ZIP Code 27252

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Population: 1,066
Median household income: $37,934
Median home value: $168,100

Covering part of Chatham County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 27252 has about 1,066 residents. The median household income of $37,934 is below the Chatham County median ($88,534).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27252's population declined 36.1% from 1,669 to 1,066, while its median gross rent rose 19.4% from $754 to $900.

Households average 2.00 people. The median gross rent is $900.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,066
Median age: 50.3 yrs
Median household income: $37,934
Median home value: $168,100
Median gross rent: $900
Housing units: 599
Homeownership rate: 88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6691,066

Median household income

$50,680$37,934

Median home value

$160,800$168,100

Median gross rent

$754$900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,669	$50,680	$160,800	$754
2020	1,665	$47,813	$172,300	$649
2021	1,507	$37,944	$165,700	$811
2022	1,485	$37,356	$162,900	$934
2023	1,066	$37,934	$168,100	$900

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 241.7%

25 to 3418.9%

35 to 445.7%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7420.5%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	62	5.8%
5 to 17	114	10.7%
18 to 24	18	1.7%
25 to 34	201	18.9%
35 to 44	61	5.7%
45 to 54	154	14.4%
55 to 64	149	14.0%
65 to 74	219	20.5%
75 and over	88	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	933	87.5%
Black or African American	84	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.7%
Asian	4	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.8%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	251	28.8%
High school graduate	241	27.6%
Some college or associate's	316	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	35	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	29	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit2.7%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means15.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	470	77.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	16	2.7%
Walked	13	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	1.7%
Other means	94	15.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	145	24.5%
15 to 29 min	217	36.6%
30 to 44 min	146	24.6%
45 to 59 min	64	10.8%
60+ min	21	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 5.7% (61 of 1,066)

	Count	Share
Family households	269	50.9%
Nonfamily households	260	49.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	529	88.3%
Vacant	70	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	470	88.8%
Renter-occupied	59	11.2%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	502	83.8%
1-unit, attached	9	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	80	13.4%

ZIP Code 27252

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