27542 Zip Code (Kenly, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 9,819
Zip code population in 2010: 9,133
Zip code population in 2000: 7,501

Houses and condos: 4,461
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,187
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27542: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 86.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 114 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: $1,415 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $965 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 27542:

• High school or higher: 84.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
• Unemployed: 2.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27542:

• Never married: 23.5%
• Now married: 57.4%
• Separated: 2.3%
• Widowed: 6.4%
• Divorced: 10.4%

• 
• • 7,18273.2%White
  • 1,35313.8%Black
  • 8378.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3543.6%Two or more races
  • 770.8%Asian
  • 130.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27542, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,926 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,926
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $47,626 (reported on 84.2% of returns)

Here:	$47,626
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1390.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3953.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7040.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10208.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20288.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 80085.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,210 (reported on 25.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,210
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k, 15.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2440.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,538 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,538
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k, 12.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 186.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1670.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,492 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,492
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 17.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 319.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2785.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,272 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$8,272
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.7% for AGIs below $25k, 132.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 236.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 231.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 485.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,107 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

27542:	$13,107
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.0% for AGIs below $25k, 80.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 154.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 317.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 478.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $28,843 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

Here:	$28,843
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 168.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 336.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 988.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4850.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $14,156 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,156
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 108.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 430.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2470.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,171 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

27542:	$6,171
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 243.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1245.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,474 (reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,474
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.6% for AGIs below $25k, 88.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.8%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 91.4% for AGIs below $25k, 91.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 87.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27542, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,322 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,322
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $38,586 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$38,586
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.8% for AGIs below $25k, 81.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 45.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,084 (reported on 28.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,084
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,926 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,926
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,964 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,964
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,384 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$6,384
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,980 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

27542:	$9,980
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,599 (23% of AGI, reported on 26.2% of returns)

Here:	$18,599
State:	$23,438

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,086 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,086
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,317 (reported on 26.2% of returns)

27542:	$6,317
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,464 (reported on 26.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,464
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.6%

Here:	56%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 54.7% for AGIs below $25k, 51.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27542, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,258 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,258
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $33,081 (reported on 87.7% of returns)

Here:	$33,081
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.6% for AGIs below $10k, 82.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,565 (reported on 34.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,565
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,902 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,902
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,478 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,478
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,333 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,333
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,055 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,055
State:	-$3,231

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,737 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

27542:	$2,737
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $15,245 (23% of AGI, reported on 27.5% of returns)

Here:	$15,245
State:	$19,464

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $10k, 6.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,202 (5% of AGI, reported on 24.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,202
State:	$4,035

Here:	4.7% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,400 (reported on 67.9% of returns)

27542:	$4,400
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,907 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,907
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.8%

Here:	70%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 65.1% for AGIs below $10k, 74.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27555, 27851, 27880, 27576, 27568, 27557.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 741
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,387

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 176 (144 now married, 34 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,897 (1,035 now married, 865 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27542 with a mortgage: 1,683 (151 second mortgage, 124 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,331
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $408

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

• Zip code 27542 household income distribution in 2022

• 300Less than $10,000
• 163$10,000 to $14,999
• 291$15,000 to $19,999
• 116$20,000 to $24,999
• 259$25,000 to $29,999
• 106$30,000 to $34,999
• 197$35,000 to $39,999
• 162$40,000 to $44,999
• 127$45,000 to $49,999
• 287$50,000 to $59,999
• 358$60,000 to $74,999
• 539$75,000 to $99,999
• 404$100,000 to $124,999
• 434$125,000 to $149,999
• 183$150,000 to $199,999
• 148$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27542

• 80Less than $10,000
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 38$20,000 to $24,999
• 78$30,000 to $34,999
• 75$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 62$50,000 to $59,999
• 60$60,000 to $69,999
• 114$70,000 to $79,999
• 82$80,000 to $89,999
• 59$90,000 to $99,999
• 352$100,000 to $124,999
• 136$125,000 to $149,999
• 252$150,000 to $174,999
• 128$175,000 to $199,999
• 406$200,000 to $249,999
• 117$250,000 to $299,999
• 373$300,000 to $399,999
• 49$400,000 to $499,999
• 71$500,000 to $749,999
• 86$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27542

• 7Less than $100
• 13$100 to $149
• 30$150 to $199
• 7$200 to $249
• 35$250 to $299
• 127$300 to $349
• 77$350 to $399
• 55$400 to $449
• 94$450 to $499
• 190$500 to $549
• 87$550 to $599
• 91$600 to $649
• 80$650 to $699
• 38$700 to $749
• 3$750 to $799
• 7$800 to $899
• 36$900 to $999
• 27$1,000 to $1,249
• 47$1,250 to $1,499
• 48No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $799.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $164,121.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $206,152
• Black or African American householders: $196,168
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $24,955
• Some other race householders: $133,025
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $179,946

