ZIP Code 27893

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wilson County, North Carolina.

Population: 38,626
Median household income: $40,180
Median home value: $153,000

ZIP Code 27893 (Wilson County, North Carolina) is home to about 38,626 residents. Its median household income of $40,180 runs below the Wilson County figure of $51,381.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27893's population declined 2.3% from 39,531 to 38,626, while its median gross rent rose 24.2% from $720 to $894.

78.2% of workers drive to work alone. 55.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,626
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $40,180
Median home value: $153,000
Median gross rent: $894
Housing units: 18,383
Homeownership rate: 42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,53138,626

Median household income

$34,006$40,180

Median home value

$101,900$153,000

Median gross rent

$720$894

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,531	$34,006	$101,900	$720
2020	40,602	$34,401	$104,000	$717
2021	39,681	$37,767	$109,600	$789
2022	38,929	$37,737	$135,000	$824
2023	38,626	$40,180	$153,000	$894

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,360	6.1%
5 to 17	7,308	18.9%
18 to 24	3,413	8.8%
25 to 34	5,045	13.1%
35 to 44	4,571	11.8%
45 to 54	4,334	11.2%
55 to 64	4,953	12.8%
65 to 74	3,931	10.2%
75 and over	2,711	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,293	26.6%
Black or African American	21,059	54.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	105	0.3%
Asian	184	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	339	0.9%
Two or more races	647	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,999	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,435	21.3%
High school graduate	9,057	35.5%
Some college or associate's	7,345	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,234	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,474	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,061	78.2%
Carpooled	1,445	10.2%
Public transit	28	0.2%
Walked	398	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	842	6.0%
Other means	370	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,254	47.0%
15 to 29 min	3,678	27.6%
30 to 44 min	1,877	14.1%
45 to 59 min	648	4.9%
60+ min	845	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 30.6% (11,454 of 37,375)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,149	56.9%
Nonfamily households	6,925	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,074	87.4%
Vacant	2,309	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,837	42.5%
Renter-occupied	9,237	57.5%

1-unit, detached55.8%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units18.6%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,256	55.8%
1-unit, attached	608	3.3%
2 to 4 units	3,420	18.6%
5 to 19 units	1,484	8.1%
20 or more units	479	2.6%
Mobile home & other	2,136	11.6%

ZIP Code 27893

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