27920 Zip Code (Buxton, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,509
Zip code population in 2010: 1,326
Zip code population in 2000: 1,613

Houses and condos: 935
Renter-occupied apartments: 125
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27920: 83.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 3.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 413 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,597 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,824 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 27920:

• High school or higher: 96.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
• Unemployed: 2.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27920:

• Never married: 35.8%
• Now married: 41.5%
• Separated: 2.2%
• Widowed: 9.6%
• Divorced: 10.9%

• 
• • 1,36290.4%White
  • 845.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 322.1%American Indian
  • 291.9%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27920, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,576 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,576
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $27,773 (reported on 81.2% of returns)

Here:	$27,773
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 120.5% for AGIs below $10k, 74.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 28.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,783 (reported on 41.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,783
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,788 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,788
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$22,657 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	+$22,657
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 28.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,918 (reported on 25.2% of returns)

Here:	+$10,918
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 13.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,286 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

27920:	$3,286
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $16,454 (23% of AGI, reported on 28.8% of returns)

Here:	$16,454
State:	$19,464

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.5% for AGIs below $10k, 7.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,753 (3% of AGI, reported on 22.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,753
State:	$4,035

Here:	3.4% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,701 (reported on 74.9% of returns)

27920:	$5,701
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,844 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,844
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.5%

Here:	68%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 58.8% for AGIs below $10k, 64.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27936, 27943, 27915, 27972, 27982, 27968.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 607

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 360 (103 now married, 256 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27920 with a mortgage: 269 (47 second mortgage, 50 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,825
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $571

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

• Zip code 27920 household income distribution in 2022

• 14$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 89$30,000 to $34,999
• 28$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $44,999
• 34$45,000 to $49,999
• 14$50,000 to $59,999
• 82$60,000 to $74,999
• 40$75,000 to $99,999
• 76$100,000 to $124,999
• 83$125,000 to $149,999
• 99$150,000 to $199,999
• 28$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27920

• 14$10,000 to $14,999
• 35$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$90,000 to $99,999
• 66$200,000 to $249,999
• 61$250,000 to $299,999
• 119$300,000 to $399,999
• 118$400,000 to $499,999
• 66$500,000 to $749,999
• 19$750,000 to $999,999
• 17$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27920

• 31$650 to $699
• 54$1,000 to $1,249
• 16$1,500 to $1,999
• 21$2,000 to $2,499
• 22$2,500 to $2,999

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,393.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $503,567

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $392,529 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $267,727 - $525,395

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $452,881

Here:	$452,881
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $147,335

Here:	$147,335
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 622
• Two: 148
• 3 or 4: 15
• Mobile homes: 140

Unemployment: 2.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27920

• 52.8%471Drove a car alone
• 8.5%76Carpooled
• 3.7%33Bicycle
• 7.7%69Walked
• 32.9%293Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27920

• 137Less than 5 minutes
• 1065 to 9 minutes
• 4110 to 14 minutes
• 18415 to 19 minutes
• 9120 to 24 minutes
• 1930 to 34 minutes
• 2745 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes
• 2290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 99.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,509

• Male householders: 324 (70 living alone), Female householders: 291 (0 living alone)

• 275 spouses (275 opposite-sex spouses), 37 unmarried partners, (37 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 503 children (503 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 17 other relatives, 34 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 255 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 42 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 70 1-person, 48 2-persons

105 married couples with children.
79 single-parent households (31 men, 48 women).

85.5% of residents of 27920 zip code speak English at home.
13.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% very well, 5% not well, 1% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CAPE HATTERAS ELEMENTARY (47500 MIDDLE RIDGE in BUXTON, NC)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-302
  Organizations: DARE COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CAPE HATTERAS SECONDARY (HATTERAS HIGHWAY 12 in BUXTON, NC)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-304
  Organizations: DARE COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CANDY'S SOUNDSIDE SEAFOOD (NC HWY 12 E OF BRIGAND in BUXTON, NC)

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

• CAPE HATTERAS REVERSE OSMOSIS (WATER PLANT RD in BUXTON, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  Alternative names: DARE CO CPE HATTERAS WTR ASSOC, DARE CTY CAPE HATTERAS WTR SYS

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

• This state: 491
• Northeast: 231
• Midwest: 70
• South: 453
• West: 125

63% of the 27920 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

94% of the 27920 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 97% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (20-49: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 27920 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	13	70.5 years
John	8	76.4 years
Charles	7	72.3 years
George	7	71.6 years
Mary	6	79.8 years
Joseph	5	74.8 years
Robert	4	68.7 years
Richard	4	78.5 years
Norma	3	74.0 years
Frank	3	75.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 27920 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Gray	17	75.4 years
Quidley	11	73.8 years
Midgett	11	81.3 years
Midgette	10	73.8 years
Jennette	9	65.2 years
Rollinson	8	70.9 years
Gaskins	8	74.4 years
Williams	7	74.3 years
Barnett	7	73.7 years
Hooper	4	85.3 years

Businesses in zip code 27920
Name	Count		Name	Count
Comfort Inn	1		U.S. Cellular	1
U-Haul	1		Vans	1