Housing market/North Carolina/ZIP 27801
ZIP 27801 Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Rocky Mount, NC MSA · North Carolina. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 27801 · NC
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 27801 — Rocky Mount, NC HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 27801
- 1-unit detached6,04265.9%
- 1-unit attached1201.3%
- 2–4 units1,27413.9%
- 5–49 units2973.2%
- 50+ units1131.2%
- Mobile1,31614.4%
2–4 unit share 13.9% · 5–49 unit share 3.2% · combined 2–49 17.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $850 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $579.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 41.7%; ≥50% 21.7%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,130 (1.329× ACS median gross rent).
Population
19,489 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -1.3%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 7 projects, 334 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 6 properties, 227 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 27801 54.0% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 21.3%; ACS median gross rent is $850; population changed -1.3% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,274 units in 2–4-unit structures and 297 units in 5–49-unit structures; 7 LIHTC projects totaling 334 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,130 versus ACS median gross rent of $850. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
North Carolina research
ZIP 27801 is a Census / HUD profile for Rocky Mount, NC. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 27801 — Rocky Mount, NC HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·North Carolina ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is North Carolina research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 27801?
ZIP 27801 (Rocky Mount, NC MSA) has 19,489 residents, 7,208 households, a renter share of 54.0%, median household income of $41,696, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $850. Vacancy is 21.3%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 27801?
ACS counts 756 units in 2-unit buildings, 518 in 3–4 unit buildings, 206 in 5–9, 91 in 10–19, and 0 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,571 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 27801?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,130. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 27801 — Rocky Mount, NC HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this North Carolina ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 27801 is Census / HUD research for Rocky Mount, NC MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list North Carolina property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.