ZIP Code 27871

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Martin County, North Carolina.

Population: 3,559
Median household income: $55,067
Median home value: $114,200

ZIP Code 27871 (Martin County, North Carolina) is home to about 3,559 residents. The median household income of $55,067 is above the Martin County median ($46,793).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27871's population declined 17.1% from 4,293 to 3,559, while its median gross rent rose 15.2% from $659 to $759.

Owners occupy 71.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 54.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,559
Median age: 54.7 yrs
Median household income: $55,067
Median home value: $114,200
Median gross rent: $759
Housing units: 2,025
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2933,559

Median household income

$35,000$55,067

Median home value

$72,900$114,200

Median gross rent

$659$759

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,293	$35,000	$72,900	$659
2020	4,452	$38,648	$73,000	$668
2021	3,979	$38,400	$81,000	$687
2022	3,606	$44,127	$93,500	$753
2023	3,559	$55,067	$114,200	$759

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6424.7%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	136	3.8%
5 to 17	388	10.9%
18 to 24	161	4.5%
25 to 34	413	11.6%
35 to 44	289	8.1%
45 to 54	426	12.0%
55 to 64	879	24.7%
65 to 74	473	13.3%
75 and over	394	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,587	44.6%
Black or African American	1,603	45.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	182	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	187	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.3%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's40.3%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	497	17.3%
High school graduate	936	32.6%
Some college or associate's	1,159	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	219	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	63	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,197	84.0%
Carpooled	94	6.6%
Public transit	6	0.4%
Walked	12	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	95	6.7%
Other means	21	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	319	24.0%
15 to 29 min	523	39.3%
30 to 44 min	244	18.3%
45 to 59 min	125	9.4%
60+ min	119	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 14.4% (511 of 3,559)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,098	67.7%
Nonfamily households	525	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,623	80.1%
Vacant	402	19.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,157	71.3%
Renter-occupied	466	28.7%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,471	72.6%
1-unit, attached	4	0.2%
2 to 4 units	106	5.2%
5 to 19 units	9	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	435	21.5%

ZIP Code 27871

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