27523 Zip Code (Apex, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 17,169

Houses and condos: 7,050
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,978
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27523: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 41.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 416 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,814 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,184 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 27523:

• High school or higher: 101.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 29.5%
• Unemployed: 1.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27523:

• Never married: 24.7%
• Now married: 63.4%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 2.5%
• Divorced: 8.8%

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27523, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $129,252 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$129,252
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $115,065 (reported on 86.2% of returns)

Here:	$115,065
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1232.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3924.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6880.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9818.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20012.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 77550.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,737 (reported on 48.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,737
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.2% for AGIs below $25k, 32.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 119.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 129.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 685.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,455 (reported on 37.5% of returns)

Here:	$6,455
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 39.1% for AGIs below $25k, 70.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 152.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 226.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 335.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2322.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$19,739 (reported on 35.8% of returns)

Here:	+$19,739
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.7% for AGIs below $25k, 61.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 168.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 202.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 524.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9075.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$18,843 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	+$18,843
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.1% for AGIs below $25k, 102.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 251.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 384.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 407.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2718.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $24,595 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

27523:	$24,595
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.9% for AGIs below $25k, 113.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 229.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 360.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 541.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1172.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $24,460 (reported on 1.1% of returns)

27523:	$24,460
North Carolina:	$26,749

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 344.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $33,318 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	$33,318
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.3% for AGIs below $25k, 148.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 349.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 659.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1215.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4866.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $9,211 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$9,211
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 235.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1367.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,180 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

27523:	$9,180
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs below $25k, 27.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 167.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 382.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1289.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,812 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,812
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.1% for AGIs below $25k, 38.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.9%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.7% for AGIs below $25k, 94.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 95.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27523, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $79,933 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$79,933
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $72,627 (reported on 87.8% of returns)

Here:	$72,627
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.8% for AGIs below $25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 71.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $947 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$947
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,399 (reported on 31.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,399
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,023 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	+$9,023
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,286 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	+$13,286
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,371 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

27523:	$14,371
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $18,550 (reported on 1.4% of returns)

27523:	$18,550
North Carolina:	$21,078

Total itemized deductions: $24,998 (19% of AGI, reported on 48.4% of returns)

Here:	$24,998
State:	$23,438

Here:	19.3% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.4% for AGIs below $25k, 10.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,050 (reported on 41.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,050
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $11,109 (reported on 48.4% of returns)

27523:	$11,109
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,898 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,898
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 40.1%

Here:	40%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 35.2% for AGIs below $25k, 39.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 43.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 57.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27523, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $67,040 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$67,040
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $63,215 (reported on 89.1% of returns)

Here:	$63,215
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 133.5% for AGIs below $10k, 83.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $964 (reported on 57.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$964
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,599 (reported on 35.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,599
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,881 (reported on 30.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,881
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.2% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,269 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$12,269
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,571 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

27523:	$2,571
North Carolina:	$2,967

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $13,000 (reported on 1.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,000
North Carolina:	$14,754

Total itemized deductions: $21,667 (21% of AGI, reported on 51.6% of returns)

Here:	$21,667
State:	$19,464

Here:	20.5% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.2% for AGIs below $10k, 10.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,202 (3% of AGI, reported on 46.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,202
State:	$4,035

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $9,994 (reported on 84.2% of returns)

27523:	$9,994
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,494 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,494
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 45.1%

Here:	45%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 39.8% for AGIs below $10k, 47.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 50.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 40.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27502, 27519, 27517, 27713, 27562, 27560.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 95
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6,444

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 291 (295 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,975 (2,148 now married, 1,836 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27523 with a mortgage: 3,240 (287 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 235 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 74

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,249
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $713

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 27523 household income distribution in 2022

• 132Less than $10,000
• 76$10,000 to $14,999
• 37$15,000 to $19,999
• 340$20,000 to $24,999
• 88$25,000 to $29,999
• 88$30,000 to $34,999
• 114$35,000 to $39,999
• 39$40,000 to $44,999
• 53$45,000 to $49,999
• 226$50,000 to $59,999
• 547$60,000 to $74,999
• 985$75,000 to $99,999
• 642$100,000 to $124,999
• 503$125,000 to $149,999
• 968$150,000 to $199,999
• 1,853$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27523

