ZIP Code 27549

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Franklin County, North Carolina.

Population: 25,826
Median household income: $63,534
Median home value: $191,400

ZIP Code 27549 (Franklin County, North Carolina) is home to about 25,826 residents. The median household income of $63,534 is below the Franklin County median ($71,386).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27549's population declined 3.3% from 26,716 to 25,826, while its median gross rent rose 17.3% from $813 to $954.

66.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1991.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,826
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $63,534
Median home value: $191,400
Median gross rent: $954
Housing units: 11,326
Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,71625,826

Median household income

$50,762$63,534

Median home value

$132,200$191,400

Median gross rent

$813$954

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,716	$50,762	$132,200	$813
2020	25,485	$51,109	$143,200	$832
2021	23,996	$52,650	$152,300	$867
2022	25,193	$61,581	$165,700	$959
2023	25,826	$63,534	$191,400	$954

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,202	4.7%
5 to 17	3,988	15.4%
18 to 24	2,785	10.8%
25 to 34	3,034	11.7%
35 to 44	3,250	12.6%
45 to 54	3,326	12.9%
55 to 64	3,446	13.3%
65 to 74	2,587	10.0%
75 and over	2,208	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,030	58.2%
Black or African American	6,344	24.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	91	0.4%
Asian	190	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.1%
Two or more races	794	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,355	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,641	14.8%
High school graduate	5,782	32.4%
Some college or associate's	5,847	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,343	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,238	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,843	81.0%
Carpooled	1,499	12.3%
Public transit	31	0.3%
Walked	46	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	668	5.5%
Other means	64	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,936	16.9%
15 to 29 min	3,034	26.4%
30 to 44 min	2,654	23.1%
45 to 59 min	2,039	17.8%
60+ min	1,820	15.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 15.6% (3,878 of 24,806)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,659	68.3%
Nonfamily households	3,091	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,750	86.1%
Vacant	1,576	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,856	70.3%
Renter-occupied	2,894	29.7%

1-unit, detached66.5%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other27.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,534	66.5%
1-unit, attached	51	0.5%
2 to 4 units	244	2.2%
5 to 19 units	240	2.1%
20 or more units	172	1.5%
Mobile home & other	3,085	27.2%

ZIP Code 27549

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