27524 Zip Code (Four Oaks, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 14,281
Zip code population in 2010: 12,338
Zip code population in 2000: 9,853

Houses and condos: 6,003
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,631
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27524: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 131.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 108 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: $1,444 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,298 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 27524:

• High school or higher: 85.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27524:

• Never married: 28.7%
• Now married: 53.7%
• Separated: 3.4%
• Widowed: 4.6%
• Divorced: 9.5%

• 
• • 10,21871.6%White
  • 2,46317.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,3619.5%Black
  • 1501.1%Two or more races
  • 870.6%Asian

Urban population: 3,097
Rural population: 11,183

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27524, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,212 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,212
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $47,011 (reported on 83.4% of returns)

Here:	$47,011
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1307.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3908.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7428.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11020.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18806.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85895.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,282 (reported on 27.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,282
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $25k, 17.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 141.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2710.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,090 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,090
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $25k, 20.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 262.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4325.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,562 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	+$14,562
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 22.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 37.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 148.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 593.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 23565.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,984 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	+$10,984
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 184.4% for AGIs below $25k, 164.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 325.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 315.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 562.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6835.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,385 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

27524:	$14,385
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.9% for AGIs below $25k, 66.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 136.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 254.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 394.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6155.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $30,584 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

Here:	$30,584
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.6% for AGIs below $25k, 52.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 195.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 392.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 584.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9615.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $11,020 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$11,020
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $25k, 43.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 173.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4400.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,660 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

27524:	$6,660
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 165.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1680.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,498 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,498
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.9% for AGIs below $25k, 84.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.1%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 92.0% for AGIs below $25k, 93.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27524, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,997 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,997
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $37,897 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$37,897
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.8% for AGIs below $25k, 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 46.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,316 (reported on 32.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,316
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,769 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,769
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,805 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,805
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 17.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,966 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,966
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,478 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

27524:	$10,478
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,312 (22% of AGI, reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$18,312
State:	$23,438

Here:	22.1% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 8.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,276 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,276
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,203 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

27524:	$7,203
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,426 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,426
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.5%

Here:	59%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 55.7% for AGIs below $25k, 57.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27524, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,157 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,157
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $33,089 (reported on 85.6% of returns)

Here:	$33,089
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.4% for AGIs below $10k, 82.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,352 (reported on 37.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,352
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,384 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,384
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$14,773 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$14,773
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,625 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,625
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,924 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

27524:	$2,924
North Carolina:	$2,967

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $3,250 (reported on 0.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,250
North Carolina:	$14,754

Total itemized deductions: $15,768 (24% of AGI, reported on 28.3% of returns)

Here:	$15,768
State:	$19,464

Here:	23.7% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.1% for AGIs below $10k, 7.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,069 (4% of AGI, reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,069
State:	$4,035

Here:	4.4% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,575 (reported on 69.7% of returns)

27524:	$4,575
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,823 (reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,823
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.3%

Here:	69%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 65.4% for AGIs below $10k, 70.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27577, 27504, 28366, 27568, 27569, 28334.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 860
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,373

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 231 (131 now married, 98 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,429 (1,482 now married, 1,946 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27524 with a mortgage: 2,060 (153 second mortgage, 119 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 142

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,223
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $417

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

• Zip code 27524 household income distribution in 2022

• 181Less than $10,000
• 122$10,000 to $14,999
• 271$15,000 to $19,999
• 75$20,000 to $24,999
• 172$25,000 to $29,999
• 165$30,000 to $34,999
• 280$35,000 to $39,999
• 252$40,000 to $44,999
• 230$45,000 to $49,999
• 363$50,000 to $59,999
• 736$60,000 to $74,999
• 1,081$75,000 to $99,999
• 595$100,000 to $124,999
• 272$125,000 to $149,999
• 287$150,000 to $199,999
• 141$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27524

• 86Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 36$20,000 to $24,999
• 84$25,000 to $29,999
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 34$50,000 to $59,999
• 21$60,000 to $69,999
• 99$70,000 to $79,999
• 76$80,000 to $89,999
• 41$90,000 to $99,999
• 271$100,000 to $124,999
• 296$125,000 to $149,999
• 256$150,000 to $174,999
• 175$175,000 to $199,999
• 499$200,000 to $249,999
• 423$250,000 to $299,999
• 509$300,000 to $399,999
• 188$400,000 to $499,999
• 71$500,000 to $749,999
• 40$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27524

