Linwood, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Linwood, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,190. 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 LINWOOD-NC · Linwood, NC 1 ZIPs · 5,190 pop · #15169/25278 · Davidson County

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

  • INC-MID $65,621
  • RANK-LOWER #15169/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Denton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,190
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $196,500

Nearest income peer: Denton, NC ( $1,991 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 Linwood

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

40th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,190
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,621
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 $65,621 and poverty 9.3% concentrate in 27299.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Linwood as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Wallace is the closest lower-income city and Creswell the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Linwood.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27299, is all of Linwood

There is no split to weigh here: 27299 holds every one of Linwood's 5,190 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 Linwood

Citywide ZBP: 44 establishments, 1,153 employees , annual payroll $67,398k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27299 (44 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Retail trade · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Linwood, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Davidson County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Linwood. See the Davidson County roll-up →

No other city sharing Davidson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Linwood. Lexington, Thomasville and Denton sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Lexington marks the far end of that range at $60,613, 8% below Linwood.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27299 5,190 $65,621 44 73

Linwood 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 Linwood, .