · near
Wendell · near
$85,224 median HH income
- Garner · near
Garner · near
$85,716 median HH income
- Knightdale · near
Knightdale · near
$91,527 median HH income
- Raleigh · this city
Raleigh · this city
$96,452 median HH income
- Willow Spring · near
Willow Spring · near
$104,252 median HH income
- Apex · highest
Apex · highest
$141,831 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Raleigh, NC sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a major-metro population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 20%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 489,514
- city population (Census)
- 15
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $96,452
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Wealth and geography both spread: average ZIP median income is $96,452 with per-capita $61,504 , poverty at 10.9% , owner-occupancy at 53.7%. With 15 delivery areas, the richest and poorest ZIPs inside Raleigh can diverge sharply, treat the city average as a map legend, then open the densest ZIP (27610) for the street-level read.
Raleigh sits in the lower half of Wake County on income: Cary, Apex and Wake Forest report more, Garner, Knightdale and Zebulon report less. Apex marks the far end of that range at $141,831, 47% above Raleigh.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Raleigh differ
Raleigh's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $67,932 in ZIP 27610 to $162,188 in ZIP 27608, while home values span $293,000 in 27610 to $977,400 in 27608. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 2.4×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 3.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 18.2 points
27610 to 27608
27610 to 27608
27608 to 27601
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Raleigh residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 15 codes in Raleigh. The densest, 27610, still represents only about 13% of the 489,514 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense employer mosaic across Raleigh
Citywide ZBP: 18,079 establishments, 308,533 employees , annual payroll $21,836,113k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 15 of 15 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27609 (2,191 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (3,155) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Raleigh, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Wake County, which covers 32 ZIP codes in all; 15 of them fall in Raleigh. See the Wake County roll-up →
Raleigh sits in the lower half of Wake County on income: Cary, Apex and Wake Forest report more, Garner, Knightdale and Zebulon report less. Apex marks the far end of that range at $141,831, 47% above Raleigh.
Side-by-side: Compare 27610 vs 27603 →
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27610 | 65,648 | $67,932 | 1,047 | 593 |
| 27603 | 47,033 | $90,484 | 1,853 | 352 |
| 27606 | 43,210 | $78,371 | 964 | 673 |
| 27613 | 42,690 | $123,966 | 985 | 670 |
| 27616 | 42,294 | $83,565 | 1,221 | 735 |
| 27604 | 42,204 | $70,375 | 1,468 | 755 |
| 27615 | 42,166 | $112,754 | 2,013 | 842 |
| 27612 | 35,028 | $95,988 | 1,598 | 721 |
| 27609 | 32,964 | $83,065 | 2,191 | 1,139 |
| 27614 | 31,516 | $128,834 | 858 | 448 |
| 27607 | 25,188 | $96,775 | 1,139 | 604 |
| 27617 | 15,199 | $110,034 | 935 | 701 |
| 27608 | 10,429 | $162,188 | 471 | 1,252 |
| 27601 | 9,450 | $71,350 | 879 | 2,034 |
| 27605 | 4,495 | $71,096 | 457 | 1,758 |
Raleigh roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Raleigh, .