ZIP Code 27874

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Halifax County, North Carolina.

Population: 3,677
Median household income: $37,500
Median home value: $79,500

ZIP Code 27874 (Halifax County, North Carolina) is home to about 3,677 residents. The median household income of $37,500 is below the Halifax County median ($45,071).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27874's population declined 4.2% from 3,837 to 3,677, while its median gross rent fell 18.9% from $703 to $570.

70.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1971.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,677
Median age: 61.4 yrs
Median household income: $37,500
Median home value: $79,500
Median gross rent: $570
Housing units: 2,408
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8373,677

Median household income

$37,188$37,500

Median home value

$73,700$79,500

Median gross rent

$703$570

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,837	$37,188	$73,700	$703
2020	3,984	$27,437	$68,000	$486
2021	3,946	$28,513	$71,000	$526
2022	3,168	$31,629	$84,100	$495
2023	3,677	$37,500	$79,500	$570

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 177.6%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7423.0%

75 and over16.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	1.9%
5 to 17	279	7.6%
18 to 24	99	2.7%
25 to 34	190	5.2%
35 to 44	546	14.8%
45 to 54	377	10.3%
55 to 64	659	17.9%
65 to 74	844	23.0%
75 and over	612	16.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	932	25.3%
Black or African American	2,714	73.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.1%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	973	30.1%
High school graduate	1,076	33.3%
Some college or associate's	773	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	238	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	168	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone68.3%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means9.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	861	68.3%
Carpooled	101	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	152	12.1%
Other means	117	9.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	275	24.8%
15 to 29 min	208	18.8%
30 to 44 min	352	31.7%
45 to 59 min	117	10.6%
60+ min	157	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.87
Poverty rate: 30.3% (1,085 of 3,583)

	Count	Share
Family households	881	46.1%
Nonfamily households	1,031	53.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,912	79.4%
Vacant	496	20.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,247	65.2%
Renter-occupied	665	34.8%

1-unit, detached70.8%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other15.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,706	70.8%
1-unit, attached	57	2.4%
2 to 4 units	204	8.5%
5 to 19 units	23	1.0%
20 or more units	50	2.1%
Mobile home & other	368	15.3%

ZIP Code 27874

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