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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:

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)

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