ZIP Code 27870

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Halifax County, North Carolina.

Population: 24,778
Median household income: $48,994
Median home value: $117,300

Covering part of Halifax County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 27870 has about 24,778 residents. The median household income of $48,994 is above the Halifax County median ($45,071).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27870's population declined 2.8% from 25,497 to 24,778, while its median gross rent rose 14.9% from $727 to $835.

75.7% of workers drive to work alone. 63.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,778
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $48,994
Median home value: $117,300
Median gross rent: $835
Housing units: 11,578
Homeownership rate: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,49724,778

Median household income

$37,003$48,994

Median home value

$100,700$117,300

Median gross rent

$727$835

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,497	$37,003	$100,700	$727
2020	24,571	$38,209	$102,500	$716
2021	25,166	$39,937	$106,900	$735
2022	25,279	$44,416	$115,300	$804
2023	24,778	$48,994	$117,300	$835

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,621	6.5%
5 to 17	4,321	17.4%
18 to 24	1,772	7.2%
25 to 34	3,133	12.6%
35 to 44	2,567	10.4%
45 to 54	2,811	11.3%
55 to 64	3,719	15.0%
65 to 74	3,148	12.7%
75 and over	1,686	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,666	47.1%
Black or African American	9,955	40.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	105	0.4%
Asian	313	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.1%
Two or more races	1,491	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,204	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,602	15.2%
High school graduate	5,977	35.0%
Some college or associate's	5,241	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,221	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,023	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,280	75.7%
Carpooled	1,051	10.9%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	103	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	806	8.4%
Other means	373	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,490	51.0%
15 to 29 min	2,306	26.2%
30 to 44 min	808	9.2%
45 to 59 min	412	4.7%
60+ min	792	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 22.5% (5,542 of 24,611)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,761	66.1%
Nonfamily households	3,464	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,225	88.3%
Vacant	1,353	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,085	59.5%
Renter-occupied	4,140	40.5%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other18.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,312	63.2%
1-unit, attached	517	4.5%
2 to 4 units	684	5.9%
5 to 19 units	579	5.0%
20 or more units	373	3.2%
Mobile home & other	2,113	18.3%

ZIP Code 27870

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