ZIP Code 27886

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.

Population: 18,560
Median household income: $51,180
Median home value: $121,800

ZIP Code 27886 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, home to about 18,560 residents. At $51,180, its median household income sits above Edgecombe County's $48,480.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27886's population declined 8.5% from 20,280 to 18,560, while its median gross rent rose 10.3% from $681 to $751.

60.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,560
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $51,180
Median home value: $121,800
Median gross rent: $751
Housing units: 8,916
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,28018,560

Median household income

$36,786$51,180

Median home value

$88,700$121,800

Median gross rent

$681$751

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,280	$36,786	$88,700	$681
2020	19,981	$41,869	$94,400	$703
2021	18,599	$45,052	$102,300	$658
2022	18,341	$47,766	$115,100	$677
2023	18,560	$51,180	$121,800	$751

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	831	4.5%
5 to 17	3,162	17.0%
18 to 24	1,169	6.3%
25 to 34	1,872	10.1%
35 to 44	1,910	10.3%
45 to 54	2,118	11.4%
55 to 64	2,894	15.6%
65 to 74	2,866	15.4%
75 and over	1,738	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,847	36.9%
Black or African American	9,145	49.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	30	0.2%
Two or more races	305	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,222	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,835	13.7%
High school graduate	5,080	37.9%
Some college or associate's	3,939	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,730	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	814	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,214	78.9%
Carpooled	587	7.5%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	138	1.8%
Bicycle	25	0.3%
Worked from home	719	9.1%
Other means	192	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,358	46.9%
15 to 29 min	1,861	26.0%
30 to 44 min	1,145	16.0%
45 to 59 min	441	6.2%
60+ min	353	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 17.8% (3,188 of 17,953)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,908	62.9%
Nonfamily households	2,897	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,805	87.5%
Vacant	1,111	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,141	65.9%
Renter-occupied	2,664	34.1%

1-unit, detached60.1%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other20.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,359	60.1%
1-unit, attached	88	1.0%
2 to 4 units	871	9.8%
5 to 19 units	586	6.6%
20 or more units	171	1.9%
Mobile home & other	1,841	20.6%

ZIP Code 27886

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