Zebulon is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 10,505 people and six associated neighborhoods, Zebulon is the 130th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Zebulon was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Zebulon economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Zebulon, where the median household income is $79,112.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Zebulon is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Zebulon is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Zebulon who work in management occupations (14.77%), office and administrative support (10.25%), and healthcare (8.82%). Also of interest is that Zebulon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Zebulon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.19% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Zebulon, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.95 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Zebulon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The overall education level of Zebulon citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.92% of adults in Zebulon have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Zebulon in 2022 was $33,526, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,104 for a family of four. However, Zebulon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Zebulon is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Zebulon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Zebulon residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Zebulon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.93% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Zebulon include German, English, African, Irish, and Italian. Zebulon also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.53%. The most common language spoken in Zebulon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
