ZIP 27278 · Hillsborough
Who lives in ZIP code 27278 (Hillsborough, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hillsborough, NC · Orange County
uszips 2026
People27,925
Median age44.3
Household income$105,887
Home value$413,634
Median rent$1,297/mo
Poverty7.0%
College degree+55.7%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 104 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,533
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.5% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
52.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,802.
Education (adults 25+)
57.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.8%
- Never married
- 27.3%
- Divorced
- 11.0%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 59.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.6%
- Rent burden
- 31.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Self-employed
- 17.2%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 36.3%
- Veterans
- 7.6%
- With a disability
- 11.2%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.