ZIP Code 27288

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rockingham County, North Carolina.

Population: 22,768
Median household income: $53,081
Median home value: $129,200

ZIP Code 27288 (Rockingham County, North Carolina) is home to about 22,768 residents. The median household income of $53,081 is below the Rockingham County median ($55,796).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27288's population declined 2.9% from 23,436 to 22,768, while its median gross rent rose 24.7% from $664 to $828.

The typical home was built around 1972. 17.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,768
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,081
Median home value: $129,200
Median gross rent: $828
Housing units: 11,127
Homeownership rate: 59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,43622,768

Median household income

$39,276$53,081

Median home value

$93,400$129,200

Median gross rent

$664$828

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,436	$39,276	$93,400	$664
2020	23,536	$42,787	$94,700	$660
2021	23,991	$45,862	$101,800	$726
2022	23,604	$49,219	$111,800	$757
2023	22,768	$53,081	$129,200	$828

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,366	6.0%
5 to 17	3,406	15.0%
18 to 24	1,972	8.7%
25 to 34	2,598	11.4%
35 to 44	2,824	12.4%
45 to 54	2,920	12.8%
55 to 64	3,170	13.9%
65 to 74	2,618	11.5%
75 and over	1,894	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,255	67.0%
Black or African American	5,242	23.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.1%
Asian	42	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	67	0.3%
Some other race	48	0.2%
Two or more races	711	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,376	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,371	14.8%
High school graduate	6,072	37.9%
Some college or associate's	5,491	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,496	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	594	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,485	83.7%
Carpooled	947	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	417	4.1%
Other means	257	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,406	35.0%
15 to 29 min	3,136	32.3%
30 to 44 min	1,397	14.4%
45 to 59 min	1,142	11.7%
60+ min	641	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 17.6% (3,909 of 22,202)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,798	59.5%
Nonfamily households	3,940	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,738	87.5%
Vacant	1,389	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,806	59.6%
Renter-occupied	3,932	40.4%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,945	71.4%
1-unit, attached	199	1.8%
2 to 4 units	720	6.5%
5 to 19 units	653	5.9%
20 or more units	456	4.1%
Mobile home & other	1,154	10.4%

ZIP Code 27288

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