27824 Zip Code (Engelhard, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,476
Zip code population in 2010: 1,476
Zip code population in 2000: 1,561

Houses and condos: 939
Renter-occupied apartments: 259
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27824: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 98.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 21.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 15 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: $370 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $468 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 27824:

• High school or higher: 60.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 12.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27824:

• Never married: 20.6%
• Now married: 35.3%
• Separated: 7.7%
• Widowed: 11.4%
• Divorced: 25.1%

• 
• • 62242.2%Black
  • 59340.2%White
  • 26017.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27824, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $36,036 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,036
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $28,939 (reported on 82.0% of returns)

Here:	$28,939
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1111.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4803.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9300.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7925.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $340 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$340
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,275 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,275
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,467 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,467
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 167.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,433 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,433
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 210.0% for AGIs below $25k, 287.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 325.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,807 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,807
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 185.3% for AGIs below $25k, 132.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.0%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27824, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,612 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,612
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $26,237 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$26,237
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.1% for AGIs below $25k, 79.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 128.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $664 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$664
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $900 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

Here:	$900
State:	$6,213

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$22,050 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	+$22,050
State:	+$12,740

Profit/loss from business: +$5,092 (reported on 26.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,092
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $23,000 (28% of AGI, reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$23,000
State:	$23,438

Here:	28.3% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,600 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,600
State:	$4,687

Taxes paid: $6,600 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

27824:	$6,600
State:	$8,823

Earned income credit: $2,610 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,610
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.0%

Here:	64%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 59.3% for AGIs below $25k, 64.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27824, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,099 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,099
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $22,256 (reported on 84.1% of returns)

Here:	$22,256
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.3% for AGIs below $10k, 84.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 36.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $638 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$638
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,928 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,928
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$12,680 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	+$12,680
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,661 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,661
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,271 (18% of AGI, reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$15,271
State:	$19,464

Here:	18.4% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,774 (3% of AGI, reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,774
State:	$4,035

Here:	3.2% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,814 (reported on 54.9% of returns)

27824:	$3,814
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,060 (reported on 43.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,060
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.0%

Here:	70%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 65.9% for AGIs below $10k, 70.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27826, 27885, 27953, 27978, 27925, 27960.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 341
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 374

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 378 (89 now married, 286 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27824 with a mortgage: 197 (8 second mortgage, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,290
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $371

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

• Zip code 27824 household income distribution in 2022

• 209Less than $10,000
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 18$20,000 to $24,999
• 105$25,000 to $29,999
• 34$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $44,999
• 11$45,000 to $49,999
• 97$50,000 to $59,999
• 107$60,000 to $74,999
• 70$75,000 to $99,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27824

• 26$30,000 to $34,999
• 49$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$40,000 to $49,999
• 34$50,000 to $59,999
• 139$70,000 to $79,999
• 33$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$200,000 to $249,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999
• 45$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27824

• 38$300 to $349
• 97$350 to $399
• 13$500 to $549
• 103$600 to $649

Median gross rent in 2022: $824.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $128,833
• Black or African American householders: $106,596

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $89,830 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,936 - $145,242

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $176,166

Here:	$176,166
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $75,311

Here:	$75,311
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 511
• One, attached: 107
• Two: 26
• Mobile homes: 277

Unemployment: 12.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27824

• 49.8%205Drove a car alone
• 33.7%139Carpooled
• 1.2%5Bus or trolley bus
• 10.7%44Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27824

• 38Less than 5 minutes
• 425 to 9 minutes
• 4910 to 14 minutes
• 4020 to 24 minutes
• 1025 to 29 minutes
• 6030 to 34 minutes
• 2245 to 59 minutes
• 6760 to 89 minutes
• 5890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 54.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,476

• Male householders: 180 (66 living alone), Female householders: 516 (58 living alone)

• 148 spouses (148 opposite-sex spouses), 158 unmarried partners, (158 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 451 children (328 natural, 118 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 1 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 37 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 185 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 105 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 124 1-person, 64 2-persons

83.3% of residents of 27824 zip code speak English at home.
15.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 31% well, 18% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BENJAMIN CARTWRIGHT SIMMONS III (5375 4TH AVENUE in ENGELHARD, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: ALLIGATOR RIVER ELEVATOR

• CAPTAIN CHARLIE'S / ENGLEHARD (261 HILLTOP RD in ENGELHARD, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS
  Alternative names: CAPTAIN CHARLIE'S, INC.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.9%

Population in 1990: 1,822.

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

• This state: 806
• Northeast: 444
• Midwest: 15
• South: 39
• West: 51

65% of the 27824 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

95% of the 27824 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• TIDELAND ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP C (34656 US 264 in ENGELHARD, NC; small business) : $74,694 in 8 contracts from 2001 to 2003

  Contracts for Electric Services by Air Force
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $27,289; 2002: $27,354; 2003: $20,051; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $27,289 with Air Force for Electric Services. Signed on 2001-09-29. Completion date: 2001-09-28.
  $16,826, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-23. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  $7,293, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-18. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  $5,726, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-16. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
  

• CEDAR CONSTRUCTION & TIMBER CO (32789 US 264 in ENGELHARD, NC; small business)

  $62,000 with Air Force for Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services. Signed on 2000-09-30. Completion date: 2000-10-23.

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 27824 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	18	68.7 years
John	15	69.9 years
Mary	15	79.9 years
David	10	74.5 years
William	10	72.8 years
Charlie	8	85.0 years
Annie	8	67.6 years
George	8	72.6 years
Thomas	8	73.4 years
Elizabeth	7	84.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 27824 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Gibbs	105	76.2 years
Spencer	44	74.8 years
Selby	16	73.8 years
Swindell	14	81.5 years
Cahoon	14	77.7 years
Mann	14	72.6 years
Pugh	13	78.1 years
Howard	13	76.6 years
Collins	12	78.1 years
Berry	12	74.8 years

Businesses in zip code 27824

• U.S. Cellular: 1