ZIP Code 27523 — Apex town, NC Demographics & Data

ZIP code 27523 covers Apex, NC in Chatham County with a population of about 18,330.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 39.7 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area codes 919, 984; U.S. House district NC-9; the RALEIGH - DURHAM (FAYETVLLE) media market.

Apex, NC aligns with a tech / corporate-campus profile (high remote-work / education / income profile or known campus context). Broadband quality, remote-work share, and nearby employer campuses often matter as much as classic residential stats.

Median household income in ZIP 27523 is about $122,401 — about 63% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 7.2%; unemployment rate near 2.5%; 68.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 34.3 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Professional services, Healthcare, and Retail trade; about 33.5% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 18.3 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $585,900 — about 68% above the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,608 (about 38% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 69.1% (about 3.7 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 27523 in Apex, NC, a household would need roughly $161,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $3,764. That is about 32% above the local median household income ($122,401), so the median earner would likely stretch or need a larger down payment. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Apex town, NC as Relatively Low (composite score 67.2), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (83.4) and flood (74.4). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Apex town, NC show little to no average snow and around 49.9 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 761 for ZIP 27523 (Apex town, NC) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.