Zebulon is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 8,665 people and six associated neighborhoods, Zebulon is the 130th largest community in North Carolina. Zebulon real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Zebulon house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.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, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Zebulon who work in office and administrative support (10.95%), management occupations (9.60%), and sales jobs (7.44%). Of important note, Zebulon is also a town of artists. Zebulon has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Zebulon’s character. 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One downside of living in Zebulon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.51 minutes every day commuting to work. Zebulon is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Zebulon are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.74% of adults in Zebulon having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Zebulon in 2022 was $27,562, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,248 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Zebulon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.88% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Zebulon include English, Irish, German, Welsh, and Italian. In addition, Zebulon has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.15%). The most common language spoken in Zebulon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
