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Population and households in ZIP 27559
Household size in ZIP 27559
| Period | ZIP 27559 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.49 | 2.40 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.46 | 2.44 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.56 | 2.43 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.61 | 2.40 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.12 | +0.00 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in ZIP 27559 average 2.61 people, about the same as the country as a whole (2.65). The typical household here is bigger than in the Chapel Hill area as a whole, where it has 2.40 people. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.49, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 27559
| Period | ZIP 27559 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.4 | 36.9 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.9 | 37.7 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 49.1 | 39.2 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 46.8 | 39.9 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +10.3 | +2.9 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 46.8, ZIP 27559 is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
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 27559
| Period | ZIP 27559 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.6% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.2% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.5% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.1% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +5.5 pts | −1.8 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in ZIP 27559: 15.1% of all 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 27559
Renters in ZIP 27559
| Period | ZIP 27559 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.4% | 38.7% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.2% | 39.8% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 22.0% | 39.3% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 14.6% | 37.8% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −5.8 pts | −0.9 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 14.6% of households in ZIP 27559 rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. More than four in ten owners (43.7%) have paid off their mortgages, above 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 27559
| Period | ZIP 27559 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.3% | 11.2% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.4% | 9.6% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.5% | 9.8% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.4% | 9.2% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | −2.0 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs high in ZIP 27559: 13.4% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
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 27559
| Period | ZIP 27559 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1990 | 1983 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1990 | 1984 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1992 | 1986 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +8 | +7 | +6 |
Much of the housing in ZIP 27559 is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1992, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. That is in line with the rest of the Chapel Hill area.
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 27559
| Period | ZIP 27559 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $747 | $889 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $789 | $951 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $939 | $1,102 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,081 | $1,501 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$334 | +$612 | +$528 | +$606 |
The median renter in ZIP 27559 pays $1,081 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 14.1% of household income on rent, comfortably 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 27559
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 27559
| Period | ZIP 27559 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.4% | 43.7% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 25.9% | 45.7% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 26.4% | 48.5% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 34.5% | 53.9% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.1 pts | +10.2 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are about as common in ZIP 27559 as nationally: 34.5% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. 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 27559
| Period | ZIP 27559 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 89.7% | 86.9% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.1% | 88.4% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 83.2% | 89.4% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.3% | 91.5% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | +4.7 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in ZIP 27559 is close to the national rate: 90.3% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.
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 27559
| Period | ZIP 27559 | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.2% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.5% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.7% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.3% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.9 pts | −3.8 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in ZIP 27559 has been low: just 1.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current 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 27559 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 27559 | 2.61 | 46.8 | 15.1% | 14.6% | 13.4% | 1992 | $1,081 | 34.5% | 90.3% | 1.3% |
| ZIP 27562 | 3.33 | 32.4 | 4.6% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 2013 | $2,630 | 65.9% | 98.1% | 10.7% |
| ZIP 27312 | 2.32 | 49.5 | 5.4% | 19.4% | 8.2% | 1999 | $1,366 | 53.9% | 96.5% | 3.8% |
| ZIP 27502 | 2.82 | 37.4 | 8.1% | 21.0% | 6.6% | 2008 | $2,284 | 69.9% | 98.2% | 2.7% |
| ZIP 27523 | 2.73 | 40.1 | 9.5% | 22.4% | 6.1% | 2006 | $2,070 | 73.4% | 97.8% | 3.1% |
| ZIP 27252 | 2.39 | 49.9 | 7.8% | 6.0% | 19.4% | 1981 | $920 | 14.3% | 82.5% | 0.4% |
| ZIP 27540 | 3.01 | 37.7 | 7.1% | 18.3% | 5.0% | 2009 | $2,314 | 65.6% | 95.7% | 3.5% |
| ZIP 27207 | 2.61 | 47.3 | 6.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1977 | $897 | 22.8% | 89.5% | 0.7% |
| ZIP 27526 | 2.74 | 39.5 | 7.9% | 20.1% | 6.1% | 2004 | $1,595 | 45.1% | 94.4% | 3.1% |
| ZIP 27539 | 2.88 | 38.8 | 6.1% | 16.9% | 4.0% | 2004 | $1,859 | 67.3% | 96.2% | 3.3% |
| ZIP 27518 | 2.39 | 45.9 | 6.2% | 34.2% | 8.4% | 1998 | $1,650 | 70.2% | 97.1% | 3.4% |
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 27559. 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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