27921 Zip Code (Camden, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,798
Zip code population in 2010: 4,805
Zip code population in 2000: 3,140

Houses and condos: 2,126
Renter-occupied apartments: 451
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27921: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 72.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 66 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: $2,063 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,619 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 27921:

• High school or higher: 94.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
• Unemployed: 5.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27921:

• Never married: 27.1%
• Now married: 58.3%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 3.1%
• Divorced: 9.6%

• 
• • 3,90881.5%White
  • 3848.0%Two or more races
  • 3106.5%Black
  • 921.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 631.3%Asian
  • 250.5%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 130.3%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27921, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $67,195 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$67,195
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $58,528 (reported on 80.8% of returns)

Here:	$58,528
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1101.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3636.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6355.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9197.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17742.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $822 (reported on 36.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$822
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.0% for AGIs below $25k, 36.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 44.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,930 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,930
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.1% for AGIs below $25k, 35.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 99.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 213.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,826 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,826
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.0% for AGIs below $25k, 25.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 111.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 121.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 346.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,327 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,327
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.8% for AGIs below $25k, 162.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 125.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 592.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,995 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

27921:	$15,995
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.3% for AGIs below $25k, 41.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 135.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 109.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 838.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $26,161 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$26,161
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.5% for AGIs below $25k, 393.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 929.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $8,017 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	$8,017
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 214.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,494 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

27921:	$6,494
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 245.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,123 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,123
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.6% for AGIs below $25k, 77.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.3%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 92.4% for AGIs below $25k, 92.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27921, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $55,483 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,483
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $49,655 (reported on 83.2% of returns)

Here:	$49,655
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.2% for AGIs below $25k, 76.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 64.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $926 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$926
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,335 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,335
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,170 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,170
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,138 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,138
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,424 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

27921:	$10,424
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $21,260 (23% of AGI, reported on 38.2% of returns)

Here:	$21,260
State:	$23,438

Here:	23.5% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs below $25k, 11.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,307 (reported on 30.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,307
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,708 (reported on 38.2% of returns)

27921:	$6,708
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,212 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,212
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.0%

Here:	50%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 45.2% for AGIs below $25k, 47.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27921, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $45,775 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,775
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $41,361 (reported on 84.3% of returns)

Here:	$41,361
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.3% for AGIs below $10k, 70.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $987 (reported on 49.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$987
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,838 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,838
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,084 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,084
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,057 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	+$12,057
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$56 (reported on 0.9% of returns)

Here:	+$56
State:	-$3,231

IRA payment deduction: $2,889 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

27921:	$2,889
North Carolina:	$2,967

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

Self-employed pension: $8,200 (reported on 0.5% of returns)

Here:	$8,200
North Carolina:	$14,754

Total itemized deductions: $16,845 (23% of AGI, reported on 39.6% of returns)

Here:	$16,845
State:	$19,464

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $10k, 11.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,002 (4% of AGI, reported on 34.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,002
State:	$4,035

Here:	3.9% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,793 (reported on 76.9% of returns)

27921:	$5,793
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,652 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,652
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.2%

Here:	55%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 42.7% for AGIs below $10k, 57.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27909, 27973, 27958, 27917, 27956, 27976.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 311
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,591

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 97 (65 now married, 32 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,049 (637 now married, 416 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27921 with a mortgage: 1,160 (106 second mortgage, 103 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,538
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $416

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

• Zip code 27921 household income distribution in 2022

• 58Less than $10,000
• 62$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 61$20,000 to $24,999
• 89$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 44$35,000 to $39,999
• 154$40,000 to $44,999
• 81$45,000 to $49,999
• 79$50,000 to $59,999
• 300$60,000 to $74,999
• 284$75,000 to $99,999
• 280$100,000 to $124,999
• 183$125,000 to $149,999
• 84$150,000 to $199,999
• 117$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27921

• 17Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 44$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$40,000 to $49,999
• 19$70,000 to $79,999
• 52$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 35$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 97$150,000 to $174,999
• 84$175,000 to $199,999
• 156$200,000 to $249,999
• 223$250,000 to $299,999
• 365$300,000 to $399,999
• 189$400,000 to $499,999
• 107$500,000 to $749,999
• 10$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 53$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27921

