Moving to Bailey, North Carolina
Population: 670. Estimated population in July 2024: 675 (+0.7% change)
Males: 330 (49.3%), Females: 340 (50.7%)
Zip code: 27807
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $36,328
Median house value: $83,300
Population by Race
Races in Bailey:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.4%)
- Black (22.8%)
- Hispanic (10.7%)
- Other race (7.5%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (11.2%), English (9.4%), German (2.8%), Irish (1.9%).
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bailey
- High school or higher: 73.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bailey town
- Never married: 17.3%
- Now married: 63.7%
- Separated: 5.3%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 5.3%
10.9% Foreign born (9.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +111 (+19.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bailey:
- WILSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; WILSON, NC)
- FRANKLIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; LOUISBURG, NC)
- LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF NC (about 24 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bailey:
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 17 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 33 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSB)
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 47 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bailey:
- WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 11 miles; WILSON, NC; Abbreviation: W03)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 22 miles; LOUISBURG, NC; Abbreviation: LHZ)
- JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 26 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; Abbreviation: JNX)
Amtrak station near Bailey:
- 15 miles: WILSON (401 E. NASH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bailey:
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 36 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 41 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 51 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
- DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
Schools
Public high school in Bailey:
- SOUTHERN NASH HIGH (Students: 1,233; Location: 6446 SOUTHERN NASH HIGH RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Bailey:
- BAILEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 635; Location: 6288 PINE ST; Grades: PK – 05)