ZIP 27816 · Castalia
Who lives in ZIP code 27816 (Castalia, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Castalia, NC · Franklin County
uszips 2026
People3,019
Median age58.2
Household income$33,718
Home value—
Median rent$873/mo
Poverty11.4%
College degree+4.9%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,419
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
40.8% are 65 or older; 83.6% are adults.
Household income
8.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $18,064.
Education (adults 25+)
60.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.6%
- Never married
- 25.1%
- Divorced
- 17.0%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 2.40
- Dual-income families
- 29.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.2%
- Rent burden
- 36.9%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 32.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 3.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.1%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 27.9%
- No health insurance
- 12.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.