ZIP Code 27231

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Orange County, North Carolina.

Population: 2,174
Median household income: $57,159
Median home value: $217,300

Covering part of Orange County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 27231 has about 2,174 residents. At $57,159, its median household income sits below Orange County's $88,553.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27231's population grew 7.6% from 2,020 to 2,174, while its median gross rent fell 14.6% from $1,234 to $1,054.

The median resident is 46.3 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 20.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,174
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,159
Median home value: $217,300
Median gross rent: $1,054
Housing units: 1,096
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0202,174

Median household income

$67,115$57,159

Median home value

$201,100$217,300

Median gross rent

$1,234$1,054

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,020	$67,115	$201,100	$1,234
2020	2,224	$61,406	$201,000	$945
2021	2,274	$68,636	$177,100	$1,014
2022	2,221	$70,625	$230,600	$1,064
2023	2,174	$57,159	$217,300	$1,054

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7420.2%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	105	4.8%
5 to 17	307	14.1%
18 to 24	123	5.7%
25 to 34	232	10.7%
35 to 44	282	13.0%
45 to 54	242	11.1%
55 to 64	236	10.9%
65 to 74	439	20.2%
75 and over	208	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,432	65.9%
Black or African American	481	22.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.6%
Asian	27	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.7%
Some other race	6	0.3%
Two or more races	114	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	86	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	163	9.9%
High school graduate	439	26.8%
Some college or associate's	514	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	284	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	239	14.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	772	80.0%
Carpooled	44	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	129	13.4%
Other means	8	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	112	13.4%
15 to 29 min	352	42.1%
30 to 44 min	211	25.2%
45 to 59 min	119	14.2%
60+ min	42	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 13.1% (282 of 2,159)

	Count	Share
Family households	595	59.9%
Nonfamily households	398	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	993	90.6%
Vacant	103	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	791	79.7%
Renter-occupied	202	20.3%

1-unit, detached71.3%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other25.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	781	71.3%
1-unit, attached	1	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	35	3.2%
Mobile home & other	279	25.5%

ZIP Code 27231

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