ZIP Code 27801

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.

Population: 19,489
Median household income: $41,696
Median home value: $108,600

ZIP Code 27801 (Edgecombe County, North Carolina) is home to about 19,489 residents. The median household income of $41,696 is below the Edgecombe County median ($48,480).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27801's population declined 2.9% from 20,065 to 19,489, while its median gross rent rose 21.4% from $700 to $850.

28.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.69 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,489
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $41,696
Median home value: $108,600
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 9,162
Homeownership rate: 46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,06519,489

Median household income

$35,437$41,696

Median home value

$86,900$108,600

Median gross rent

$700$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,065	$35,437	$86,900	$700
2020	19,893	$37,539	$86,700	$719
2021	19,627	$39,768	$88,700	$735
2022	19,356	$42,488	$97,100	$823
2023	19,489	$41,696	$108,600	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,428	7.3%
5 to 17	3,680	18.9%
18 to 24	1,860	9.5%
25 to 34	2,742	14.1%
35 to 44	2,213	11.4%
45 to 54	2,036	10.4%
55 to 64	2,296	11.8%
65 to 74	1,874	9.6%
75 and over	1,360	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,687	24.0%
Black or African American	13,716	70.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	141	0.7%
Asian	49	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	585	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	278	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate38.4%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,133	17.0%
High school graduate	4,806	38.4%
Some college or associate's	3,671	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,194	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	717	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,933	76.8%
Carpooled	808	10.5%
Public transit	145	1.9%
Walked	61	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	547	7.1%
Other means	227	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,380	33.2%
15 to 29 min	2,551	35.6%
30 to 44 min	1,517	21.1%
45 to 59 min	182	2.5%
60+ min	544	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 28.1% (5,458 of 19,417)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,838	67.1%
Nonfamily households	2,370	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,208	78.7%
Vacant	1,954	21.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,318	46.0%
Renter-occupied	3,890	54.0%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units13.9%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,042	65.9%
1-unit, attached	120	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1,274	13.9%
5 to 19 units	297	3.2%
20 or more units	113	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1,316	14.4%

ZIP Code 27801

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