ZIP 27891 · Whitakers
Who lives in ZIP code 27891 (Whitakers, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Whitakers, NC · Nash County
uszips 2026
People4,865
Median age43.4
Household income$67,942
Home value$137,057
Median rent$1,082/mo
Poverty14.7%
College degree+10.2%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Rocky Mount, NC
- Wider region
- Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 13 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,814
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.3% are 65 or older; 83.5% are adults.
Household income
25.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,670.
Education (adults 25+)
43.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.8%
- Never married
- 38.8%
- Divorced
- 9.6%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 3.21
- Dual-income families
- 54.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.5%
- Rent burden
- 21.4%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.4%
- Unemployment
- 10.9%
- Self-employed
- 7.6%
- Farmers
- 1.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.0%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 19.1%
- No health insurance
- 20.5%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.