ZIP 27217 · Burlington
Who lives in ZIP code 27217 (Burlington, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Burlington, NC · Alamance County
uszips 2026
People41,406
Median age35.5
Household income$51,950
Home value$176,964
Median rent$915/mo
Poverty21.6%
College degree+15.5%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Burlington, NC
- Wider region
- Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 130 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,498
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.9% are 65 or older; 73.1% are adults.
Household income
20.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,039.
Education (adults 25+)
33.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
29.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.5%
- Never married
- 42.0%
- Divorced
- 13.1%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 3.25
- Dual-income families
- 43.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.2%
- Rent burden
- 28.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.6%
- Unemployment
- 7.9%
- Self-employed
- 10.7%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.0%
- Veterans
- 5.1%
- With a disability
- 12.2%
- No health insurance
- 15.9%
- Limited English
- 4.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.