27843 Zip Code (Hobgood, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,033
Zip code population in 2010: 1,157
Zip code population in 2000: 1,292

Houses and condos: 470
Renter-occupied apartments: 75
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27843: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 59.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 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 no mortgage in 2022: $913 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 27843:

• High school or higher: 76.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
• Unemployed: 5.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27843:

• Never married: 38.8%
• Now married: 44.4%
• Separated: 3.2%
• Widowed: 9.6%
• Divorced: 3.9%

• 
• • 61860.0%Black
  • 32231.3%White
  • 353.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 282.7%Two or more races
  • 272.6%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27843, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $37,491 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,491
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $37,379 (reported on 75.6% of returns)

Here:	$37,379
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1212.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3700.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8790.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4956.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $209 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$209
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 23.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $900 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$900
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,350 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,350
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,569 (reported on 28.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,569
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 149.3% for AGIs below $25k, 113.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 84.4%

Here:	84%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 84.2% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% 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 27843, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,054 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,054
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $32,723 (reported on 85.4% of returns)

Here:	$32,723
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.2% for AGIs below $25k, 81.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $550 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$550
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,233 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,233
State:	$6,213

Profit/loss from business: +$2,733 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,733
State:	+$10,311

Total itemized deductions: $15,450 (27% of AGI, reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$15,450
State:	$23,438

Here:	27.1% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $3,917 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,917
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $4,525 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

27843:	$4,525
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,586 (reported on 34.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,586
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.7%

Here:	54%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 52.6% for AGIs below $25k, 46.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27843, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,601 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,601
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $25,550 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$25,550
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.9% for AGIs below $10k, 86.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,397 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,397
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,111 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,111
State:	$4,016

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,875 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,875
State:	+$11,152

Total itemized deductions: $12,598 (26% of AGI, reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$12,598
State:	$19,464

Here:	25.5% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,936 (6% of AGI, reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,936
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.8% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,312 (reported on 55.4% of returns)

27843:	$3,312
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,963 (reported on 40.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,963
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.0%

Here:	65%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 63.3% for AGIs below $10k, 69.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27881, 27857, 27874, 27886, 27841, 27812.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 78
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 291

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (2 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 126 (43 now married, 82 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27843 with a mortgage: 129
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $814
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $470

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

• Zip code 27843 household income distribution in 2022

• 12Less than $10,000
• 48$10,000 to $14,999
• 63$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 25$40,000 to $44,999
• 11$45,000 to $49,999
• 88$50,000 to $59,999
• 46$60,000 to $74,999
• 4$75,000 to $99,999
• 20$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27843

• 7Less than $10,000
• 23$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 23$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$40,000 to $49,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $69,999
• 51$70,000 to $79,999
• 3$80,000 to $89,999
• 39$90,000 to $99,999
• 42$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 1$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27843

• 17$200 to $249
• 1$250 to $299
• 3$450 to $499
• 28$500 to $549
• 5$550 to $599
• 1$650 to $699
• 4$900 to $999
• 2$1,000 to $1,249
• 7No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $808.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $99,955
• Black or African American householders: $107,333

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $95,564 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,526 - $116,987

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $94,360

Here:	$94,360
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $91,874

Here:	$91,874
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 238
• 5 to 9: 21
• Mobile homes: 195

Unemployment: 5.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27843

• 81.0%326Drove a car alone
• 3.7%15Carpooled
• 1.2%5Other means
• 12.2%49Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27843

• 6Less than 5 minutes
• 15210 to 14 minutes
• 1515 to 19 minutes
• 3620 to 24 minutes
• 1325 to 29 minutes
• 6930 to 34 minutes
• 2335 to 39 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 1645 to 59 minutes
• 890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,033

• Male householders: 165 (44 living alone), Female householders: 203 (50 living alone)

• 192 spouses (192 opposite-sex spouses), 36 unmarried partners, (36 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 345 children (332 natural, 10 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 48 non-relatives

Size of family households: 105 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 22 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 94 1-person, 28 2-persons

114 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (52 women).

98.8% of residents of 27843 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• COTTON SERVICES INC (NC STATE ROAD 97 in HOBGOOD, 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 and NAICS classification: COTTON GINNING
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.4%

Population in 1990: 2,408.

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

• This state: 937
• Northeast: 8
• Midwest: 10
• South: 40
• West: 4

72% of the 27843 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

95% of the 27843 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 112% 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): 8
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BRADDY, PHILLIP (306 S POPLAR ST in HOBGOOD, NC; small business)

  $5,200 with Army for Program Review/Development Services. Taking place in SC. Signed on 2002-05-30. Completion date: 2002-08-30.

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

• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0208.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0208.00

2004 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2017 the average number of fires per year is 10. The highest number of fires - 18 took place in 2016, and the least - 3 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (46.2%), and Outside Fires (29.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27843
• 6746.2%Structure Fires
• 4229.0%Outside Fires
• 2920.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 74.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27843, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27843 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	19	74.9 years
James	17	66.4 years
Robert	14	67.2 years
John	11	68.3 years
Annie	10	69.5 years
Mary	8	81.2 years
Charlie	7	69.3 years
Arthur	7	75.7 years
Joseph	7	64.4 years
Ernest	5	56.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 27843 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Braddy	21	69.8 years
House	10	72.9 years
Fields	10	81.1 years
Smith	10	70.9 years
Brown	8	75.4 years
Davis	8	69.9 years
Savage	8	79.8 years
Harrell	8	74.6 years
Whitehurst	7	79.1 years
Jones	6	74.2 years