Estimated median household income in 2008: $27,947
| This zip code: | $27,947 | | North Carolina: | $46,549 |
Nearest zip codes: 27890, 27866, 27870, 27832, 23879, 27876.
Housing units in zip code 27831 with a mortgage: 289 (35 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 235
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $884
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $325
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 34.5% | | Whole state: | 14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 14.1% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 17
- 1995 to 1998: 127
- 1990 to 1994: 96
- 1980 to 1989: 303
- 1970 to 1979: 316
- 1960 to 1969: 194
- 1950 to 1959: 118
- 1940 to 1949: 125
- 1939 or earlier: 74
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Garysburg, NC (27831): |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 48
- 2 bedrooms: 164
- 3 bedrooms: 534
- 4 bedrooms: 125
- 5 or more bedrooms: 28
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 3
- 1 bedrooms: 50
- 2 bedrooms: 116
- 3 bedrooms: 133
- 4 bedrooms: 28
- 5 or more bedrooms: 1
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Vehicles available in 27831 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 127
- 1 vehicle: 273
- 2 vehicles: 284
- 3 vehicles: 164
- 4 vehicles: 49
- 5 or more vehicles: 10
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 145
- 1 vehicle: 122
- 2 vehicles: 53
- 3 vehicles: 8
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 3
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 27831:
- Less than $10,000: 43
- $10,000 to $14,999: 22
- $15,000 to $19,999: 18
- $20,000 to $24,999: 19
- $25,000 to $29,999: 30
- $30,000 to $34,999: 44
- $35,000 to $39,999: 56
- $40,000 to $49,999: 52
- $50,000 to $59,999: 50
- $60,000 to $69,999: 54
- $70,000 to $79,999: 77
- $80,000 to $89,999: 58
- $90,000 to $99,999: 51
- $100,000 to $124,999: 82
- $125,000 to $149,999: 77
- $150,000 to $174,999: 35
- $175,000 to $199,999: 8
- $200,000 to $249,999: 31
- $250,000 to $299,999: 6
- $300,000 to $399,999: 5
- $400,000 to $499,999: 3
- $500,000 to $749,999: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 27831:
- Less than $100: 8
- $100 to $149: 10
- $150 to $199: 20
- $200 to $249: 28
- $250 to $299: 29
- $300 to $349: 25
- $350 to $399: 27
- $400 to $449: 31
- $450 to $499: 11
- $500 to $549: 13
- $550 to $599: 5
- $600 to $649: 1
- $650 to $699: 3
- $700 to $749: 1
- No cash rent: 80
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $67,251.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,115
- Black or African American householders: $82,410
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $129,018
- Two or more races householders: $110,149
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $52,413
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $73,541 (it was $45,300 in 2000)
| 27831: | $73,541 | | North Carolina: | $154,500 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $43,866 - $110,404
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $101,234| Here: | $101,234 | | State: | $225,597 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $96,489| Here: | $96,489 | | State: | $186,430 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $114,591| Here: | $114,591 | | State: | $152,636 |
Mobile homes: $34,195| Here: | $34,195 | | State: | $45,354 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 755
- One, attached: 43
- Two: 31
- 3 or 4: 6
- 5 to 9: 4
- 10 to 19: 3
- Mobile homes: 516
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 806 (74%)
- Carpooled: 250 (23%)
- Walked: 13 (1%)
- Other means: 22 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 17
- 5 to 9 minutes: 59
- 10 to 14 minutes: 168
- 15 to 19 minutes: 282
- 20 to 24 minutes: 154
- 25 to 29 minutes: 45
- 30 to 34 minutes: 126
- 35 to 39 minutes: 25
- 40 to 44 minutes: 39
- 45 to 59 minutes: 95
- 60 to 89 minutes: 40
- 90 or more minutes: 41
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 25.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,176
- In family households: 2,757 (417 male householders, 449 female householders)
443 spouses, 949 children (908 natural, 14 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 196 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 107 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 419 (186 male householders (169 living alone)), 207 female householders (203 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 327 2-persons, 242 3-persons, 171 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 372 1-person, 20 2-persons, 1 5-persons.
310 married couples with children.
340 single-parent households (36 men, 304 women).
97.5% of residents of 27831 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% very well, 5% not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% very well, 28% well, 11% not well).
Foreign born population: 4 (0.1%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.1% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Melanesia (50%)
- Mexico (50%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 4
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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White population: 376
Black population: 2,709
American Indian population: 15
Asian population: 3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 10
Two or more races population: 25
First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 1950 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 173 |
|  African: 173 |
|  United States or American: 88 |
|  German: 17 |
|  English: 15 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 14 |
|  Irish: 13 |
|  French (except Basque): 8 |
|  Portuguese: 6 |
|  Israeli: 4 |
|  Scottish: 4 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3 |
|  West Indian: 3 |
|  British: 2 |

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- 46 SAND AND STONE INACTIVE (DRAWER A in GARYSBURG, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,673
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (4%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2744
- Northeast: 134
- Midwest: 28
- South: 240
- West: 12
70% of the 27831 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 2,824. Population change in the 1990s: +314 (+11.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 1.9% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 3.1% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 9
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 16
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 7
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 7
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 19
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
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