ZIP 27944 · Hertford
Who lives in ZIP code 27944 (Hertford, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hertford, NC · Perquimans County
uszips 2026
People11,358
Median age52.9
Household income$67,938
Home value$226,251
Median rent$1,014/mo
Poverty9.7%
College degree+21.6%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 25 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,048
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
31.6% are 65 or older; 84.3% are adults.
Household income
32.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,120.
Education (adults 25+)
46.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.1%
- Never married
- 24.0%
- Divorced
- 8.8%
- Widowed
- 11.1%
- Family size
- 2.74
- Dual-income families
- 44.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.0%
- Rent burden
- 38.4%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.4%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 12.7%
- Farmers
- 2.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.1%
- Veterans
- 12.4%
- With a disability
- 22.0%
- No health insurance
- 9.7%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.