ZIP Code 27344

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Population: 18,804
Median household income: $62,493
Median home value: $176,800

ZIP Code 27344 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Chatham County, North Carolina, home to about 18,804 residents. The median household income of $62,493 is below the Chatham County median ($88,534).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27344's population declined 1.6% from 19,116 to 18,804, while its median gross rent rose 51.6% from $707 to $1,072.

21.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,804
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,493
Median home value: $176,800
Median gross rent: $1,072
Housing units: 8,086
Homeownership rate: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,11618,804

Median household income

$44,795$62,493

Median home value

$145,800$176,800

Median gross rent

$707$1,072

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,116	$44,795	$145,800	$707
2020	18,864	$44,440	$161,400	$802
2021	18,468	$48,067	$162,700	$832
2022	18,894	$60,133	$180,200	$963
2023	18,804	$62,493	$176,800	$1,072

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,004	5.3%
5 to 17	3,540	18.8%
18 to 24	1,625	8.6%
25 to 34	2,137	11.4%
35 to 44	2,202	11.7%
45 to 54	2,361	12.6%
55 to 64	2,359	12.5%
65 to 74	2,114	11.2%
75 and over	1,462	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,502	45.2%
Black or African American	2,966	15.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	0.3%
Asian	14	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	117	0.6%
Two or more races	945	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,203	33.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.0%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,036	24.0%
High school graduate	3,576	28.3%
Some college or associate's	3,285	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,509	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,229	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,768	84.1%
Carpooled	783	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	128	1.6%
Bicycle	25	0.3%
Worked from home	339	4.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,272	29.5%
15 to 29 min	2,529	32.8%
30 to 44 min	1,468	19.1%
45 to 59 min	961	12.5%
60+ min	474	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 20.3% (3,776 of 18,570)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,185	72.7%
Nonfamily households	1,946	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,131	88.2%
Vacant	955	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,076	71.2%
Renter-occupied	2,055	28.8%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other27.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,180	64.1%
1-unit, attached	72	0.9%
2 to 4 units	257	3.2%
5 to 19 units	265	3.3%
20 or more units	102	1.3%
Mobile home & other	2,210	27.3%

ZIP Code 27344

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