ZIP Code 27306

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Montgomery County, North Carolina.

Population: 5,457
Median household income: $57,202
Median home value: $148,700

ZIP Code 27306 (Montgomery County, North Carolina) is home to about 5,457 residents. The median household income of $57,202 is in line with the Montgomery County median ($55,849).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27306's population declined 15.1% from 6,428 to 5,457, while its median gross rent rose 22.6% from $636 to $780.

18.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,457
Median age: 49.7 yrs
Median household income: $57,202
Median home value: $148,700
Median gross rent: $780
Housing units: 4,410
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,4285,457

Median household income

$51,638$57,202

Median home value

$119,600$148,700

Median gross rent

$636$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,428	$51,638	$119,600	$636
2020	6,226	$52,861	$128,100	$678
2021	5,597	$54,637	$120,900	$699
2022	5,501	$57,841	$140,800	$729
2023	5,457	$57,202	$148,700	$780

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	214	3.9%
5 to 17	687	12.6%
18 to 24	209	3.8%
25 to 34	677	12.4%
35 to 44	662	12.1%
45 to 54	679	12.4%
55 to 64	858	15.7%
65 to 74	826	15.1%
75 and over	645	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,505	64.2%
Black or African American	1,433	26.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.3%
Asian	333	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	53	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	116	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	743	17.1%
High school graduate	1,412	32.5%
Some college or associate's	1,399	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	509	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	284	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,006	85.2%
Carpooled	138	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	92	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	80	3.4%
Other means	38	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	583	25.6%
15 to 29 min	857	37.7%
30 to 44 min	361	15.9%
45 to 59 min	114	5.0%
60+ min	359	15.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 10.5% (572 of 5,442)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,675	68.4%
Nonfamily households	775	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,450	55.6%
Vacant	1,960	44.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,935	79.0%
Renter-occupied	515	21.0%

1-unit, detached61.9%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other35.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,730	61.9%
1-unit, attached	12	0.3%
2 to 4 units	70	1.6%
5 to 19 units	42	1.0%
20 or more units	4	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1,552	35.2%

ZIP Code 27306

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