ZIP Code 27823

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Halifax County, North Carolina.

Population: 6,498
Median household income: $33,549
Median home value: $87,100

ZIP Code 27823 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Halifax County, North Carolina, home to about 6,498 residents. At $33,549, its median household income sits below Halifax County's $45,071.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27823's population declined 18.3% from 7,950 to 6,498, while its median gross rent fell 16.6% from $782 to $652.

The median gross rent is $652. 5.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,498
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $33,549
Median home value: $87,100
Median gross rent: $652
Housing units: 3,385
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 11.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,9506,498

Median household income

$31,836$33,549

Median home value

$59,400$87,100

Median gross rent

$782$652

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,950	$31,836	$59,400	$782
2020	7,573	$29,815	$56,700	$770
2021	6,651	$28,004	$59,000	$736
2022	6,786	$31,857	$81,300	$666
2023	6,498	$33,549	$87,100	$652

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	275	4.2%
5 to 17	1,145	17.6%
18 to 24	523	8.0%
25 to 34	895	13.8%
35 to 44	831	12.8%
45 to 54	680	10.5%
55 to 64	849	13.1%
65 to 74	713	11.0%
75 and over	587	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	812	12.5%
Black or African American	5,327	82.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	140	2.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	84	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	135	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.4%

High school graduate45.8%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree3.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,066	23.4%
High school graduate	2,084	45.8%
Some college or associate's	1,159	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	156	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	90	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,755	82.3%
Carpooled	231	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	69	3.2%
Other means	78	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	491	23.8%
15 to 29 min	486	23.5%
30 to 44 min	840	40.7%
45 to 59 min	158	7.7%
60+ min	89	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 31.8% (2,051 of 6,440)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,618	63.1%
Nonfamily households	947	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,565	75.8%
Vacant	820	24.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,580	61.6%
Renter-occupied	985	38.4%

1-unit, detached55.1%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other37.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,865	55.1%
1-unit, attached	32	0.9%
2 to 4 units	108	3.2%
5 to 19 units	58	1.7%
20 or more units	62	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1,260	37.2%

ZIP Code 27823

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