Zebulon is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 9,401 people and six associated neighborhoods, Zebulon is the 130th largest community in North Carolina.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 service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Zebulon who work in office and administrative support (12.37%), management occupations (10.21%), and sales jobs (7.37%). 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. 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.22% 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. In Zebulon, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.47 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Zebulon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Zebulon citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.99% of adults in Zebulon have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Zebulon in 2022 was $28,568, 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 $114,272 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 23.70% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Zebulon include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Zebulon's cultural character, accounting for 17.57% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Zebulon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
