ZIP 27822 · Elm City
Who lives in ZIP code 27822 (Elm City, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elm City, NC · Wilson County
uszips 2026
People7,838
Median age44.2
Household income$63,703
Home value$163,062
Median rent$862/mo
Poverty17.0%
College degree+19.8%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilson, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 35 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,093
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.6% are 65 or older; 79.7% are adults.
Household income
31.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,919.
Education (adults 25+)
25.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.6%
- Never married
- 32.3%
- Divorced
- 10.6%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 47.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.6%
- Rent burden
- 28.9%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.4%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.6%
- Veterans
- 6.4%
- With a disability
- 18.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.