Zebulon, NC Housing Market & City Data

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5,917
Population Estimate
$145,259
Median Home Value
94.9%
Employment Rate
18.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$197
Median Listing Price$409,900
Median Days on Market66
Active Listings236
New Listings64
Total Listings (Active + Pending)336
Avg Listing Price$521,595
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.43
Family Dual Income37.2
Median Household Income$46,849
Median Individual Income$32,250
Home Ownership61.5%
Home Value$145,259
Median Rent$1,151
Rent Burden35.5%
Poverty14.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED19.7%
  • Highschool Education21.5%
  • Some College40.3%
  • Bachelors Degree11.9%
  • Graduate Degree6.6%
  • Total College or Above18.5%
  • Stem Degree44.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male43.8%
  • Female56.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married44.0%
  • Divorced19.6%
  • Never Married28.5%
  • Widowed8.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityZebulon
State IDNC
Population5,917

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1833.9%
19–298.5%
30–3914.8%
40–499.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.4%
60–696.5%
70–7913.4%
80+2.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation59.4%
Unemployment Rate5.1%
Disabled13.7%

ETHNICITY

White52.7%
Black39.8%
Asian1.2%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.0%
Multiple5.2%

OTHER

Hispanic6.4%
Limited English1.8%
Health Uninsured12.9%
Veteran8.7%

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Neighborhoods in Zebulon, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Zebulon, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Hempstede Townhomes

    Hempstede ↗

    Median asking price
    $224,950
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    5
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • The Lodges at Eagles Nest

    Eagles Nest ↗

    Median asking price
    $132,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    2
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.