ZIP Code 27863

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, North Carolina.

Population: 13,401
Median household income: $78,063
Median home value: $177,600

Covering part of Wayne County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 27863 has about 13,401 residents. Its median household income of $78,063 runs above the Wayne County figure of $58,082.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27863's population grew 4.8% from 12,782 to 13,401, while its median gross rent fell 11.7% from $1,005 to $887.

64.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1996.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,401
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $78,063
Median home value: $177,600
Median gross rent: $887
Housing units: 5,385
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,78213,401

Median household income

$64,119$78,063

Median home value

$123,200$177,600

Median gross rent

$1,005$887

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,782	$64,119	$123,200	$1,005
2020	13,923	$70,714	$134,500	$1,021
2021	12,676	$74,225	$140,700	$919
2022	13,545	$75,142	$152,600	$874
2023	13,401	$78,063	$177,600	$887

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	793	5.9%
5 to 17	2,519	18.8%
18 to 24	1,296	9.7%
25 to 34	1,684	12.6%
35 to 44	1,900	14.2%
45 to 54	1,491	11.1%
55 to 64	1,957	14.6%
65 to 74	1,179	8.8%
75 and over	582	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,800	73.1%
Black or African American	1,905	14.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	48	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	38	0.3%
Two or more races	297	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,299	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	945	10.7%
High school graduate	2,697	30.7%
Some college or associate's	3,551	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,151	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	449	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,670	86.6%
Carpooled	710	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	161	2.5%
Other means	6	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	960	15.0%
15 to 29 min	3,396	53.2%
30 to 44 min	891	14.0%
45 to 59 min	449	7.0%
60+ min	690	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 12.2% (1,625 of 13,346)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,888	81.6%
Nonfamily households	876	18.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,764	88.5%
Vacant	621	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,684	77.3%
Renter-occupied	1,080	22.7%

1-unit, detached64.3%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other34.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,462	64.3%
1-unit, attached	24	0.4%
2 to 4 units	26	0.5%
5 to 19 units	7	0.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,866	34.7%

ZIP Code 27863

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