ZIP Code 27937

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Gates County, North Carolina.

Population: 3,122
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $146,000

ZIP Code 27937 (Gates County, North Carolina) is home to about 3,122 residents. At $66,250, its median household income sits above Gates County's $61,612.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27937's population declined 29.8% from 4,448 to 3,122, while its median gross rent rose 30.5% from $949 to $1,238.

The median resident is 41.9 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 14.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,122
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $146,000
Median gross rent: $1,238
Housing units: 1,307
Homeownership rate: 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 17.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4483,122

Median household income

$53,487$66,250

Median home value

$150,300$146,000

Median gross rent

$949$1,238

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,448	$53,487	$150,300	$949
2020	4,205	$46,129	$143,000	$992
2021	3,468	$46,005	$137,900	$1,151
2022	3,050	$57,500	$140,600	$1,129
2023	3,122	$66,250	$146,000	$1,238

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	144	4.6%
5 to 17	450	14.4%
18 to 24	345	11.1%
25 to 34	332	10.6%
35 to 44	370	11.9%
45 to 54	464	14.9%
55 to 64	392	12.6%
65 to 74	379	12.1%
75 and over	246	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,600	51.2%
Black or African American	1,318	42.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	1.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	128	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's47.3%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	233	10.7%
High school graduate	693	31.7%
Some college or associate's	1,032	47.3%
Bachelor's degree	93	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	132	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone88.4%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means5.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,126	88.4%
Carpooled	57	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	1.8%
Other means	68	5.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	59	4.7%
15 to 29 min	454	36.3%
30 to 44 min	288	23.0%
45 to 59 min	164	13.1%
60+ min	286	22.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 12.2% (382 of 3,122)

	Count	Share
Family households	698	57.1%
Nonfamily households	524	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,222	93.5%
Vacant	85	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,064	87.1%
Renter-occupied	158	12.9%

1-unit, detached64.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other35.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	847	64.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	460	35.2%

ZIP Code 27937

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