ZIP Code 27048

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rockingham County, North Carolina.

Population: 8,409
Median household income: $59,324
Median home value: $152,200

ZIP Code 27048 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rockingham County, North Carolina, home to about 8,409 residents. At $59,324, its median household income sits above Rockingham County's $55,796.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27048's population held roughly steady from 8,423 to 8,409, while its median gross rent rose 39.5% from $593 to $827.

The largest age group is 45 to 54, 15.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 74.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,409
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $59,324
Median home value: $152,200
Median gross rent: $827
Housing units: 3,808
Homeownership rate: 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4238,409

Median household income

$54,038$59,324

Median home value

$122,700$152,200

Median gross rent

$593$827

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,423	$54,038	$122,700	$593
2020	8,367	$54,167	$124,000	$722
2021	8,244	$55,527	$127,700	$718
2022	8,324	$57,395	$141,500	$790
2023	8,409	$59,324	$152,200	$827

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	530	6.3%
5 to 17	1,109	13.2%
18 to 24	608	7.2%
25 to 34	1,180	14.0%
35 to 44	791	9.4%
45 to 54	1,260	15.0%
55 to 64	1,205	14.3%
65 to 74	1,125	13.4%
75 and over	601	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,276	74.6%
Black or African American	1,058	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.2%
Asian	10	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	306	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	746	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,150	18.7%
High school graduate	2,299	37.3%
Some college or associate's	1,777	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	590	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	346	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,136	83.5%
Carpooled	318	8.5%
Public transit	20	0.5%
Walked	53	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	188	5.0%
Other means	39	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	744	20.9%
15 to 29 min	1,285	36.0%
30 to 44 min	601	16.9%
45 to 59 min	517	14.5%
60+ min	419	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 11.8% (978 of 8,322)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,469	69.8%
Nonfamily households	1,070	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,539	92.9%
Vacant	269	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,027	85.5%
Renter-occupied	512	14.5%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other25.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,748	72.2%
1-unit, attached	11	0.3%
2 to 4 units	46	1.2%
5 to 19 units	3	0.1%
20 or more units	19	0.5%
Mobile home & other	981	25.8%

ZIP Code 27048

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