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Population and households in ZIP 27503
Household size in ZIP 27503
| Period | ZIP 27503 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.52 | 2.40 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.56 | 2.44 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.31 | 2.43 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.35 | 2.40 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.17 | +0.00 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in ZIP 27503 are small: just 2.35 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.52, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 27503
| Period | ZIP 27503 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 45.8 | 36.9 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 47.4 | 37.7 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 49.0 | 39.2 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 51.0 | 39.9 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +5.2 | +2.9 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
ZIP 27503 skews older: half of its residents are older than 51.0, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 27503
| Period | ZIP 27503 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.5% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.7% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.0% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.3% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.8 pts | −1.8 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in ZIP 27503: 6.3% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 27503
Renters in ZIP 27503
| Period | ZIP 27503 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.7% | 38.7% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.6% | 39.8% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 8.0% | 39.3% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 8.3% | 37.8% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.4 pts | −0.9 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 8.3% of households in ZIP 27503 rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Nearly three in ten owners (29.0%) have paid off their mortgages, well below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 27503
| Period | ZIP 27503 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 11.2% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.2% | 9.6% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.8% | 9.8% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 4.1% | 9.2% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −6.1 pts | −2.0 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 4.1% of homes in ZIP 27503 are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 27503
| Period | ZIP 27503 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1987 | 1983 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1989 | 1984 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1992 | 1986 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1987 | 1991 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | −1 | +8 | +7 | +6 |
The housing in ZIP 27503 is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1987, against 1980 nationally. Locally, though, homes here are older than in the Chapel Hill area overall, where the median home dates to 1991.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 27503
| Period | ZIP 27503 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,077 | $889 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $859 | $951 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,960 | $1,102 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,613 | $1,501 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$536 | +$612 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 27503 runs $1,613 a month at the median, utilities included, close to the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents here are higher than in the wider Chapel Hill area ($1,501). The typical renter here spends 29.5% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 27503
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 27503
| Period | ZIP 27503 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.7% | 43.7% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 37.4% | 45.7% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 33.9% | 48.5% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 46.2% | 53.9% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.5 pts | +10.2 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
College graduates are unusually common in ZIP 27503: 46.2% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby. Locally, though, the share is lower than in the Chapel Hill area as a whole (53.9%).
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 27503
| Period | ZIP 27503 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 91.3% | 86.9% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 92.5% | 88.4% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 95.3% | 89.4% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.2% | 91.5% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | −0.1 pts | +4.7 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in ZIP 27503 have finished high school (91.2%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. The Chapel Hill area as a whole looks much the same.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 27503
| Period | ZIP 27503 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.5% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.5% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.5% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.2% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.3 pts | −3.8 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in ZIP 27503 has been strong: just 0.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 27503 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 27503 | 2.35 | 51.0 | 6.3% | 8.3% | 4.1% | 1987 | $1,613 | 46.2% | 91.2% | 0.2% |
| ZIP 27712 | 2.56 | 46.9 | 9.8% | 9.7% | 3.8% | 1989 | $1,586 | 51.2% | 94.1% | 2.6% |
| ZIP 27572 | 2.48 | 45.7 | 9.5% | 9.6% | 9.3% | 1994 | $1,025 | 27.6% | 93.1% | 3.1% |
| ZIP 27509 | 2.71 | 42.1 | 11.6% | 32.3% | 27.8% | 1984 | $1,300 | 10.7% | 70.6% | 5.6% |
| ZIP 27704 | 2.64 | 39.3 | 16.2% | 38.7% | 8.6% | 1986 | $1,400 | 34.2% | 83.7% | 7.5% |
| ZIP 27583 | 2.49 | 37.8 | 13.1% | 15.7% | 7.5% | 1997 | $907 | 23.2% | 94.3% | 4.1% |
| ZIP 27581 | 2.53 | 40.5 | 14.9% | 19.5% | 6.5% | 1998 | $1,065 | 25.5% | 92.0% | 1.9% |
| ZIP 27705 | 2.14 | 39.9 | 10.0% | 56.3% | 10.9% | 1986 | $1,567 | 63.3% | 91.7% | 2.7% |
| ZIP 27708 | 2.25 | 19.8 | 10.1% | 44.5% | 7.3% | 1993 | $1,508 | 92.7% | 100.0% | 7.6% |
| ZIP 27541 | 2.67 | 46.2 | 9.2% | 8.1% | 15.6% | 1986 | $1,221 | 30.4% | 90.1% | 1.8% |
| ZIP 27522 | 2.65 | 39.6 | 15.1% | 18.9% | 11.3% | 1994 | $1,228 | 33.8% | 88.7% | 5.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 27503. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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