ZIP Code 27229

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Montgomery County, North Carolina.

Population: 3,270
Median household income: $47,891
Median home value: $101,700

Covering part of Montgomery County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 27229 has about 3,270 residents. Its median household income of $47,891 runs below the Montgomery County figure of $55,849.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27229's population declined 6.1% from 3,484 to 3,270, while its median gross rent rose 68.8% from $561 to $947.

Owners occupy 75.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,270
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $47,891
Median home value: $101,700
Median gross rent: $947
Housing units: 1,244
Homeownership rate: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4843,270

Median household income

$40,599$47,891

Median home value

$87,400$101,700

Median gross rent

$561$947

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,484	$40,599	$87,400	$561
2020	3,310	$40,875	$89,800	$579
2021	3,122	$44,299	$103,200	$595
2022	3,174	$46,150	$109,700	$698
2023	3,270	$47,891	$101,700	$947

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	152	4.6%
5 to 17	684	20.9%
18 to 24	348	10.6%
25 to 34	340	10.4%
35 to 44	501	15.3%
45 to 54	420	12.8%
55 to 64	374	11.4%
65 to 74	352	10.8%
75 and over	99	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,854	56.7%
Black or African American	563	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	51	1.6%
Asian	72	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.2%
Two or more races	214	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	509	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.6%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's36.9%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	471	22.6%
High school graduate	629	30.2%
Some college or associate's	769	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	172	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	45	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone88.7%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,159	88.7%
Carpooled	137	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	0.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	233	18.0%
15 to 29 min	585	45.1%
30 to 44 min	236	18.2%
45 to 59 min	228	17.6%
60+ min	15	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 18.5% (601 of 3,244)

	Count	Share
Family households	808	75.0%
Nonfamily households	270	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,078	86.7%
Vacant	166	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	817	75.8%
Renter-occupied	261	24.2%

1-unit, detached78.0%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	970	78.0%
1-unit, attached	2	0.2%
2 to 4 units	39	3.1%
5 to 19 units	7	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	226	18.2%

ZIP Code 27229

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