North Carolina · Census place 01520
Apex, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Apex, North Carolina (Apex, NC — Census place “Apex town”) is 67,765 residents, ranking #15 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $138,442, the median home is worth $514,800 and median gross rent runs $1,784 a month. Looking for the Apex North Carolina ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Apex, NC: 27502, 27539.
- Population
- 67,765Apex town residents
- Median household income
- $138,442Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $514,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,784Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.3%Owner-occupied households
Apex ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Apex.
The Apex NC ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Apex town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Apex town median would spend about 15.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.6% of residents and 75.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Apex town, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Apex town is a small city in North Carolina, with 67,765 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #15 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 36 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.
Households in Apex town earn a median of $138,442 a year, 76.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 126% above the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 2.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Apex town is valued at $514,800, 69.7% above the national figure and 134% above the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,784 a month, 26.9% above the national figure, or roughly $21,408 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 75.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Huntersville town 62,458
- Jacksonville city 73,507
- Chapel Hill town 59,889
- Gastonia city 81,632
- Burlington city 58,599
- Greenville city 88,540
- Kannapolis city 56,470
- Asheville city 94,369
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Apex town?
- Apex town has 67,765 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #15 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Apex town?
- Median household income in Apex town is $138,442 a year, 76.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Apex town?
- Median gross rent is $1,784 a month and the median home value is $514,800, so rent absorbs about 15.5% of median household income.
- Is Apex town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Apex town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Apex town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.