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $184,439 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $114,589 - $273,672

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $207,462

Here:	$207,462
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $82,873

Here:	$82,873
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,974
• One, attached: 32
• Two: 48
• 3 or 4: 95
• 5 to 9: 22
• 10 to 19: 8
• Mobile homes: 1,200

Unemployment: 2.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27542

• 75.3%3,636Drove a car alone
• 10.9%527Carpooled
• 0.0%2Bus or trolley bus
• 2.7%128Walked
• 0.8%39Other means
• 7.9%379Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27542

• 95Less than 5 minutes
• 3365 to 9 minutes
• 45010 to 14 minutes
• 54815 to 19 minutes
• 92920 to 24 minutes
• 22725 to 29 minutes
• 54830 to 34 minutes
• 16935 to 39 minutes
• 9040 to 44 minutes
• 43645 to 59 minutes
• 37160 to 89 minutes
• 11290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 58.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,819

• Male householders: 1,823 (504 living alone), Female householders: 2,291 (605 living alone)

• 2,220 spouses (2,084 opposite-sex spouses), 205 unmarried partners, (205 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,567 children (2,297 natural, 21 adopted, 254 stepchildren), 163 grandchildren, 199 brothers or sisters, 134 parents, 3 foster children, 77 other relatives, 173 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,562 2-persons, 409 3-persons, 390 4-persons, 193 5-persons, 276 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,109 1-person, 157 2-persons

1,581 married couples with children.
459 single-parent households (85 men, 374 women).

90.4% of residents of 27542 zip code speak English at home.
8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 6% well, 6% not well, 26% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% well, 41% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ACE TRANSPORT LTD (502 N GARDNER AVE in KENLY, NC)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MITCHELL D FINCH (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , KENNETH P ETHERIDGE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.9%

Population in 1990: 6,729. Population change in the 1990s: +772 (+11.5%).

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

• This state: 6,762
• Northeast: 749
• Midwest: 217
• South: 1,456
• West: 117

59% of the 27542 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

97% of the 27542 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 169
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 101

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• COVERS INC (500 WEST GOLDSBORO STREET in KENLY, NC; small business) : $6,953,090 in 17 contracts from 2003 to 2005

  Contracts for Luggage, Replenishable Field Medical Sets, Kits, and Outfits, Flags and Pennants, Hazard-Detecting Instruments and Apparatus by Army, Defense Logistics Agency
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $44,894; 2004: $6,677,692; 2005: $230,504; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $4,094,500 with Army for Luggage. Signed on 2004-06-09. Completion date: 2004-07-05.
  $905,100, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-14. Completion date: 2004-07-05.
  $694,500, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-02. Completion date: 2004-07-05.
  $340,000 with Defense Logistics Agency for Replenishable Field Medical Sets, Kits, and Outfits. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2004-07-15. Completion date: 2004-11-28.
  

• AMAR CONSTRUCTION & MANAGEMENT (1139 JOHNSTON PKWY in KENLY, NC; small business) : $30,100 in 4 contracts in 2003

  $14,000 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-04-17. Completion date: 2003-04-26.
  $11,100, same as above. Signed on 2003-05-18. Completion date: 2003-06-08.
  $3,200, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-29. Completion date: 2003-12-19.
  $1,800, same as above. Signed on 2003-08-26. Completion date: 2003-08-30.
  

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

• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Car Washes (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0401.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0401.00

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 82. The highest number of fires - 121 took place in 2011, and the least - 38 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (41.3%), and Structure Fires (39.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27542
• 57641.3%Outside Fires
• 54939.4%Structure Fires
• 24017.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 292.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27542, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27542 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	101	69.5 years
William	72	71.9 years
John	44	73.9 years
Mary	43	75.5 years
Joseph	34	69.4 years
George	33	68.7 years
Robert	25	74.5 years
Richard	22	73.7 years
Willie	21	71.6 years
Annie	18	74.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 27542 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Barnes	65	74.5 years
Boykin	50	72.5 years
Johnson	43	75.7 years
Renfrow	40	74.9 years
Watson	39	80.5 years
Jones	38	72.4 years
Creech	37	74.1 years
Stancil	36	71.7 years
Hinnant	36	74.8 years
Pittman	36	76.8 years

Businesses in zip code 27542
Name	Count		Name	Count
Arby's	1		Ford	1
Chevrolet	1		MasterBrand Cabinets	4
Days Inn	1		McDonald's	1
Dennys	1		Super 8	1
Dunkin Donuts	1		UPS	3
Econo Lodge	1		Waffle House	1
FedEx	3