• 247Less than $10,000
• 15$50,000 to $59,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 29$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 16$200,000 to $249,999
• 175$250,000 to $299,999
• 822$300,000 to $399,999
• 1,307$400,000 to $499,999
• 1,797$500,000 to $749,999
• 889$750,000 to $999,999
• 486$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 7$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 25$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27523

• 7Less than $100
• 36$600 to $649
• 7$650 to $699
• 41$700 to $749
• 21$750 to $799
• 25$800 to $899
• 33$900 to $999
• 280$1,000 to $1,249
• 657$1,250 to $1,499
• 806$1,500 to $1,999
• 257$2,000 to $2,499
• 58$2,500 to $2,999
• 46No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,668.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,060,162.

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $593,095 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $450,246 - $845,886

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $242,396

Here:	$242,396
State:	$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $139,030

Here:	$139,030
State:	$317,935

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $676,936

Here:	$676,936
State:	$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $105,485

Here:	$105,485
State:	$329,290

Mobile homes: $59,083

Here:	$59,083
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,703
• One, attached: 566
• Two: 12
• 3 or 4: 53
• 5 to 9: 190
• 10 to 19: 653
• 20 to 49: 220
• 50 or more: 514
• Mobile homes: 225
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Unemployment: 1.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27523

• 60.0%5,397Drove a car alone
• 3.6%321Carpooled
• 0.2%14Bus or trolley bus
• 0.1%8Subway or elevated
• 1.3%116Walked
• 3.2%291Other means
• 38.3%3,444Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27523

• 438Less than 5 minutes
• 4145 to 9 minutes
• 62710 to 14 minutes
• 85415 to 19 minutes
• 1,05820 to 24 minutes
• 66325 to 29 minutes
• 85730 to 34 minutes
• 24935 to 39 minutes
• 20840 to 44 minutes
• 49145 to 59 minutes
• 20360 to 89 minutes
• 6690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 17,169

• Male householders: 3,825 (620 living alone), Female householders: 2,773 (737 living alone)

• 3,848 spouses (3,789 opposite-sex spouses), 347 unmarried partners, (339 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,011 children (4,739 natural, 87 adopted, 185 stepchildren), 111 grandchildren, 129 brothers or sisters, 185 parents, 0 foster children, 652 other relatives, 269 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,891 2-persons, 1,213 3-persons, 1,210 4-persons, 367 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,357 1-person, 349 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 15 4-persons

3,418 married couples with children.
876 single-parent households (135 men, 741 women).

71.2% of residents of 27523 zip code speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 35% well, 4% not well, 5% not at all).
13.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 10% well, 6% not well).
12.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% very well, 14% well, 7% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (98% very well, 2% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CROSSWINDS MARINA INCORPORATED (565 FARRINGTON RD in APEX, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -3M05FMYG00T62DM4APUJG8HQV8, WASTEWATER PROGRAM, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MARINAS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5,544
• Northeast: 2,300
• Midwest: 1,351
• South: 2,609
• West: 1,288

86% of the 27523 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 409
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 181 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (20-49: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 11. The highest number of fire incidents - 25 took place in 2016, and the least - 4 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (41.4%), and Outside Fires (38.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27523
• 7541.4%Structure Fires
• 7038.7%Outside Fires
• 2916.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 73.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27523, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27523 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	7	71.5 years
Mary	7	81.3 years
Robert	6	65.6 years
William	6	75.0 years
John	4	67.8 years
Jessie	3	79.0 years
Lena	3	84.7 years
Pearl	3	81.3 years
Richard	3	84.3 years
Doris	2	72.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 27523 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Wilson	6	74.8 years
Goodwin	5	71.2 years
Anderson	4	78.5 years
Johnson	4	81.5 years
Jones	4	70.5 years
Horton	4	76.8 years
Pendergraft	4	63.8 years
Dean	3	69.0 years
Howell	3	81.0 years
Gilliam	3	80.3 years

Businesses in zip code 27523
Name	Count		Name	Count
Advance Auto Parts	1		Kroger	1
FedEx	1		Taco Bell	1
H&R Block	1		Toyota	1
Home Depot	1		UPS	2