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Moving to Biscoe, North Carolina

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Population: 1,700. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,715 (+0.9% change)
Males: 818 (48.1%), Females: 882 (51.9%)

Montgomery County

Zip code: 27209

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $35,667
Median house value: $66,100

Population by Race

Races in Biscoe:

  • White Non-Hispanic (50.5%)
  • Black (24.5%)
  • Hispanic (23.2%)
  • Other race (15.5%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (16.1%), Subsaharan African (4.5%), English (3.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Irish (1.8%), German (1.6%).

Elevation: 610 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Biscoe

  • High school or higher: 67.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Biscoe town

  • Never married: 27.0%
  • Now married: 51.0%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

21.1% Foreign born (21.1% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +158 (+10.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Biscoe:

  • FIRSTHEALTH MONTGOMERY MEMORIAL HOSP (about 11 miles; TROY, NC)
  • RANDOLPH HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ASHEBORO, NC)
  • FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; PINEHURST, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Biscoe:

  • MOORE COUNTY (about 29 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • POPE AFB (about 56 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Biscoe:

  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 2 miles; STAR, NC; Abbreviation: 43A)
  • ASHEBORO MUNI (about 22 miles; ASHEBORO, NC; Abbreviation: HBI)
  • STANLY COUNTY (about 26 miles; ALBEMARLE, NC; Abbreviation: VUJ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Biscoe:

  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 52 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 53 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)

Schools

Public high school in Biscoe:

  • EAST MONTGOMERY HIGH (Students: 581; Location: 157 EAGLE LANE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Biscoe:

  • EAST MIDDLE (Students: 525; Location: 1834 S US 220 ALT HWY; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ANCHOR SCHOOL (Students: 7; Location: 204 LAMBERT ROAD; Grades: UG – UG)

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