Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,875
| This zip code: | $26,875 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 27262, 27263, 27265, 27282, 27370, 27360.
Housing units in zip code 27260 with a mortgage: 2,297 (298 second mortgage, 291 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,234
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $922
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $320
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 35.3% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 17.7% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.3 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 153
- 1995 to 1998: 319
- 1990 to 1994: 495
- 1980 to 1989: 906
- 1970 to 1979: 2,048
- 1960 to 1969: 1,960
- 1950 to 1959: 2,286
- 1940 to 1949: 1,232
- 1939 or earlier: 1,009
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in High Point, NC (27260): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 111
- 2 bedrooms: 1,332
- 3 bedrooms: 1,976
- 4 bedrooms: 280
- 5 or more bedrooms: 49
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 265
- 1 bedrooms: 1,301
- 2 bedrooms: 2,620
- 3 bedrooms: 1,371
- 4 bedrooms: 198
- 5 or more bedrooms: 50
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Vehicles available in 27260 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 410
- 1 vehicle: 1,130
- 2 vehicles: 1,342
- 3 vehicles: 613
- 4 vehicles: 207
- 5 or more vehicles: 46
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 2,016
- 1 vehicle: 2,581
- 2 vehicles: 937
- 3 vehicles: 219
- 4 vehicles: 23
- 5 or more vehicles: 29
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 27260:
- Less than $10,000: 19
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $20,000 to $24,999: 33
- $25,000 to $29,999: 50
- $30,000 to $34,999: 59
- $35,000 to $39,999: 53
- $40,000 to $49,999: 196
- $50,000 to $59,999: 373
- $60,000 to $69,999: 439
- $70,000 to $79,999: 537
- $80,000 to $89,999: 557
- $90,000 to $99,999: 558
- $100,000 to $124,999: 799
- $125,000 to $149,999: 383
- $150,000 to $174,999: 196
- $175,000 to $199,999: 96
- $200,000 to $249,999: 59
- $250,000 to $299,999: 6
- $400,000 to $499,999: 4
- $500,000 to $749,999: 5
- $750,000 to $999,999: 4
- $1,000,000 or more: 1
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $78,393.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $83,810
- Black or African American householders: $90,794
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $116,022
- Asian householders: $97,350
- Some other race householders: $101,769
- Two or more races householders: $74,545
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $88,513
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,086 (it was $61,800 in 2000)
| 27260: | $88,086 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,600 - $196,000
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $87,732| Here: | $87,732 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $124,310| Here: | $124,310 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $98,858| Here: | $98,858 | | State: | $163,212 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $162,726| Here: | $162,726 | | State: | $169,602 |
Mobile homes: $19,451| Here: | $19,451 | | State: | $45,354 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,721
- One, attached: 414
- Two: 1,135
- 3 or 4: 550
- 5 to 9: 655
- 10 to 19: 169
- 20 to 49: 40
- 50 or more: 625
- Mobile homes: 99

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,585 (66%)
- Carpooled: 2,555 (26%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 426 (4%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
- Railroad: 10 (0%)
- Taxi: 16 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
- Bicycle: 23 (0%)
- Walked: 127 (1%)
- Other means: 178 (2%)
- Worked at home: 80 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 270
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1198
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2178
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2469
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1471
- 25 to 29 minutes: 336
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1153
- 35 to 39 minutes: 184
- 40 to 44 minutes: 106
- 45 to 59 minutes: 354
- 60 to 89 minutes: 108
- 90 or more minutes: 103
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 24,814
- In family households: 20,742 (3,154 male householders, 3,206 female householders)
3,072 spouses, 8,065 children (7,531 natural, 168 adopted, 366 stepchildren), 1,006 grandchildren, 612 brothers or sisters, 231 parents, 760 other relatives, 636 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,072 (1,368 male householders (1,052 living alone)), 1,926 female householders (1,730 living alone)), 778 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 878 (622 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,283 2-persons, 1,797 3-persons, 1,200 4-persons, 565 5-persons, 313 6-persons, 202 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,782 1-person, 362 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 7 6-persons.
2,334 married couples with children.
3,614 single-parent households (357 men, 3,257 women).
89.5% of residents of 27260 zip code speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% very well, 18% well, 35% not well, 19% not at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% very well, 32% well, 22% not well, 3% not at all).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% very well, 29% well, 41% not well, 4% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (88% very well, 12% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,966 (7.7%)
(20.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (51%)
- Vietnam (15%)
- Pakistan (13%)
- Laos (3%)
- El Salvador (2%)
- Dominican Republic (2%)
- Cambodia (1%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,008
- 1990 to 1994: 456
- 1985 to 1989: 198
- 1980 to 1984: 136
- 1975 to 1979: 54
- 1970 to 1974: 59
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 55
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White population: 6,950
Black population: 16,132
American Indian population: 133
Asian population: 926
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 5
Some other race population: 762
Two or more races population: 473

