Mount Gilead, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mount Gilead, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,176. 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 MOUNT-GILEAD-NC · Mount Gilead, NC 1 ZIPs · 6,176 pop · #18768/25278 · Montgomery County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $57,934
- RANK-LOWER #18768/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Star
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 78% owners
- POP-TOWN 6,176
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $171,800
Nearest income peer: Star, NC ( $2,587 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 Mount Gilead
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mount Gilead on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Biscoe · lowest
Biscoe · lowest
$45,861 median HH income
- Candor · near
Candor · near
$51,436 median HH income
- Star · near
Star · near
$55,347 median HH income
- Mount Gilead · this city
Mount Gilead · this city
$57,934 median HH income
- Troy · highest
Troy · highest
$63,516 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, Mount Gilead, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 26th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 6,176
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $57,934
- 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 $57,934 and poverty 11.0% concentrate in 27306.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mount Gilead as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Dillsboro is the closest lower-income city and Hot Springs the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mount Gilead.
Population concentration
Mount Gilead's single ZIP 27306 carries the town
Mount Gilead is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 27306 is the entire residential footprint (6,176 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 Mount Gilead's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 105 establishments, 2,013 employees , annual payroll $107,553k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27306 (105 units) ; leading NAICS Manufacturing (16) · also Retail trade · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Mount Gilead, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Montgomery County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mount Gilead. See the Montgomery County roll-up →
Mount Gilead sits in the upper half of Montgomery County on income: Biscoe, Candor and Star report less, while Troy reports more. Biscoe marks the far end of that range at $45,861, 21% below Mount Gilead.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27306 | 6,176 | $57,934 | 105 | 14 |
Mount Gilead 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 Mount Gilead, .