ZIP 27215 · Burlington
Who lives in ZIP code 27215 (Burlington, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Burlington, NC · Alamance County
uszips 2026
People47,102
Median age42.0
Household income$68,825
Home value$260,037
Median rent$1,161/mo
Poverty9.5%
College degree+37.7%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Burlington, NC
- Wider region
- Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 288 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 20,383
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.6% are 65 or older; 77.6% are adults.
Household income
32.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,633.
Education (adults 25+)
43.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.5%
- Never married
- 27.4%
- Divorced
- 14.9%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 3.02
- Dual-income families
- 51.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.7%
- Rent burden
- 25.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Self-employed
- 11.4%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.2%
- Veterans
- 8.3%
- With a disability
- 12.2%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.