ZIP Code 27856

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nash County, North Carolina.

Population: 17,001
Median household income: $66,147
Median home value: $181,100

ZIP Code 27856 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nash County, North Carolina, home to about 17,001 residents. Its median household income of $66,147 runs above the Nash County figure of $60,704.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27856's population declined 1.5% from 17,258 to 17,001, while its median gross rent rose 4.6% from $828 to $866.

The median gross rent is $866. 21.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,001
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $66,147
Median home value: $181,100
Median gross rent: $866
Housing units: 7,122
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,25817,001

Median household income

$59,175$66,147

Median home value

$138,300$181,100

Median gross rent

$828$866

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,258	$59,175	$138,300	$828
2020	16,633	$57,532	$153,200	$809
2021	17,001	$58,756	$151,100	$801
2022	16,826	$63,180	$171,400	$846
2023	17,001	$66,147	$181,100	$866

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,263	7.4%
5 to 17	2,810	16.5%
18 to 24	1,170	6.9%
25 to 34	2,374	14.0%
35 to 44	2,151	12.7%
45 to 54	2,124	12.5%
55 to 64	2,183	12.8%
65 to 74	1,842	10.8%
75 and over	1,084	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,650	56.8%
Black or African American	5,830	34.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	128	0.8%
Asian	76	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	671	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	633	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,337	11.4%
High school graduate	3,987	33.9%
Some college or associate's	3,861	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,718	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	855	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,744	79.0%
Carpooled	450	6.2%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	6	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	925	12.7%
Other means	143	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,599	25.2%
15 to 29 min	3,259	51.4%
30 to 44 min	850	13.4%
45 to 59 min	324	5.1%
60+ min	313	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 13.9% (2,263 of 16,331)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,345	70.4%
Nonfamily households	1,826	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,171	86.6%
Vacant	951	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,323	70.1%
Renter-occupied	1,848	29.9%

1-unit, detached71.1%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other17.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,063	71.1%
1-unit, attached	19	0.3%
2 to 4 units	467	6.6%
5 to 19 units	269	3.8%
20 or more units	51	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1,253	17.6%

ZIP Code 27856

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