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Elm City, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elm City, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,143. 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 ELM-CITY-NC · Elm City, NC 1 ZIPs · 8,143 pop · #16021/25278 · Wilson County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,703
  • RANK-LOWER #16021/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Stantonsburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,143
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $165,600

Nearest income peer: Stantonsburg, NC ( $2,518 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 Elm City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elm City 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, Elm City, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,143
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,703
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,703 and poverty 17.0% concentrate in 27822.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elm City as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Mill Spring is the closest lower-income city and Granite Falls the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elm City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27822, is all of Elm City

There is no split to weigh here: 27822 holds every one of Elm City's 8,143 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Elm City

Citywide ZBP: 107 establishments, 742 employees , annual payroll $34,834k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27822 (107 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (22) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Elm City, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Wilson County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elm City. See the Wilson County roll-up →

Elm City sits in the upper half of Wilson County on income: Wilson, Stantonsburg and Black Creek report less, while Lucama and Sims report more. Saratoga marks the far end of that range at $25,625, 60% below Elm City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27822 8,143 $63,703 107 34
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Elm City 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 Elm City, .