ZIP Code 27043

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Stokes County, North Carolina.

Population: 6,885
Median household income: $75,513
Median home value: $211,600

ZIP Code 27043 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Stokes County, North Carolina, home to about 6,885 residents. Its median household income of $75,513 runs above the Stokes County figure of $60,039.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27043's population held roughly steady from 6,917 to 6,885, while its median gross rent rose 30.3% from $640 to $834.

Owners occupy 90.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,885
Median age: 49.1 yrs
Median household income: $75,513
Median home value: $211,600
Median gross rent: $834
Housing units: 2,993
Homeownership rate: 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,9176,885

Median household income

$49,271$75,513

Median home value

$143,600$211,600

Median gross rent

$640$834

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,917	$49,271	$143,600	$640
2020	6,985	$62,137	$167,400	$644
2021	6,700	$66,642	$182,600	$710
2022	7,224	$71,042	$198,600	$774
2023	6,885	$75,513	$211,600	$834

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6420.0%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	309	4.5%
5 to 17	1,089	15.8%
18 to 24	534	7.8%
25 to 34	427	6.2%
35 to 44	651	9.5%
45 to 54	1,141	16.6%
55 to 64	1,376	20.0%
65 to 74	919	13.3%
75 and over	439	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,280	91.2%
Black or African American	74	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	111	1.6%
Two or more races	164	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	250	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's41.4%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	533	10.8%
High school graduate	1,494	30.2%
Some college or associate's	2,049	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	568	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	309	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,116	74.5%
Carpooled	370	13.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	342	12.0%
Other means	14	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	407	16.3%
15 to 29 min	793	31.7%
30 to 44 min	783	31.3%
45 to 59 min	304	12.2%
60+ min	213	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 8.1% (558 of 6,857)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,997	73.1%
Nonfamily households	735	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,732	91.3%
Vacant	261	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,478	90.7%
Renter-occupied	254	9.3%

1-unit, detached73.0%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units0.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,184	73.0%
1-unit, attached	57	1.9%
2 to 4 units	5	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	747	25.0%

ZIP Code 27043

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