ZIP Code 27855

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hertford County, North Carolina.

Population: 5,635
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $99,800

ZIP Code 27855 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hertford County, North Carolina, home to about 5,635 residents. The median household income of $47,500 is in line with the Hertford County median ($47,472).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27855's population declined 7.1% from 6,066 to 5,635, while its median gross rent rose 15.4% from $765 to $883.

23.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.11 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,635
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $99,800
Median gross rent: $883
Housing units: 2,588
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,0665,635

Median household income

$37,005$47,500

Median home value

$80,500$99,800

Median gross rent

$765$883

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,066	$37,005	$80,500	$765
2020	6,360	$43,842	$85,800	$824
2021	5,533	$45,147	$81,800	$842
2022	5,608	$44,398	$97,500	$933
2023	5,635	$47,500	$99,800	$883

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 2418.3%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	153	2.7%
5 to 17	799	14.2%
18 to 24	1,031	18.3%
25 to 34	640	11.4%
35 to 44	576	10.2%
45 to 54	482	8.6%
55 to 64	793	14.1%
65 to 74	584	10.4%
75 and over	577	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,639	29.1%
Black or African American	3,259	57.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	54	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	112	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	558	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.4%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	600	16.4%
High school graduate	1,158	31.7%
Some college or associate's	1,254	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	413	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	227	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit2.1%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means6.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,759	77.1%
Carpooled	180	7.9%
Public transit	48	2.1%
Walked	107	4.7%
Bicycle	5	0.2%
Worked from home	46	2.0%
Other means	136	6.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	712	31.9%
15 to 29 min	679	30.4%
30 to 44 min	313	14.0%
45 to 59 min	352	15.7%
60+ min	179	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 23.1% (1,086 of 4,704)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,354	60.9%
Nonfamily households	870	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,224	85.9%
Vacant	364	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,416	63.7%
Renter-occupied	808	36.3%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other23.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,725	66.7%
1-unit, attached	33	1.3%
2 to 4 units	150	5.8%
5 to 19 units	47	1.8%
20 or more units	37	1.4%
Mobile home & other	596	23.0%

ZIP Code 27855

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