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27517 Zip Code Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 27517 Zip Code is $58,895, which is much higher than the state average of $25,608 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. 27517 Zip Code median household income is $82,302. On average 27517 Zip Code residents spend 21.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #3

27517 Zip Code	58,895 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

27517 Zip Code	42,731 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

27517 Zip Code	52,340 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

27517 Zip Code	36,170 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

27517 Zip Code	82,302 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

27517 Zip Code	128,704 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2008-2012, see rank

27517 Zip Code		-1.58%
North Carolina		19.16%
U.S.		27.36%

*The 27517 Zip Code median household income growth rate is since 2008-2012. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	27517 Zip Code		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	50.03%	$40,346, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.18%	$22,255, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.62%	$2,392, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.20%	$44,283, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

27517 Zip Code	112,199 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

27517 Zip Code	162,559 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	27517 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$90,586, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$42,117, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,690, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
Asian	$73,073, see rank	$67,138	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$7,273, see rank	$31,471	$37,170
One Race, Other	$31,270, see rank	$32,177	$40,300
Two or More Races	$65,550, see rank	$38,158	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	27517 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$20,636, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$66,278, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$100,424, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$91,587, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	27517 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,662, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	8,920, 45.37%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,010, 67.38%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,010, 67.38%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,698, 94.81%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	312, 5.19%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,910, 32.62%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	10,742, 54.63%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,468, 50.90%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	5, 0.05%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,463, 50.86%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,131, 93.92%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	332, 6.08%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,274, 49.10%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	27517 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,593, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,662, 72.33%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	678, 6.40%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	747, 7.05%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	89, 0.84%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	324, 3.06%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,093, 10.32%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

27517 Zip Code	21.9 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	27517 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,829	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	5,698, 52.62%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,991, 70.04%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	504, 8.85%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	604, 10.60%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	293, 5.14%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	213, 3.74%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	5,131, 47.38%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,290, 64.12%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	719, 14.01%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	962, 18.75%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 0.31%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	118, 2.30%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	27517 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,829, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	16, 0.15%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	442, 4.08%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	580, 5.36%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	176, 1.63%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	927, 8.56%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	131, 1.21%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	122, 1.13%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	943, 8.71%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,925, 17.78%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,010, 37.03%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	934, 8.62%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	238, 2.20%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	385, 3.56%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	27517 Zip Code	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,088	8.97%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	249	3.82%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.