ZIP Code 27050

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Forsyth County, North Carolina.

Population: 3,701
Median household income: $85,820
Median home value: $185,800

ZIP Code 27050 (Forsyth County, North Carolina) is home to about 3,701 residents. Its median household income of $85,820 runs above the Forsyth County figure of $65,541.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27050's population declined 2.9% from 3,811 to 3,701, while its median gross rent rose 21.6% from $704 to $856.

76.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,701
Median age: 49.1 yrs
Median household income: $85,820
Median home value: $185,800
Median gross rent: $856
Housing units: 1,729
Homeownership rate: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8113,701

Median household income

$55,875$85,820

Median home value

$147,500$185,800

Median gross rent

$704$856

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,811	$55,875	$147,500	$704
2020	4,051	$63,333	$143,800	$735
2021	3,849	$68,412	$147,700	$743
2022	3,803	$84,016	$174,300	$800
2023	3,701	$85,820	$185,800	$856

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 445.9%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6422.5%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	143	3.9%
5 to 17	470	12.7%
18 to 24	370	10.0%
25 to 34	428	11.6%
35 to 44	218	5.9%
45 to 54	574	15.5%
55 to 64	834	22.5%
65 to 74	507	13.7%
75 and over	157	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,211	86.8%
Black or African American	268	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.6%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	70	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	128	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	373	13.7%
High school graduate	892	32.8%
Some college or associate's	862	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	359	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	232	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,513	80.8%
Carpooled	184	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	162	8.7%
Other means	8	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	314	18.4%
15 to 29 min	738	43.2%
30 to 44 min	534	31.2%
45 to 59 min	95	5.6%
60+ min	29	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 6.1% (226 of 3,695)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,067	69.1%
Nonfamily households	478	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,545	89.4%
Vacant	184	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,303	84.3%
Renter-occupied	242	15.7%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,314	76.0%
1-unit, attached	42	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	373	21.6%

ZIP Code 27050

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