Asheboro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Asheboro, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 54,324. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ASHEBORO-NC · Asheboro, NC 2 ZIPs · 54,324 pop · #19726/25278 · Randolph County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $55,752
  • RANK-LOWER #19726/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ High Point
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-SMALL 54,324
  • SPREAD-MOD 27203→27205
  • HOME-LOW $185,800

Nearest income peer: High Point, NC (+ $49 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Asheboro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Asheboro on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Asheboro, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
54,324
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,752
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($55,752 average) · poverty 17.9%. The primary code (27205) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.7%) for this income tier, rent $858 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Pink Hill is the closest lower-income city and Murphy the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Asheboro.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Asheboro differ

The most material local contrast is hardship rather than the city-wide income average. Poverty is 12.8% in ZIP 27205 and 23.0% in 27203. That spread is why the ZIP detail pages are more useful than a single city figure for comparing household conditions.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

27203 to 27205

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

27203 to 27205

Poverty-rate spread
10.2 points

27205 to 27203

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 27205 skews compact Asheboro

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 27205 covers about 61% of Asheboro's 54,324 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Asheboro

Citywide ZBP: 1,220 establishments, 18,863 employees , annual payroll $800,193k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27203 (815 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (200) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Asheboro, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Randolph County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Asheboro. See the Randolph County roll-up →

Every one of the 10 cities sharing Randolph County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Asheboro, Randleman, Trinity and Liberty among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Climax marks the far end of that range at $83,819, 50% above Asheboro.

Side-by-side: Compare 27205 vs 27203 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27205 33,216 $65,167 405 57
27203 21,108 $46,336 815 373

Asheboro roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Asheboro, .