ZIP 27869 · Rich Square
Who lives in ZIP code 27869 (Rich Square, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rich Square, NC · Northampton County
uszips 2026
People1,834
Median age59.1
Household income$43,301
Home value$120,822
Median rent$540/mo
Poverty17.5%
College degree+10.0%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Roanoke Rapids, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 835
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
39.2% are 65 or older; 89.1% are adults.
Household income
13.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,947.
Education (adults 25+)
42.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.8%
- Never married
- 32.6%
- Divorced
- 5.9%
- Widowed
- 15.6%
- Family size
- 2.55
- Dual-income families
- 30.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.8%
- Rent burden
- 26.9%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 7.4%
- Farmers
- 2.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.0%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 23.2%
- No health insurance
- 13.0%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.