27356 Zip Code (Star, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,085
Zip code population in 2010: 3,205
Zip code population in 2000: 3,195

Houses and condos: 1,380
Renter-occupied apartments: 365
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27356: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 56.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 55 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,269 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $836 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 27356:

• High school or higher: 83.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
• Unemployed: 1.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27356:

• Never married: 23.6%
• Now married: 60.0%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 8.5%
• Divorced: 6.2%

• 
• • 1,77457.5%White
  • 87828.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 41113.3%Black
  • 120.4%Two or more races
  • 60.2%Asian
  • 20.06%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27356, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,846 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,846
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $41,141 (reported on 82.4% of returns)

Here:	$41,141
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1242.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3715.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6312.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8870.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19766.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $487 (reported on 26.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$487
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k, 21.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 48.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,514 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,514
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 143.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,817 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,817
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 44.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 130.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,872 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,872
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 141.2% for AGIs below $25k, 108.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 373.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,338 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

27356:	$7,338
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.8% for AGIs below $25k, 179.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $6,200 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

27356:	$6,200
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,372 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,372
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 132.4% for AGIs below $25k, 89.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.0%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.6% for AGIs below $25k, 97.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27356, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,881 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,881
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $31,223 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$31,223
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.3% for AGIs below $25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $552 (reported on 29.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$552
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,462 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,462
State:	$6,213

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,240 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,240
State:	+$12,740

Profit/loss from business: +$6,094 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	+$6,094
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,844 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

27356:	$8,844
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,133 (23% of AGI, reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$18,133
State:	$23,438

Here:	23.3% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,887 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,887
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,561 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

27356:	$5,561
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,146 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,146
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.6%

Here:	73%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27356, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,781 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,781
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $28,684 (reported on 88.1% of returns)

Here:	$28,684
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.3% for AGIs below $10k, 85.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $644 (reported on 33.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$644
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,252 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,252
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,789 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,789
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,135 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,135
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$4,137 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,137
State:	-$3,231

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,308 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

27356:	$3,308
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $14,410 (23% of AGI, reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	$14,410
State:	$19,464

Here:	23.1% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,519 (5% of AGI, reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,519
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.5% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,383 (reported on 69.0% of returns)

27356:	$3,383
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,632 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,632
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.3%

Here:	77%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 75.6% for AGIs below $10k, 77.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27209, 27341, 27371, 27229, 27242, 27205.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 1.6% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 277
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 757

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 14 (4 now married, 9 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 533 (267 now married, 266 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27356 with a mortgage: 267 (2 second mortgage, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,323
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $399

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 27356 household income distribution in 2022

• 2Less than $10,000
• 88$10,000 to $14,999
• 49$15,000 to $19,999
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 113$30,000 to $34,999
• 76$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 11$45,000 to $49,999
• 186$50,000 to $59,999
• 73$60,000 to $74,999
• 171$75,000 to $99,999
• 76$100,000 to $124,999
• 57$125,000 to $149,999
• 42$150,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27356

• 6Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$60,000 to $69,999
• 11$70,000 to $79,999
• 17$80,000 to $89,999
• 21$90,000 to $99,999
• 53$100,000 to $124,999
• 80$125,000 to $149,999
• 67$150,000 to $174,999
• 14$175,000 to $199,999
• 43$200,000 to $249,999
• 102$250,000 to $299,999
• 70$300,000 to $399,999
• 3$400,000 to $499,999
• 9$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27356

• 4$200 to $249
• 13$250 to $299
• 5$350 to $399
• 62$400 to $449
• 98$450 to $499
• 59$500 to $549
• 9$550 to $599
• 20$700 to $749
• 6$800 to $899
• 7$1,000 to $1,249
• 38No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $730.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $222,572
• Black or African American householders: $140,841
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $196,032
• Some other race householders: $256,350
• Two or more races householders: $196,032
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $180,953

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $177,032 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $124,931 - $296,089

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $248,243

Here:	$248,243
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $124,643

Here:	$124,643
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 871
• Two: 97
• 5 to 9: 7
• Mobile homes: 377

Unemployment: 1.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27356

• 80.7%1,006Drove a car alone
• 10.5%131Carpooled
• 0.4%5Bicycle
• 1.5%19Walked
• 0.7%9Other means
• 1.8%22Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27356

• 75Less than 5 minutes
• 705 to 9 minutes
• 14710 to 14 minutes
• 20115 to 19 minutes
• 19020 to 24 minutes
• 9825 to 29 minutes
• 20430 to 34 minutes
• 1935 to 39 minutes
• 4840 to 44 minutes
• 4445 to 59 minutes
• 4860 to 89 minutes
• 1890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,085

• Male householders: 367 (100 living alone), Female householders: 658 (183 living alone)

• 566 spouses (566 opposite-sex spouses), 16 unmarried partners, (16 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,067 children (1,032 natural, 0 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 130 other relatives, 91 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 111 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 346 2-persons, 222 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 93 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 282 1-person, 3 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

720 married couples with children.
174 single-parent households (28 men, 146 women).

67.3% of residents of 27356 zip code speak English at home.
32.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 6% well, 31% not well, 1% not at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CLAYSON KNITTING COMPANY STAR (734 SOUTH MAIN STREET in STAR, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: KNIT OUTERWEAR MILLS
  Business NAICS classification: OUTERWEAR KNITTING MILLS.
  

• BIG OAK CHURCH OF GOD WATER SYS (RT. 1 BOX 90 in STAR, NC)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2001-0772, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.2%

Population in 1990: 3,077. Population change in the 1990s: +118 (+3.8%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 2,271
• Northeast: 130
• Midwest: 51
• South: 179
• West: 64

71% of the 27356 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

93% of the 27356 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (20-49: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (10-19: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 7. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 16 took place in 2009, and the least - 0 in 2003. The data has a constant trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (69.3%), and Outside Fires (26.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27356
• 7969.3%Structure Fires
• 3026.3%Outside Fires
• 32.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 21.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27356, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27356 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	32	67.2 years
William	29	65.0 years
Mary	26	78.9 years
John	17	74.6 years
Robert	14	70.2 years
Walter	12	72.4 years
Charles	10	69.0 years
Roy	10	65.7 years
George	9	74.4 years
Ethel	9	79.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 27356 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Davis	53	70.0 years
Freeman	37	74.1 years
Dunn	27	74.0 years
Allen	18	74.7 years
Williamson	18	76.1 years
Williams	18	76.4 years
Greene	16	68.2 years
Mabe	14	76.3 years
Callicutt	14	74.9 years
Britt	13	74.6 years