ZIP Code 27298

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Population: 10,507
Median household income: $61,488
Median home value: $183,000

Covering part of Randolph County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 27298 has about 10,507 residents. The median household income of $61,488 is above the Randolph County median ($59,047).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27298's population declined 3.8% from 10,925 to 10,507, while its median gross rent rose 23.7% from $717 to $887.

14.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,507
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $61,488
Median home value: $183,000
Median gross rent: $887
Housing units: 4,340
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,92510,507

Median household income

$45,598$61,488

Median home value

$141,500$183,000

Median gross rent

$717$887

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,925	$45,598	$141,500	$717
2020	10,841	$49,515	$147,600	$715
2021	11,079	$48,828	$150,600	$782
2022	11,154	$58,936	$174,600	$853
2023	10,507	$61,488	$183,000	$887

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	585	5.6%
5 to 17	1,618	15.4%
18 to 24	842	8.0%
25 to 34	1,566	14.9%
35 to 44	1,043	9.9%
45 to 54	1,468	14.0%
55 to 64	1,616	15.4%
65 to 74	1,190	11.3%
75 and over	579	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,038	76.5%
Black or African American	701	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	15	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	205	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,543	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,398	18.7%
High school graduate	2,777	37.2%
Some college or associate's	2,197	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	836	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	254	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,602	78.2%
Carpooled	349	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	467	10.1%
Other means	169	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,035	25.0%
15 to 29 min	1,201	29.0%
30 to 44 min	1,338	32.3%
45 to 59 min	240	5.8%
60+ min	324	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 13.1% (1,376 of 10,507)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,916	75.1%
Nonfamily households	966	24.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,882	89.4%
Vacant	458	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,530	65.2%
Renter-occupied	1,352	34.8%

1-unit, detached62.2%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other28.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,698	62.2%
1-unit, attached	29	0.7%
2 to 4 units	74	1.7%
5 to 19 units	280	6.5%
20 or more units	24	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1,235	28.5%

ZIP Code 27298

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