27874 Zip Code (Scotland Neck, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,237
Zip code population in 2010: 4,861
Zip code population in 2000: 5,818

Houses and condos: 2,395
Renter-occupied apartments: 580
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27874: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 130.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 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: $1,196 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $802 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 27874:

• High school or higher: 73.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
• Unemployed: 6.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27874:

• Never married: 27.9%
• Now married: 44.5%
• Separated: 3.4%
• Widowed: 9.1%
• Divorced: 15.1%

• 
• • 2,28170.5%Black
  • 92328.5%White
  • 150.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 90.3%Two or more races
  • 40.1%Asian
  • 30.09%American Indian

Urban population: 1,586
Rural population: 1,650

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27874, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $37,552 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,552
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $29,313 (reported on 79.4% of returns)

Here:	$29,313
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1154.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3973.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7321.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9320.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22042.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $776 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$776
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 21.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 37.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 240.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $9,988 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	$9,988
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $25k, 12.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 188.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3232.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,406 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,406
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 12.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 497.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,970 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,970
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 635.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,238 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

27874:	$12,238
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.5% for AGIs below $25k, 62.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1315.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $30,450 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

Here:	$30,450
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 258.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1920.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $9,620 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

Here:	$9,620
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 44.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 750.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,467 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

27874:	$5,467
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 510.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,370 (reported on 31.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,370
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.3% for AGIs below $25k, 104.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 87.8%

Here:	88%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $25k, 87.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27874, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,745 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,745
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $25,067 (reported on 83.9% of returns)

Here:	$25,067
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.9% for AGIs below $25k, 76.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 34.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,324 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,324
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,289 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$5,289
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,000 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,000
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,593 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,593
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,277 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

27874:	$9,277
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,036 (25% of AGI, reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$17,036
State:	$23,438

Here:	24.7% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 13.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,113 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,113
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,979 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

27874:	$4,979
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,800 (reported on 42.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,800
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.1%

Here:	59%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 59.6% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27874, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,742 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,742
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $22,289 (reported on 87.0% of returns)

Here:	$22,289
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 131.8% for AGIs below $10k, 86.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 33.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,604 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,604
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,578 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,578
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,274 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,274
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,730 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,730
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,081 (reported on 1.8% of returns)

27874:	$3,081
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $14,770 (24% of AGI, reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,770
State:	$19,464

Here:	24.4% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,640 (6% of AGI, reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,640
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.9% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,593 (reported on 51.1% of returns)

27874:	$4,593
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,136 (reported on 42.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,136
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.3%

Here:	66%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 64.4% for AGIs below $10k, 68.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 89.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27843, 27881, 27869, 27872, 27849, 27857.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 661
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,173

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 31 (21 now married, 9 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 478 (104 now married, 371 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27874 with a mortgage: 445 (33 second mortgage, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,312
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $471

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

• Zip code 27874 household income distribution in 2022

• 255Less than $10,000
• 238$10,000 to $14,999
• 136$15,000 to $19,999
• 139$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 141$30,000 to $34,999
• 51$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $44,999
• 82$45,000 to $49,999
• 205$50,000 to $59,999
• 60$60,000 to $74,999
• 178$75,000 to $99,999
• 84$100,000 to $124,999
• 57$125,000 to $149,999
• 72$150,000 to $199,999
• 35$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27874

• 10Less than $10,000
• 146$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$15,000 to $19,999
• 17$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 53$30,000 to $34,999
• 81$40,000 to $49,999
• 48$50,000 to $59,999
• 62$60,000 to $69,999
• 38$70,000 to $79,999
• 128$80,000 to $89,999
• 28$90,000 to $99,999
• 137$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 41$150,000 to $174,999
• 79$175,000 to $199,999
• 35$200,000 to $249,999
• 64$250,000 to $299,999
• 13$300,000 to $399,999
• 6$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27874

