ZIP 27909 · Elizabeth City
Who lives in ZIP code 27909 (Elizabeth City, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elizabeth City, NC · Pasquotank County
uszips 2026
People40,869
Median age39.7
Household income$66,732
Home value$229,958
Median rent$1,170/mo
Poverty11.0%
College degree+27.6%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Elizabeth City, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 70 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,804
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.7% are 65 or older; 78.6% are adults.
Household income
28.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,378.
Education (adults 25+)
35.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.1%
- Never married
- 34.3%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 2.90
- Dual-income families
- 44.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.5%
- Rent burden
- 33.1%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.6%
- Veterans
- 10.9%
- With a disability
- 14.9%
- No health insurance
- 11.0%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.