ZIP Code 27843

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Halifax County, North Carolina.

Population: 976
Median household income: $56,726
Median home value: $94,300

ZIP Code 27843 (Halifax County, North Carolina) is home to about 976 residents. At $56,726, its median household income sits above Halifax County's $45,071.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27843's population declined 7.3% from 1,053 to 976, while its median gross rent rose 5.5% from $729 to $769.

The median resident is 43.2 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 22.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 976
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $56,726
Median home value: $94,300
Median gross rent: $769
Housing units: 438
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,053976

Median household income

$33,500$56,726

Median home value

$81,100$94,300

Median gross rent

$729$769

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,053	$33,500	$81,100	$729
2020	1,018	$40,341	$81,300	$690
2021	864	$37,949	$78,800	$728
2022	1,011	$42,344	$80,000	$781
2023	976	$56,726	$94,300	$769

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 4422.8%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	5.4%
5 to 17	166	17.0%
18 to 24	34	3.5%
25 to 34	51	5.2%
35 to 44	223	22.8%
45 to 54	105	10.8%
55 to 64	131	13.4%
65 to 74	132	13.5%
75 and over	81	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	334	34.2%
Black or African American	584	59.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	2.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate39.8%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	121	16.7%
High school graduate	288	39.8%
Some college or associate's	254	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	46	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone86.9%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	319	86.9%
Carpooled	14	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	8.2%
Other means	4	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	134	39.8%
15 to 29 min	91	27.0%
30 to 44 min	87	25.8%
45 to 59 min	21	6.2%
60+ min	4	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 21.7% (212 of 976)

	Count	Share
Family households	230	67.8%
Nonfamily households	109	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	339	77.4%
Vacant	99	22.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	265	78.2%
Renter-occupied	74	21.8%

1-unit, detached55.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other39.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	243	55.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	21	4.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	174	39.7%

ZIP Code 27843

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