ZIP Code 27401

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Population: 21,788
Median household income: $44,524
Median home value: $138,300

Covering part of Guilford County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 27401 has about 21,788 residents. At $44,524, its median household income sits below Guilford County's $66,027.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27401's population declined 6.8% from 23,388 to 21,788, while its median gross rent rose 16.2% from $760 to $883.

31.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 35.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,788
Median age: 30.1 yrs
Median household income: $44,524
Median home value: $138,300
Median gross rent: $883
Housing units: 9,650
Homeownership rate: 35.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,38821,788

Median household income

$34,274$44,524

Median home value

$104,000$138,300

Median gross rent

$760$883

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,388	$34,274	$104,000	$760
2020	23,519	$36,029	$110,800	$752
2021	21,947	$40,149	$112,200	$776
2022	21,253	$43,092	$121,700	$841
2023	21,788	$44,524	$138,300	$883

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 2429.5%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	694	3.2%
5 to 17	2,303	10.6%
18 to 24	6,432	29.5%
25 to 34	3,401	15.6%
35 to 44	1,813	8.3%
45 to 54	1,876	8.6%
55 to 64	2,186	10.0%
65 to 74	1,966	9.0%
75 and over	1,117	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,630	25.8%
Black or African American	13,457	61.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	79	0.4%
Asian	260	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	79	0.4%
Two or more races	456	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,827	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,816	14.7%
High school graduate	3,168	25.6%
Some college or associate's	3,442	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,340	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,593	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit6.8%

Walked7.1%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,215	66.9%
Carpooled	647	7.0%
Public transit	630	6.8%
Walked	656	7.1%
Bicycle	103	1.1%
Worked from home	939	10.1%
Other means	106	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,450	41.3%
15 to 29 min	2,417	28.9%
30 to 44 min	1,503	18.0%
45 to 59 min	294	3.5%
60+ min	693	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 29.2% (5,003 of 17,124)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,431	42.3%
Nonfamily households	4,673	57.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,104	84.0%
Vacant	1,546	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,876	35.5%
Renter-occupied	5,228	64.5%

1-unit, detached49.0%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units19.6%

20 or more units14.5%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,728	49.0%
1-unit, attached	372	3.9%
2 to 4 units	1,235	12.8%
5 to 19 units	1,894	19.6%
20 or more units	1,396	14.5%
Mobile home & other	25	0.3%

ZIP Code 27401

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