AreaProfile

27403Greensboro, North Carolina

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 27403.

67
Area Score
Top 32% of 3,833 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity2176th of 4,073 published ZIP areas53
GrowthTop 18% of 3,947 published ZIP areas68
Housing affordability2280th of 4,553 published ZIP areas76
ClimateTop 26% of 4,621 published ZIP areas77
Physical resilienceTop 44% of 4,554 published ZIP areas63
AccessTop 37% of 4,623 published ZIP areas97
Economic stability3864th of 4,591 published ZIP areas38
The quick read

Development activity is both elevated and accelerating — 2,042 housing units permitted over the past twelve months, up 28% on the prior year.

A major airport is 7 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

Its Area Score of 67 places 27403 in the top 32% of published ZIP profiles.

At a glance

Population
22,557
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$57,917
Bottom 26% nationally
Density
3,915/sq mi
5.8 sq mi of land
Median age
26.8
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Greensboro
North Carolina
Metro area
Greensboro-High Point, NC
Nearest major airport
GSO
7 mi · Piedmont Triad Intl
Median home value
$249,200
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.1% is lower than 69% of the 4,387 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment fell 1.2% over the past year, to 140,371 employed residents.

49% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 87% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$7,125$57,917Bottom 26%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$2,616$30,568Bottom 29%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate21.8%Top 15%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute18.8 minBottom 10%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher49.1%Top 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment140,371Top 28%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)-0.6%Bottom 38%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-1.2%Bottom 41%June 2026
Labor force146,385Top 28%June 2026
Labor force participation61.1%Top 49%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$59,180Bottom 16%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$46,570Bottom 14%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-0.6%Bottom 14%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.1%Bottom 35%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202458k53k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $57,917 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Greensboro-High Point, NC
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand13,470$37,190
Retail Salespersons9,510$30,750
Cashiers7,510$28,630
Stockers and Order Fillers7,470$35,840
Customer Service Representatives7,460$41,240
Cooks, Fast Food6,850$27,880

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Greensboro, NC, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,075 takes 22% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 4.3 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
22.3%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
4.3×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,075
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$249,200
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income4.30Top 24%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate52.3%Bottom 10%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±6028,870Top 19%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$92$1,075Top 45%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$28,121$249,200Top 42%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income22.3%Top 24%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate9.3%Bottom 43%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
68/ 100
Top 18% of 3,947 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

At 6.8 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
2,042
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
6.8
Top 21% nationally
Year over year
+28%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
59.5%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Greensboro, NC, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

7 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 89°F and January a low of 30°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 44.0 inches, including 7.1 inches of snow.

20°40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AP, 7.0 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND4.6"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation44.0"1991-2020 Normals
Annual snowfall7.1"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low30°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high89°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months71991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing39°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

63 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, hurricane and ice storm.

Ice stormModerate
Inland floodingModerate
LightningModerate
HurricaneModerate
DroughtModerate
LandslideModerate

Low or minimal exposure: winter weather, hail, tornado, cold wave, earthquake, heat wave, strong wind, wildfire.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

3 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 7 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Piedmont Triad IntlGSO7 mi10,001 ft
Raleigh-Durham IntlRDU59 mi10,000 ft
Charlotte/Douglas IntlCLT86 mi10,000 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)
schoolsU.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessments
2019-20 school year; 2024-25 school yearDirectory annually; assessment results as EDFacts releases them

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

27403 vs Greensboro

How this ZIP area compares with Greensboro as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

27403
Greensboro
Median household income
$57,917
vs
$61,515
Per capita income
$30,568
vs
$37,531
Population density
3,915/sq mi
vs
2,243/sq mi
Median home value
$249,200
vs
$244,800
Median gross rent
$1,075
vs
$1,172
Homeownership rate
52.3%
vs
50.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
49.1%
vs
41.0%
Poverty rate
21.8%
vs
17.0%
Median age
26.8
vs
34.3

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.