ZIP 27229 · Candor
Who lives in ZIP code 27229 (Candor, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Candor, NC · Montgomery County
uszips 2026
People3,456
Median age37.3
Household income$51,436
Home value$123,844
Median rent$898/mo
Poverty18.6%
College degree+6.9%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,230
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.8% are 65 or older; 73.2% are adults.
Household income
20.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,720.
Education (adults 25+)
34.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
22.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.1%
- Never married
- 35.6%
- Divorced
- 12.0%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 42.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.4%
- Rent burden
- 35.4%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.7%
- Unemployment
- 1.3%
- Self-employed
- 8.5%
- Farmers
- 1.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.2%
- Veterans
- 5.6%
- With a disability
- 17.5%
- No health insurance
- 20.9%
- Limited English
- 4.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.