ZIP Code 27530

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, North Carolina.

Population: 37,442
Median household income: $55,507
Median home value: $176,500

ZIP Code 27530 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, North Carolina, home to about 37,442 residents. At $55,507, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $58,082.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27530's population declined 3.8% from 38,940 to 37,442, while its median gross rent rose 19.9% from $690 to $827.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 46.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,442
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,507
Median home value: $176,500
Median gross rent: $827
Housing units: 17,796
Homeownership rate: 58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,94037,442

Median household income

$39,672$55,507

Median home value

$133,100$176,500

Median gross rent

$690$827

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,940	$39,672	$133,100	$690
2020	38,229	$44,085	$132,700	$699
2021	37,275	$47,554	$141,500	$742
2022	37,447	$52,466	$164,100	$791
2023	37,442	$55,507	$176,500	$827

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,382	6.4%
5 to 17	6,599	17.6%
18 to 24	2,812	7.5%
25 to 34	4,818	12.9%
35 to 44	4,558	12.2%
45 to 54	4,309	11.5%
55 to 64	5,422	14.5%
65 to 74	4,136	11.0%
75 and over	2,406	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,536	46.8%
Black or African American	15,331	40.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	606	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.1%
Two or more races	1,444	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,471	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,932	11.4%
High school graduate	7,954	31.0%
Some college or associate's	9,191	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,678	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,894	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,856	80.1%
Carpooled	2,262	14.1%
Public transit	101	0.6%
Walked	55	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	546	3.4%
Other means	222	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,191	40.0%
15 to 29 min	5,207	33.6%
30 to 44 min	2,448	15.8%
45 to 59 min	894	5.8%
60+ min	756	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 18.1% (6,616 of 36,577)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,645	61.5%
Nonfamily households	6,046	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,691	88.2%
Vacant	2,105	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,130	58.2%
Renter-occupied	6,561	41.8%

1-unit, detached64.8%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other15.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,534	64.8%
1-unit, attached	361	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1,564	8.8%
5 to 19 units	1,079	6.1%
20 or more units	440	2.5%
Mobile home & other	2,818	15.8%

ZIP Code 27530

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