
North Carolina · Census place 06000
Biscoe, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Biscoe, North Carolina (Biscoe, NC — Census place “Biscoe town”) is 2,259 residents, ranking #322 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $43,773, the median home is worth $112,800 and median gross rent runs $615 a month. Looking for the Biscoe North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Biscoe, NC: 27209.
- Population
- 2,259Biscoe town residents
- Median household income
- $43,773Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $112,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $615Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49.6%Owner-occupied households
Biscoe ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Biscoe.
The Biscoe NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Biscoe town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Biscoe town median would spend about 16.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 37.4% of residents and 49.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Biscoe town, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Biscoe town is a small town in North Carolina, with 2,259 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #322 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 58% of them. The median age here is 30 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Biscoe town earn a median of $43,773 a year, 44.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 29% below the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 37.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Biscoe town is valued at $112,800, 62.8% below the national figure and 49% below the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $615 a month, 56.3% below the national figure, or roughly $7,380 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 49.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
A median age of 30 means a large student or early-career population; income medians in places like this understate household resources, since many residents are supported from outside the address.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Biscoe town?
- Biscoe town has 2,259 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #322 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Biscoe town?
- Median household income in Biscoe town is $43,773 a year, 44.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Biscoe town?
- Median gross rent is $615 a month and the median home value is $112,800, so rent absorbs about 16.9% of median household income.
- Is Biscoe town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Biscoe town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Biscoe town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.