ZIP Code 27544

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Vance County, North Carolina.

Population: 3,991
Median household income: $63,393
Median home value: $163,400

ZIP Code 27544 (Vance County, North Carolina) is home to about 3,991 residents. Its median household income of $63,393 runs above the Vance County figure of $46,943.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27544's population declined 22.2% from 5,131 to 3,991, while its median gross rent rose 3.7% from $788 to $817.

The median gross rent is $817. 22.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,991
Median age: 50.1 yrs
Median household income: $63,393
Median home value: $163,400
Median gross rent: $817
Housing units: 1,760
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1313,991

Median household income

$56,905$63,393

Median home value

$117,500$163,400

Median gross rent

$788$817

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,131	$56,905	$117,500	$788
2020	5,043	$60,534	$118,300	$785
2021	4,475	$61,571	$119,800	$816
2022	4,319	$70,666	$141,800	$861
2023	3,991	$63,393	$163,400	$817

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5417.4%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	287	7.2%
5 to 17	480	12.0%
18 to 24	181	4.5%
25 to 34	495	12.4%
35 to 44	368	9.2%
45 to 54	696	17.4%
55 to 64	682	17.1%
65 to 74	575	14.4%
75 and over	227	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,318	58.1%
Black or African American	1,409	35.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.3%
Two or more races	86	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	168	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	495	16.3%
High school graduate	1,031	33.9%
Some college or associate's	838	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	342	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	337	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,680	83.6%
Carpooled	109	5.4%
Public transit	11	0.5%
Walked	13	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	179	8.9%
Other means	18	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	280	15.3%
15 to 29 min	785	42.9%
30 to 44 min	458	25.0%
45 to 59 min	96	5.2%
60+ min	212	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 14.8% (589 of 3,991)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,012	66.3%
Nonfamily households	515	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,527	86.8%
Vacant	233	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,124	73.6%
Renter-occupied	403	26.4%

1-unit, detached56.9%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other37.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,001	56.9%
1-unit, attached	4	0.2%
2 to 4 units	93	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	662	37.6%

ZIP Code 27544

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