27880 Zip Code (Sims, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,055
Zip code population in 2010: 3,304
Zip code population in 2000: 2,138

Houses and condos: 1,759
Renter-occupied apartments: 304
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27880: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 26.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 156 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: $1,991 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $729 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 27880:

• High school or higher: 86.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
• Unemployed: 2.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27880:

• Never married: 21.9%
• Now married: 65.2%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 3.9%
• Divorced: 7.0%

• 
• • 2,81169.4%White
  • 55213.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 44811.1%Black
  • 1443.6%Two or more races
  • 812.0%Asian
  • 170.4%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27880, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $64,425 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$64,425
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $56,714 (reported on 86.6% of returns)

Here:	$56,714
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1854.1% for AGIs below $25k, 4054.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6675.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9884.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18910.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 64625.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $547 (reported on 32.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$547
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 10.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 38.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 48.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 260.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,682 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,682
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 169.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 162.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 540.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,118 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	+$9,118
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 64.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 291.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4675.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,848 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,848
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 131.9% for AGIs below $25k, 89.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 275.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 121.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 366.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,127 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

27880:	$14,127
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.0% for AGIs below $25k, 88.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 266.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 463.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $30,591 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$30,591
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 658.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 786.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5665.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $10,209 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$10,209
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 153.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 260.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2435.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,709 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

27880:	$7,709
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 246.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1370.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,131 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,131
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.9% for AGIs below $25k, 78.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.2%

Here:	90%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 87.7% for AGIs below $25k, 89.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27880, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,407 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,407
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $45,183 (reported on 87.5% of returns)

Here:	$45,183
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.0% for AGIs below $25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 37.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $829 (reported on 34.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$829
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,510 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,510
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$444 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$444
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,765 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	+$9,765
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,391 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

27880:	$9,391
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,243 (22% of AGI, reported on 35.4% of returns)

Here:	$20,243
State:	$23,438

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 11.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,852 (reported on 29.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,852
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,275 (reported on 36.1% of returns)

27880:	$7,275
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,396 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,396
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.9%

Here:	55%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 55.2% for AGIs below $25k, 52.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27880, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,573 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,573
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $35,231 (reported on 89.7% of returns)

Here:	$35,231
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.1% for AGIs below $10k, 86.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $942 (reported on 36.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$942
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $537 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$537
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,991 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,991
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.7% for AGIs below $10k, -0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,061 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,061
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,682 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

27880:	$2,682
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $15,545 (23% of AGI, reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$15,545
State:	$19,464

Here:	22.8% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,956 (4% of AGI, reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,956
State:	$4,035

Here:	4.3% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,890 (reported on 67.9% of returns)

27880:	$4,890
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,899 (reported on 21.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,899
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.3%

Here:	61%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 55.5% for AGIs below $10k, 64.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27807, 27851, 27896, 27542, 27557, 27813.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 215
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,472

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (3 now married, 24 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 756 (361 now married, 395 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27880 with a mortgage: 796 (154 second mortgage, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,570
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $367

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

• Zip code 27880 household income distribution in 2022

• 28Less than $10,000
• 79$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 154$20,000 to $24,999
• 41$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 36$35,000 to $39,999
• 96$40,000 to $44,999
• 30$45,000 to $49,999
• 99$50,000 to $59,999
• 171$60,000 to $74,999
• 205$75,000 to $99,999
• 418$100,000 to $124,999
• 60$125,000 to $149,999
• 153$150,000 to $199,999
• 99$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27880

• 37$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 144$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 90$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 250$150,000 to $174,999
• 28$175,000 to $199,999
• 292$200,000 to $249,999
• 97$250,000 to $299,999
• 139$300,000 to $399,999
• 111$400,000 to $499,999
• 30$500,000 to $749,999
• 1$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27880

• 49$350 to $399
• 44$400 to $449
• 9$450 to $499
• 10$500 to $549
• 11$550 to $599
• 22$600 to $649
• 6$650 to $699
• 30$700 to $749
• 7$750 to $799
• 67$800 to $899
• 1$1,000 to $1,249
• 27No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $825.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $289,050
• Black or African American householders: $272,791
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $338,731

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $212,272 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $139,739 - $288,850

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $220,483

Here:	$220,483
State:	$375,326

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,568
• One, attached: 6
• Two: 1
• Mobile homes: 176

Unemployment: 2.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27880

• 87.0%1,728Drove a car alone
• 1.9%38Carpooled
• 0.6%11Walked
• 0.3%5Other means
• 7.1%140Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27880

• 16Less than 5 minutes
• 35 to 9 minutes
• 7610 to 14 minutes
• 28715 to 19 minutes
• 31020 to 24 minutes
• 10625 to 29 minutes
• 18830 to 34 minutes
• 5435 to 39 minutes
• 26040 to 44 minutes
• 29445 to 59 minutes
• 16560 to 89 minutes
• 2290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 40.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,055

• Male householders: 1,120 (117 living alone), Female householders: 560 (98 living alone)

• 1,033 spouses (1,018 opposite-sex spouses), 244 unmarried partners, (244 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 968 children (894 natural, 0 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 0 foster children, 28 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 51 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 818 2-persons, 300 3-persons, 255 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 215 1-person, 9 2-persons, 5 3-persons

356 married couples with children.
440 single-parent households (346 men, 94 women).

81.9% of residents of 27880 zip code speak English at home.
15.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% very well, 19% well, 6% not well, 2% not at all).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ASI RCC INCORPORATED BUCKHORN DAM (8177 ROCK RIDGE ROAD in SIMS, 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: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  

• CANAL WOOD - SIMS PLANT (5821 HIGWAY 264 ALT in SIMS, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: CANAL WOOD LLC CANAL WOOD SIMS

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.4%

Population in 1990: 2,214.

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

• This state: 2,871
• Northeast: 153
• Midwest: 115
• South: 431
• West: 111

69% of the 27880 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

95% of the 27880 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 66 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 76

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

• Construction: Masonry Contractors (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Crushed and Broken Granite Mining and Quarrying (20-49: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Home and Garden Equipment Repair and Maintenance (5-9: 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 11. The highest number of reported fires - 31 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (46.4%), and Outside Fires (31.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27880
• 7746.4%Structure Fires
• 5331.9%Outside Fires
• 1911.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1710.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27880, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27880 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	19	62.3 years
William	15	71.5 years
John	15	67.9 years
Mary	13	71.8 years
George	10	76.8 years
Willie	9	63.9 years
Thomas	6	64.0 years
Sallie	6	85.7 years
Virginia	5	77.8 years
Ruby	5	75.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 27880 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Davis	26	71.3 years
Boykin	25	80.7 years
Jones	15	62.5 years
Nichols	14	73.6 years
Williams	14	70.0 years
Fulghum	12	75.3 years
Bailey	12	79.1 years
Glover	11	76.8 years
High	10	78.1 years
Bunn	9	77.5 years

Businesses in zip code 27880

• U-Haul: 1