• 21$250 to $299
• 30$700 to $749
• 12$750 to $799
• 21$800 to $899
• 130$900 to $999
• 131$1,000 to $1,249
• 6$1,500 to $1,999
• 54No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,219.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $373,725
• Black or African American householders: $284,891
• Two or more races householders: $584,433
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $202,603

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $320,737 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $208,728 - $433,275

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $498,867

Here:	$498,867
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $138,675

Here:	$138,675
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,527
• One, attached: 8
• 10 to 19: 166
• Mobile homes: 403

Unemployment: 5.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27921

• 69.2%1,560Drove a car alone
• 9.2%208Carpooled
• 1.7%38Walked
• 1.8%40Other means
• 19.0%429Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27921

• 39Less than 5 minutes
• 2835 to 9 minutes
• 21710 to 14 minutes
• 10815 to 19 minutes
• 46220 to 24 minutes
• 12225 to 29 minutes
• 15430 to 34 minutes
• 3335 to 39 minutes
• 6545 to 59 minutes
• 21860 to 89 minutes
• 13390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 27.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,798

• Male householders: 885 (133 living alone), Female householders: 1,013 (272 living alone)

• 1,097 spouses (1,097 opposite-sex spouses), 43 unmarried partners, (43 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,614 children (1,473 natural, 11 adopted, 132 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 9 foster children, 0 other relatives, 35 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 14 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 511 2-persons, 473 3-persons, 308 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 404 1-person, 41 2-persons

876 married couples with children.
343 single-parent households (143 men, 200 women).

96.3% of residents of 27921 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CAMDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (103 U.S.158 WEST in CAMDEN, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-304
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Organizations: CAMDEN COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CAMDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (248 SCOTLAND ROAD in CAMDEN, 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: CAMDEN COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ALBEMARLE ASPHALT INC INACTIVE (HIGHWAY 168 NORTH in CAMDEN, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
  Alternative names: ALBEMARLE ASPHALT INCORPORATED

• CAMDEN COUNTY (103 WATER PLANT DR CHANTILLY in CAMDEN, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3XRFV79A, WASTEWATER PROGRAM, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: CAMDEN CO REVERSE OSMOSIS WTP, CAMDEN COUNTY REVERSE OSMOSIS, CAMDEN COUNTY WTP

• C & L CONCRETE WORKS INC (210 E HWY 158 in CAMDEN, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
  

• C G LEARY AND SON (HWY 168 NORTH in CAMDEN, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

• BUDDY GREGORY`S BODY SHOP INC (330 N 34 in CAMDEN, NC)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Alternative names: BUDDY GREGORY'S BODY SHOP INC

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.7%

Population in 1990: 2,439. Population change in the 1990s: +701 (+28.7%).

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

• This state: 1,895
• Northeast: 429
• Midwest: 249
• South: 1,954
• West: 173

60% of the 27921 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

95% of the 27921 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 46

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• WOOD, GEORGE FARMS INC (113 NC HIGHWAY 343 S in CAMDEN, NC; small business) : $52,668 in 4 contracts from 2004 to 2005

  $13,442 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2005-12-15. Completion date: 2005-12-15.
  $13,409, same as above. Signed on 2004-12-08. Completion date: 2004-12-08.
  $12,991, same as above. Signed on 2005-11-23. Completion date: 2005-11-23.
  $12,826, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-13. Completion date: 2004-11-13.
  

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: All Other Support Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Flooring Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 27921 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	27	74.4 years
Mary	25	79.8 years
James	22	71.0 years
Annie	17	79.1 years
John	16	71.4 years
George	13	70.0 years
Elizabeth	13	78.5 years
Robert	13	75.4 years
Charles	11	68.3 years
Mildred	10	84.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 27921 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Sawyer	45	78.0 years
Williams	20	76.9 years
Jones	18	75.1 years
Cartwright	18	81.2 years
Harris	16	64.9 years
Mcpherson	13	78.1 years
Mercer	13	75.0 years
White	12	76.9 years
Wright	12	72.4 years
Gregory	11	77.0 years

Businesses in zip code 27921

• U-Haul: 1
• UPS: 1