ZIP Code 27850

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Halifax County, North Carolina.

Population: 6,817
Median household income: $65,651
Median home value: $177,800

Covering part of Halifax County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 27850 has about 6,817 residents. At $65,651, its median household income sits above Halifax County's $45,071.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27850's population declined 8.0% from 7,410 to 6,817, while its median gross rent fell 7.2% from $670 to $622.

27.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,817
Median age: 52.4 yrs
Median household income: $65,651
Median home value: $177,800
Median gross rent: $622
Housing units: 5,211
Homeownership rate: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,4106,817

Median household income

$44,929$65,651

Median home value

$167,100$177,800

Median gross rent

$670$622

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,410	$44,929	$167,100	$670
2020	7,847	$47,188	$124,000	$671
2021	7,237	$50,500	$153,200	$594
2022	7,015	$55,750	$160,500	$636
2023	6,817	$65,651	$177,800	$622

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over15.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	426	6.2%
5 to 17	775	11.4%
18 to 24	329	4.8%
25 to 34	615	9.0%
35 to 44	496	7.3%
45 to 54	973	14.3%
55 to 64	1,075	15.8%
65 to 74	1,096	16.1%
75 and over	1,032	15.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,691	54.1%
Black or African American	2,563	37.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97	1.4%
Asian	26	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	25	0.4%
Two or more races	203	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	206	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	630	11.9%
High school graduate	1,654	31.3%
Some college or associate's	1,557	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	817	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	629	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,860	77.0%
Carpooled	306	12.7%
Public transit	7	0.3%
Walked	16	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	219	9.1%
Other means	8	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	461	21.0%
15 to 29 min	664	30.2%
30 to 44 min	611	27.8%
45 to 59 min	147	6.7%
60+ min	314	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 20.7% (1,410 of 6,817)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,026	65.7%
Nonfamily households	1,057	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,083	59.2%
Vacant	2,128	40.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,564	83.2%
Renter-occupied	519	16.8%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other34.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,312	63.6%
1-unit, attached	61	1.2%
2 to 4 units	37	0.7%
5 to 19 units	30	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,771	34.0%

ZIP Code 27850

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