ZIP Code 27209

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Montgomery County, North Carolina.

Population: 3,935
Median household income: $43,795
Median home value: $121,200

ZIP Code 27209 (Montgomery County, North Carolina) is home to about 3,935 residents. At $43,795, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $55,849.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27209's population declined 14.2% from 4,584 to 3,935, while its median gross rent fell 15.8% from $729 to $614.

The median resident is 29.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 28.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,935
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $43,795
Median home value: $121,200
Median gross rent: $614
Housing units: 1,576
Homeownership rate: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5843,935

Median household income

$42,176$43,795

Median home value

$107,500$121,200

Median gross rent

$729$614

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,584	$42,176	$107,500	$729
2020	4,514	$40,927	$111,700	$704
2021	4,735	$42,886	$115,200	$596
2022	4,521	$49,271	$116,700	$765
2023	3,935	$43,795	$121,200	$614

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1728.0%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	238	6.0%
5 to 17	1,100	28.0%
18 to 24	419	10.6%
25 to 34	401	10.2%
35 to 44	392	10.0%
45 to 54	366	9.3%
55 to 64	347	8.8%
65 to 74	257	6.5%
75 and over	415	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,570	39.9%
Black or African American	493	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	21	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	53	1.3%
Two or more races	126	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,668	42.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	337	15.5%
High school graduate	788	36.2%
Some college or associate's	649	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	273	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	131	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled16.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,098	76.9%
Carpooled	236	16.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	38	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	1.6%
Other means	32	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	551	39.2%
15 to 29 min	303	21.6%
30 to 44 min	369	26.3%
45 to 59 min	72	5.1%
60+ min	109	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 27.7% (1,045 of 3,775)

	Count	Share
Family households	911	67.9%
Nonfamily households	430	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,341	85.1%
Vacant	235	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	834	62.2%
Renter-occupied	507	37.8%

1-unit, detached60.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other30.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	957	60.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	0.6%
5 to 19 units	127	8.1%
20 or more units	8	0.5%
Mobile home & other	475	30.1%

ZIP Code 27209

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