ZIP Code 27834

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Pitt County, North Carolina.

Population: 55,073
Median household income: $48,081
Median home value: $161,700

Covering part of Pitt County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 27834 has about 55,073 residents. At $48,081, its median household income sits below Pitt County's $58,851.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27834's population declined 3.8% from 57,258 to 55,073, while its median gross rent rose 22.5% from $768 to $941.

The median gross rent is $941. 27.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,073
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $48,081
Median home value: $161,700
Median gross rent: $941
Housing units: 27,368
Homeownership rate: 37.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

57,25855,073

Median household income

$39,042$48,081

Median home value

$115,400$161,700

Median gross rent

$768$941

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	57,258	$39,042	$115,400	$768
2020	59,049	$40,138	$123,300	$777
2021	55,864	$40,471	$126,000	$833
2022	54,547	$44,515	$146,600	$875
2023	55,073	$48,081	$161,700	$941

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,078	7.4%
5 to 17	8,712	15.8%
18 to 24	6,663	12.1%
25 to 34	9,511	17.3%
35 to 44	7,045	12.8%
45 to 54	5,893	10.7%
55 to 64	5,616	10.2%
65 to 74	4,607	8.4%
75 and over	2,948	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,206	33.1%
Black or African American	29,762	54.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	48	0.1%
Asian	1,200	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	128	0.2%
Two or more races	1,419	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,310	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,100	11.5%
High school graduate	10,123	28.4%
Some college or associate's	11,534	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,399	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4,464	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit1.5%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,055	76.7%
Carpooled	1,858	7.5%
Public transit	372	1.5%
Walked	611	2.5%
Bicycle	58	0.2%
Worked from home	2,698	10.9%
Other means	190	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,060	45.4%
15 to 29 min	7,382	33.3%
30 to 44 min	2,117	9.6%
45 to 59 min	1,317	5.9%
60+ min	1,268	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 24.7% (13,339 of 54,037)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,840	52.6%
Nonfamily households	11,579	47.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,419	89.2%
Vacant	2,949	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,023	37.0%
Renter-occupied	15,396	63.0%

1-unit, detached33.3%

1-unit, attached12.8%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units25.2%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other12.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,101	33.3%
1-unit, attached	3,493	12.8%
2 to 4 units	1,911	7.0%
5 to 19 units	6,886	25.2%
20 or more units	2,557	9.3%
Mobile home & other	3,420	12.5%

ZIP Code 27834

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