• 23Less than $100
• 212$100 to $149
• 32$150 to $199
• 36$250 to $299
• 74$300 to $349
• 5$350 to $399
• 15$400 to $449
• 52$450 to $499
• 2$550 to $599
• 96No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $512.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,147
• Black or African American householders: $97,194
• Asian householders: $331,809
• Some other race householders: $193,980
• Two or more races householders: $178,666
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $193,980

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $100,462 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,301 - $143,608

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $129,034

Here:	$129,034
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $24,894

Here:	$24,894
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,824
• One, attached: 13
• Two: 126
• 3 or 4: 80
• 5 to 9: 17
• 20 to 49: 42
• Mobile homes: 278

Unemployment: 6.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27874

• 69.3%799Drove a car alone
• 9.6%111Carpooled
• 3.4%39Walked
• 18.4%212Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27874

• 28Less than 5 minutes
• 725 to 9 minutes
• 20410 to 14 minutes
• 3715 to 19 minutes
• 620 to 24 minutes
• 2825 to 29 minutes
• 15930 to 34 minutes
• 1435 to 39 minutes
• 11640 to 44 minutes
• 11345 to 59 minutes
• 9760 to 89 minutes
• 6590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,237

• Male householders: 1,083 (449 living alone), Female householders: 704 (373 living alone)

• 618 spouses (618 opposite-sex spouses), 132 unmarried partners, (132 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 450 children (443 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 0 foster children, 89 other relatives, 25 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 103 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 636 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 130 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 8 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 822 1-person, 135 2-persons, 8 4-persons

99 married couples with children.
85 single-parent households (85 women).

99.2% of residents of 27874 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% very well, 38% well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% very well, 43% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BAKERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1725 BAKERS SCHOOL ROAD in SCOTLAND NECK, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-308
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Organizations: HALIFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BRAWLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (501 EAST 16TH ST. in SCOTLAND NECK, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-312
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Organizations: HALIFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BEASLEY LUMBER CO INCORPORATED (HIGHWAY 258 NORTH in SCOTLAND NECK, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: BEASLEY LUMBER PRODUCTS

• AIRBOSS RUBBER COMPOUNDING (NC) INCORPORATED (500 EAST 7TH AVENUE in SCOTLAND NECK, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS
  

• BAKERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP (NCSR 1118 in SCOTLAND NECK, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Alternative names: HALIFAX CO BOE-BAKERS ELEM

• BEASLEY LUMBER CO INC (HWY 903 N in SCOTLAND NECK, NC)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: WILLIAM BEASLEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ACE HARDWARE OF SCOTLAND NECK (27271 HWY 125 in SCOTLAND NECK, NC)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.1%

Population in 1990: 5,219. Population change in the 1990s: +599 (+11.5%).

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

• This state: 2,618
• Northeast: 188
• Midwest: 19
• South: 317

69% of the 27874 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

97% of the 27874 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 66
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 10-19: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (50-99: 1)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 45. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 75 took place in 2011, and the least - 18 in 2016. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (49.9%), and Outside Fires (29.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27874
• 33749.9%Structure Fires
• 19829.3%Outside Fires
• 11316.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 274.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27874, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27874 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	113	69.9 years
Mary	78	78.2 years
William	72	72.8 years
John	52	71.5 years
Robert	37	69.7 years
Willie	36	75.6 years
George	34	73.0 years
Annie	32	79.7 years
Joseph	25	76.8 years
Richard	21	65.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 27874 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	119	75.1 years
Clark	53	70.3 years
Williams	51	70.9 years
Johnson	48	75.4 years
Jones	47	77.1 years
Moore	40	74.5 years
Pittman	31	71.3 years
Dickens	29	74.0 years
Anthony	28	69.3 years
Whitehead	28	72.1 years

Businesses in zip code 27874
Name	Count		Name	Count
H&R Block	1		Subway	1
Hardee's	1		U.S. Cellular	1
McDonald's	1