• 25$100 to $149
• 20$250 to $299
• 50$300 to $349
• 74$350 to $399
• 50$400 to $449
• 120$450 to $499
• 43$500 to $549
• 42$550 to $599
• 176$600 to $649
• 48$700 to $749
• 113$750 to $799
• 152$800 to $899
• 102$900 to $999
• 167$1,000 to $1,249
• 43$1,500 to $1,999
• 294No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,012.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $257,225
• Black or African American householders: $191,584
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $120,073

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $221,470 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $142,795 - $318,856

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $244,589

Here:	$244,589
State:	$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $493,796

Here:	$493,796
State:	$317,935

Mobile homes: $174,486

Here:	$174,486
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,234
• One, attached: 54
• Two: 9
• 3 or 4: 77
• 5 to 9: 25
• Mobile homes: 1,500
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Unemployment: 1.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27524

• 78.5%5,151Drove a car alone
• 9.3%612Carpooled
• 0.1%7Railroad
• 0.1%5Motorcycle
• 0.9%57Walked
• 0.2%11Other means
• 8.6%567Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27524

• 112Less than 5 minutes
• 3305 to 9 minutes
• 63210 to 14 minutes
• 87715 to 19 minutes
• 76720 to 24 minutes
• 28825 to 29 minutes
• 67830 to 34 minutes
• 16535 to 39 minutes
• 24240 to 44 minutes
• 85145 to 59 minutes
• 80560 to 89 minutes
• 8290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 14,281

• Male householders: 2,379 (481 living alone), Female householders: 2,842 (608 living alone)

• 2,683 spouses (2,568 opposite-sex spouses), 363 unmarried partners, (354 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,465 children (4,258 natural, 80 adopted, 127 stepchildren), 195 grandchildren, 345 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 0 foster children, 418 other relatives, 416 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 46 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,321 2-persons, 957 3-persons, 742 4-persons, 615 5-persons, 160 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,088 1-person, 239 2-persons, 42 3-persons

2,460 married couples with children.
800 single-parent households (159 men, 641 women).

82.6% of residents of 27524 zip code speak English at home.
16.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 14% well, 23% not well, 9% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% very well, 12% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHARLES CABINETS INC (5159 US 301 SOUTH in FOUR OAKS, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: LUMBER AND OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS DEALERS; FURNITURE STORES; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  

• BAREFOOT FARMS, INC. (221 SPRING BRANCH DR in FOUR OAKS, NC)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2000-0254, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: HOGS
  

• BEST HOLIDAY TRAV-L-PARK (497 U.S. 701 S in FOUR OAKS, NC)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1999-0483, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-04-2000-0610,
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS AND CAMPSITES
  

• BENSON WWTP (770 HANNAH CREEK RD in FOUR OAKS, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.5%

Population in 1990: 9,270. Population change in the 1990s: +583 (+6.3%).

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

• This state: 9,960
• Northeast: 804
• Midwest: 295
• South: 1,507
• West: 189

60% of the 27524 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

93% of the 27524 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 208
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 57

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 4)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 10)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 102. The highest number of fire incidents - 163 took place in 2015, and the least - 4 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (42.0%), and Structure Fires (41.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27524
• 72742.0%Outside Fires
• 71041.0%Structure Fires
• 22012.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 744.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27524, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27524 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	85	72.2 years
James	78	67.3 years
Mary	60	76.5 years
John	59	73.7 years
Willie	40	74.3 years
Robert	38	68.8 years
George	37	70.1 years
Joseph	30	74.3 years
David	26	69.5 years
Thomas	26	70.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 27524 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	137	74.8 years
Allen	122	72.6 years
Lee	118	73.4 years
Massengill	114	76.2 years
Stanley	91	70.0 years
Barbour	72	76.9 years
Parker	69	72.1 years
Williams	64	73.3 years
Lassiter	58	77.0 years
Adams	56	76.1 years

Businesses in zip code 27524

• Dunkin Donuts: 1
• U-Haul: 1
• UPS: 1