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 15975 |
|  United States or American: 1574 |
|  English: 612 |
|  German: 421 |
|  Irish: 401 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 273 |
|  African: 241 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 182 |
|  French (except Basque): 136 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 87 |
|  Dutch: 63 |
|  Italian: 58 |
|  Polish: 52 |
|  Jamaican: 50 |
|  Scottish: 48 |
|  European: 45 |
|  British: 33 |
|  Bahamian: 32 |
|  Norwegian: 29 |
|  Welsh: 22 |
|  Turkish: 20 |
|  Ethiopian: 19 |
|  Nigerian: 13 |
|  Swedish: 13 |
|  French Canadian: 10 |
|  Arab:: 6 |
|  Jordanian: 6 |
|  Northern European: 6 |
|  Haitian: 5 |
|  Russian: 4 |

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 27260 not listed on the city page:- FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 528; Location: 608 FAIRVIEW ST, HIGH POINT, NC; Grades: PK - 05)
- PARKVIEW VILLAGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 430; Location: 506 HENRY PL, HIGH POINT, NC; Grades: PK - 05)
- UNION HILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 392; Location: 3523 UNION HILL CT, HIGH POINT, NC; Grades: PK - 05)
- OAK HILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 384; Location: 320 WRIGHTENBERRY ST, HIGH POINT, NC; Grades: PK - 05)
Median worth of mobile homes: $0
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (55%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 18099
- Northeast: 934
- Midwest: 451
- South: 3984
- West: 198
54% of the 27260 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 36,887. Population change in the 1990s: -11,506 (-31.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 84
| Here: | 2.4% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 31
| Here: | 2.2% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 130
| Here: | 17.0% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (HIGH POINT, NC):
- CHEM-CARE CO , INC (401 NEW STREET; small business): $4,297,792 in 14 contracts from 1999 to 2004
Contracts for Facilities Operations Support Services, Custodial Janitorial Services, Chemicals by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Navy, Army Signed by year: 2000: $1,159,233; 2001: $710,436; 2002: $777,347; 2003: $1,396,195; 2004: $9,080; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$989,672 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Facilities Operations Support Services. Signed on 2003-06-09. Completion date: 2003-06-04.
$710,436, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-06. Completion date: 2002-06-04.
$656,755, same as above. Signed on 2000-11-07. Completion date: 2001-06-04.
$406,523, same as above. Signed on 2003-01-24. Completion date: 2003-06-04.
- RUSH INDUSTRIES INC (118 N WRENN ST; small business): $84,000 in 3 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$42,000 with Army for Miscellaneous Materials Handling Equipment. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2006-04-04. Completion date: 2007-03-15.
$38,178, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-03. Completion date: 2005-03-15.
$3,822, same as above. Signed on 2006-04-03. Completion date: 2006-04-03.
- SLANE HOSIERY MILLS INC (313 S CENTENNIAL ST; small business)
$80,550 with Army for Footwear, Men's. Taking place in LA. Signed on 2002-02-07. Completion date: 2002-04-09.
- BEVERLYS MAID AND JANITORIAL (304 HOPSON STREET; small business): $33,464 in 3 contracts from 2002 to 2003
$16,733 with Navy for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-05-06. Completion date: 2006-04-15.
$16,731, same as above. Signed on 2002-04-09. Completion date: 2003-04-15.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2002-04-09. Completion date: 2003-04-15.
- MOTORSPORTS DESIGNS INC (2410 KIVETT DR; small business): $32,950 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$24,000 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Taking place in SC. Signed on 2003-08-28. Completion date: 2003-09-29.
$8,950, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-24. Completion date: 2004-07-30.
- PIEDMONT PACKAGING INC (1141 FOUST AVE; small business): $19,336 in 2 contracts in 2005
$9,775 with Navy for Boxes, Cartons, and Crates. Signed on 2005-03-11. Completion date: 2005-03-21.
$9,561, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-25. Completion date: 2005-10-14.
- MOTORSPORTS DESIGNS HOLDINGS C (2410 KIVETT DR; small business)
$9,589 with Army for Miscellaneous Printed Matter. Signed on 2004-09-29. Completion date: 2004-11-15.
- A & O CHURCH FURNITURE INC (1005 GREENSBORO RD; small business)
$9,576 with Army for Office Furniture. Signed on 2004-04-13. Completion date: 2004-03-23.
- AIR POWER INC (1430 TRINITY AVE; small business)
$3,543 with Navy for Power and Hand Pumps. Signed on 2005-08-09. Completion date: 2005-08-12.
- NORTH STATE TELEPHONE CO (111 HAYDEN PL; small business)
$2,272 with Air Force for ADP Telecommunications and Transmission Services. Taking place in OK. Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 3 establishments, 20-49 employees: 7 establishments, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 6 establishments)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2)
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (250-499: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Furniture Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 9, 1-4: 19)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 337 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 271 people in nursing homes
- 266 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 47
Total length: 2,169 meters
Total costs: 6,086,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 146,566
Total average daily truck traffic: 284
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- Built before 1900: 0
- Built in 1900-1910: 0
- Built in 1910-1920: 0
- Built in 1920-1930: 2
- Built in 1930-1940: 2
- Built in 1940-1950: 4
- Built in 1950-1960: 8
- Built in 1960-1970: 7
- Built in 1970-1980: 4
- Built in 1980-1990: 5
- Built in 1990-2000: 10
- Built in 2000-2010: 5
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