ZIP 27244 · Elon
Who lives in ZIP code 27244 (Elon, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elon, NC · Alamance County
uszips 2026
People16,329
Median age23.0
Household income$75,323
Home value$283,567
Median rent$972/mo
Poverty14.3%
College degree+34.7%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Burlington, NC
- Wider region
- Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 117 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,509
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.9% are 65 or older; 84.2% are adults.
Household income
37.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $21,940.
Education (adults 25+)
41.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.6%
- Never married
- 52.7%
- Divorced
- 5.0%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 57.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.8%
- Rent burden
- 38.1%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 12.9%
- Farmers
- 1.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 29.6%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 11.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.