Graham, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Graham, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 29,827. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet GRAHAM-NC · Graham, NC 1 ZIPs · 29,827 pop · #16489/25278 · Alamance County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $62,774
- RANK-LOWER #16489/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Burlington
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 67% owners
- POP-SMALL 29,827
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $235,800
Nearest income peer: Burlington, NC ( $2,386 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 Graham
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Graham on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Alamance · lowest
Alamance · lowest
$55,250 median HH income
- Burlington · near
Burlington · near
$60,388 median HH income
- Graham · this city
Graham · this city
$62,774 median HH income
- Snow Camp · near
Snow Camp · near
$68,807 median HH income
- Elon · near
Elon · near
$75,323 median HH income
- Mebane · highest
Mebane · highest
$79,819 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Graham, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 35th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 29,827
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $62,774
- 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 $62,774 and poverty 12.6% concentrate in 27253.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Graham as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Smithfield is the closest lower-income city and Lowgap the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Graham.
Population concentration
Graham's single ZIP 27253 carries the town
Graham is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 27253 is the entire residential footprint (29,827 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Graham's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 577 establishments, 6,313 employees , annual payroll $295,008k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27253 (577 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (103) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Graham, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Alamance County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Graham. See the Alamance County roll-up →
Graham sits in the lower half of Alamance County on income: Mebane, Elon and Haw River report more, Burlington and Alamance report less. Mebane marks the far end of that range at $79,819, 27% above Graham.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27253 | 29,827 | $62,774 | 577 | 131 |
Graham 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 Graham, .