ZIP Code 27409

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Population: 16,927
Median household income: $57,862
Median home value: $189,200

ZIP Code 27409 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Guilford County, North Carolina, home to about 16,927 residents. The median household income of $57,862 is below the Guilford County median ($66,027).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27409's population declined 1.7% from 17,223 to 16,927, while its median gross rent rose 33.8% from $877 to $1,173.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 41.5% of the population. 80.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,927
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $57,862
Median home value: $189,200
Median gross rent: $1,173
Housing units: 9,616
Homeownership rate: 32.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,22316,927

Median household income

$44,837$57,862

Median home value

$140,500$189,200

Median gross rent

$877$1,173

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,223	$44,837	$140,500	$877
2020	15,799	$45,516	$147,200	$887
2021	16,131	$52,028	$143,400	$953
2022	17,070	$56,432	$159,800	$1,091
2023	16,927	$57,862	$189,200	$1,173

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3420.1%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,132	6.7%
5 to 17	2,042	12.1%
18 to 24	1,874	11.1%
25 to 34	3,408	20.1%
35 to 44	2,342	13.8%
45 to 54	1,939	11.5%
55 to 64	1,795	10.6%
65 to 74	1,549	9.2%
75 and over	846	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,765	40.0%
Black or African American	7,019	41.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	0.3%
Asian	472	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	40	0.2%
Two or more races	1,274	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,314	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate18.7%

Some college or associate's38.9%

Bachelor's degree25.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	464	3.9%
High school graduate	2,221	18.7%
Some college or associate's	4,626	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,040	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,528	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,733	80.8%
Carpooled	890	9.3%
Public transit	63	0.7%
Walked	212	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	644	6.7%
Other means	26	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,738	30.7%
15 to 29 min	3,805	42.6%
30 to 44 min	1,852	20.8%
45 to 59 min	270	3.0%
60+ min	259	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 14.9% (2,524 of 16,887)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,199	49.3%
Nonfamily households	4,312	50.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,511	88.5%
Vacant	1,105	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,779	32.7%
Renter-occupied	5,732	67.3%

1-unit, detached18.2%

1-unit, attached9.6%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units41.5%

20 or more units17.6%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,750	18.2%
1-unit, attached	925	9.6%
2 to 4 units	1,145	11.9%
5 to 19 units	3,995	41.5%
20 or more units	1,697	17.6%
Mobile home & other	104	1.1%

ZIP Code 27409

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