ZIP Code 27891

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nash County, North Carolina.

Population: 4,484
Median household income: $65,806
Median home value: $128,400

ZIP Code 27891 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nash County, North Carolina, home to about 4,484 residents. At $65,806, its median household income sits above Nash County's $60,704.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27891's population declined 11.0% from 5,036 to 4,484, while its median gross rent rose 22.5% from $822 to $1,007.

57.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1988.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,484
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $65,806
Median home value: $128,400
Median gross rent: $1,007
Housing units: 2,035
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 13.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0364,484

Median household income

$46,250$65,806

Median home value

$87,000$128,400

Median gross rent

$822$1,007

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,036	$46,250	$87,000	$822
2020	5,284	$49,490	$89,600	$846
2021	4,901	$51,278	$95,400	$906
2022	4,812	$57,979	$110,800	$1,031
2023	4,484	$65,806	$128,400	$1,007

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3420.5%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6422.0%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	158	3.5%
5 to 17	587	13.1%
18 to 24	238	5.3%
25 to 34	917	20.5%
35 to 44	462	10.3%
45 to 54	530	11.8%
55 to 64	985	22.0%
65 to 74	395	8.8%
75 and over	212	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,300	29.0%
Black or African American	3,000	66.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	73	1.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	50	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	57	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	631	18.0%
High school graduate	1,301	37.2%
Some college or associate's	1,210	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	276	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	83	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone87.9%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,935	87.9%
Carpooled	105	4.8%
Public transit	9	0.4%
Walked	26	1.2%
Bicycle	10	0.5%
Worked from home	96	4.4%
Other means	20	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	385	18.3%
15 to 29 min	1,145	54.4%
30 to 44 min	372	17.7%
45 to 59 min	72	3.4%
60+ min	131	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 14.4% (646 of 4,476)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,185	75.0%
Nonfamily households	394	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,579	77.6%
Vacant	456	22.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,227	77.7%
Renter-occupied	352	22.3%

1-unit, detached57.4%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other39.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,168	57.4%
1-unit, attached	5	0.2%
2 to 4 units	47	2.3%
5 to 19 units	2	0.1%
20 or more units	6	0.3%
Mobile home & other	807	39.7%

ZIP Code 27891

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