Housing market/North Carolina/ZIP 27892
ZIP 27892 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina
Martin County, NC · 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 27892 · NC
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 27892 — Williamston, 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 27892
- 1-unit detached4,44166.4%
- 2–4 units5808.7%
- 5–49 units2944.4%
- 50+ units100.1%
- Mobile1,36520.4%
2–4 unit share 8.7% · 5–49 unit share 4.4% · combined 2–49 13.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $720 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $534.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 38.7%; ≥50% 16.3%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,020 (1.417× ACS median gross rent).
Population
13,387 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -5.5%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 3 projects, 132 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 4 properties, 156 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 27892 31.4% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 14.6%; ACS median gross rent is $720; population changed -5.5% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 580 units in 2–4-unit structures and 294 units in 5–49-unit structures; 3 LIHTC projects totaling 132 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,020 versus ACS median gross rent of $720. 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 27892 is a Census / HUD profile for Martin County, NC. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 27892 — Williamston, 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 27892?
ZIP 27892 (Martin County, NC) has 13,387 residents, 5,711 households, a renter share of 31.4%, median household income of $46,892, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $720. Vacancy is 14.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 27892?
ACS counts 293 units in 2-unit buildings, 287 in 3–4 unit buildings, 56 in 5–9, 67 in 10–19, and 171 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 874 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 27892?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,020. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 27892 — Williamston, NC HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this North Carolina ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 27892 is Census / HUD research for Martin County, NC. 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.