ZIP Code 27889

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Beaufort County, North Carolina.

Population: 24,568
Median household income: $52,694
Median home value: $184,100

Covering part of Beaufort County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 27889 has about 24,568 residents. The median household income of $52,694 is below the Beaufort County median ($57,997).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27889's population declined 7.8% from 26,637 to 24,568, while its median gross rent rose 16.7% from $726 to $847.

62.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,568
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $52,694
Median home value: $184,100
Median gross rent: $847
Housing units: 12,956
Homeownership rate: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,63724,568

Median household income

$41,699$52,694

Median home value

$136,000$184,100

Median gross rent

$726$847

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,637	$41,699	$136,000	$726
2020	25,991	$44,056	$140,800	$735
2021	24,661	$46,711	$140,500	$767
2022	24,515	$49,382	$159,800	$823
2023	24,568	$52,694	$184,100	$847

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,067	4.3%
5 to 17	3,270	13.3%
18 to 24	1,840	7.5%
25 to 34	2,592	10.6%
35 to 44	2,807	11.4%
45 to 54	3,196	13.0%
55 to 64	3,971	16.2%
65 to 74	3,308	13.5%
75 and over	2,517	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,314	58.3%
Black or African American	6,660	27.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.1%
Asian	83	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	60	0.2%
Two or more races	875	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,555	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,436	13.2%
High school graduate	5,239	28.5%
Some college or associate's	6,833	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,464	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,419	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,268	84.3%
Carpooled	406	3.7%
Public transit	5	0.0%
Walked	113	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,012	9.2%
Other means	192	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,737	47.4%
15 to 29 min	2,347	23.5%
30 to 44 min	1,707	17.1%
45 to 59 min	517	5.2%
60+ min	676	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 16.4% (3,976 of 24,225)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,165	64.8%
Nonfamily households	3,892	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,057	85.3%
Vacant	1,899	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,713	60.7%
Renter-occupied	4,344	39.3%

1-unit, detached62.6%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other21.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,114	62.6%
1-unit, attached	396	3.1%
2 to 4 units	885	6.8%
5 to 19 units	595	4.6%
20 or more units	218	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2,748	21.2%

ZIP Code 27889

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