ZIP Code 27559

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Population: 2,607
Median household income: $63,750
Median home value: $347,000

ZIP Code 27559 (Chatham County, North Carolina) is home to about 2,607 residents. Its median household income of $63,750 runs below the Chatham County figure of $88,534.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27559's population held roughly steady from 2,622 to 2,607, while its median gross rent rose 30.2% from $1,030 to $1,341.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 70.0% of the population. 71.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,607
Median age: 54.4 yrs
Median household income: $63,750
Median home value: $347,000
Median gross rent: $1,341
Housing units: 1,246
Homeownership rate: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6222,607

Median household income

$67,331$63,750

Median home value

$240,400$347,000

Median gross rent

$1,030$1,341

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,622	$67,331	$240,400	$1,030
2020	2,532	$56,250	$264,200	$1,011
2021	2,732	$51,820	$255,900	$867
2022	2,199	$56,709	$284,400	$1,006
2023	2,607	$63,750	$347,000	$1,341

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6423.4%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	1.9%
5 to 17	266	10.2%
18 to 24	145	5.6%
25 to 34	175	6.7%
35 to 44	301	11.5%
45 to 54	425	16.3%
55 to 64	610	23.4%
65 to 74	433	16.6%
75 and over	203	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,826	70.0%
Black or African American	320	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	107	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	194	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	160	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's39.6%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	192	8.9%
High school graduate	532	24.8%
Some college or associate's	850	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	422	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	151	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means10.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	933	71.7%
Carpooled	40	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	98	7.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	92	7.1%
Other means	139	10.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	190	15.7%
15 to 29 min	285	23.6%
30 to 44 min	497	41.1%
45 to 59 min	145	12.0%
60+ min	93	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 7.4% (192 of 2,607)

	Count	Share
Family households	905	77.2%
Nonfamily households	267	22.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,172	94.1%
Vacant	74	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	988	84.3%
Renter-occupied	184	15.7%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other21.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	928	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	53	4.3%
Mobile home & other	265	21.3%

ZIP Code 27559

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