27885 Zip Code (Swan Quarter, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 750
Zip code population in 2010: 984
Zip code population in 2000: 1,229

Houses and condos: 590
Renter-occupied apartments: 153
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27885: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 124.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 41.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 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: $729 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 27885:

• High school or higher: 89.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27885:

• Never married: 17.7%
• Now married: 65.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 6.2%
• Divorced: 10.3%

• 
• • 47463.3%White
  • 17723.6%Black
  • 9813.1%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27885, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,049 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,049
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $35,338 (reported on 70.7% of returns)

Here:	$35,338
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1427.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4206.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6800.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8606.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $431 (reported on 31.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$431
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $25k, 48.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,720 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,720
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.4% for AGIs below $25k, 243.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$925 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$925
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,478 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,478
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 510.0% for AGIs below $25k, 413.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,500 (reported on 26.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 241.1% for AGIs below $25k, 96.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

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

Here:	90%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 84.2% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27885, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,356 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,356
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $30,821 (reported on 80.5% of returns)

Here:	$30,821
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.7% for AGIs below $25k, 78.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 114.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $693 (reported on 36.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$693
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $7,425 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$7,425
State:	$6,213

Profit/loss from business: +$5,660 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,660
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $27,840 (26% of AGI, reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$27,840
State:	$23,438

Here:	26.2% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,650 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,650
State:	$4,687

Taxes paid: $7,260 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

27885:	$7,260
State:	$8,823

Earned income credit: $2,279 (reported on 34.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,279
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 61.0%

Here:	61%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 58.8% for AGIs below $25k, 53.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27885, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,534 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,534
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $24,090 (reported on 80.7% of returns)

Here:	$24,090
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 149.7% for AGIs below $10k, 71.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $988 (reported on 40.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$988
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,197 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,197
State:	$4,016

Net capital gain/loss: +$389 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$389
State:	+$11,152

Profit/loss from business: +$2,787 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,787
State:	+$9,490

Total itemized deductions: $15,393 (31% of AGI, reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	$15,393
State:	$19,464

Here:	30.8% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 39.1% for AGIs below $10k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,062 (6% of AGI, reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,062
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.6% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,886 (reported on 59.8% of returns)

27885:	$2,886
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,025 (reported on 38.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,025
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.6%

Here:	63%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 56.5% for AGIs below $10k, 59.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27826, 27875, 27824, 28552, 27810, 28537.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 28
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 383

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 142 (87 now married, 55 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27885 with a mortgage: 8
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 27885 household income distribution in 2022

• 13Less than $10,000
• 51$20,000 to $24,999
• 23$25,000 to $29,999
• 64$30,000 to $34,999
• 25$40,000 to $44,999
• 30$45,000 to $49,999
• 78$50,000 to $59,999
• 78$60,000 to $74,999
• 29$75,000 to $99,999
• 17$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27885

• 20Less than $10,000
• 35$15,000 to $19,999
• 28$20,000 to $24,999
• 23$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 25$60,000 to $69,999
• 33$90,000 to $99,999
• 35$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27885

• 38$350 to $399
• 2$450 to $499
• 55$900 to $999
• 41No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,338.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $130,290
• Black or African American householders: $82,191

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $89,477

Here:	$89,477
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $23,810

Here:	$23,810
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 461
• Two: 48
• Mobile homes: 76

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27885

• 625 to 9 minutes
• 14510 to 14 minutes
• 5420 to 24 minutes
• 2525 to 29 minutes
• 6830 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 750

• Male householders: 136 (12 living alone), Female householders: 280 (118 living alone)

• 248 spouses (248 opposite-sex spouses), 58 unmarried partners, (58 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 42 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 228 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 16 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 129 1-person

88.3% of residents of 27885 zip code speak English at home.
13.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CAHOON SEAFOOD (LANDING RD in SWANQUARTER, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS
  

• CLARK'S MARINA AND SEAFOOD (NCSR 1136 in SWANQUARTER, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.8%

Population in 1990: 1,203. Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+2.2%).

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

• This state: 611
• Northeast: 12
• Midwest: 15
• South: 23
• West: 23

56% of the 27885 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

85% of the 27885 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 105% moved from different county within same state.

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Business Associations (1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 27885 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	23	73.9 years
James	17	75.8 years
Mary	17	83.9 years
John	14	76.1 years
David	11	73.8 years
George	10	76.5 years
Thomas	10	73.5 years
Alice	9	83.9 years
Rosa	8	86.9 years
Charlie	8	78.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 27885 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Gibbs	39	80.8 years
Harris	26	74.8 years
Spencer	23	75.7 years
Sadler	22	79.8 years
Cahoon	20	78.8 years
Green	18	82.0 years
Swindell	18	81.7 years
Carawan	16	77.6 years
Williams	16	76.7 years
Credle	14	79.5 years