27926 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,071
Zip code population in 2010: 1,915
Zip code population in 2000: 1,651

Houses and condos: 851
Renter-occupied apartments: 161
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27926: 83.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 58 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: $1,956 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,243 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 27926:

• High school or higher: 84.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
• Unemployed: 3.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27926:

• Never married: 26.2%
• Now married: 42.8%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 7.1%
• Divorced: 22.2%

• 
• • 1,34965.2%White
  • 65931.8%Black
  • 472.3%Two or more races
  • 150.7%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27926, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,437 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,437
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $46,707 (reported on 82.9% of returns)

Here:	$46,707
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1111.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3719.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7196.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10396.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17382.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $465 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$465
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 10.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,343 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,343
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $25k, 36.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,740 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	+$6,740
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 504.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,000 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$7,000
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 148.8% for AGIs below $25k, 33.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 668.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,333 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

27926:	$11,333
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 143.5% for AGIs below $25k, 484.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $26,375 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

Here:	$26,375
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2110.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $9,533 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	$9,533
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 572.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $6,275 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

27926:	$6,275
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 502.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,408 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,408
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.5% for AGIs below $25k, 56.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.9%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 91.3% for AGIs below $25k, 94.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27926, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,483 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,483
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $39,081 (reported on 87.7% of returns)

Here:	$39,081
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.0% for AGIs below $25k, 83.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $359 (reported on 26.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$359
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $667 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$667
State:	$6,213

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,850 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,850
State:	+$12,740

Profit/loss from business: +$4,338 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,338
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,280 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

27926:	$8,280
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $17,248 (25% of AGI, reported on 32.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,248
State:	$23,438

Here:	24.9% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.4% for AGIs below $25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,481 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,481
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,881 (reported on 32.3% of returns)

27926:	$4,881
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,340 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,340
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.9%

Here:	57%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 56.0% for AGIs below $25k, 52.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27926, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,175 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,175
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $33,705 (reported on 89.0% of returns)

Here:	$33,705
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $10k, 80.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $923 (reported on 32.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$923
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $455 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$455
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,283 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,283
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,880 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$7,880
State:	+$9,490

Total itemized deductions: $14,751 (25% of AGI, reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,751
State:	$19,464

Here:	24.6% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,195 (4% of AGI, reported on 23.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,195
State:	$4,035

Here:	3.7% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,103 (reported on 70.7% of returns)

27926:	$4,103
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,807 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,807
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.8%

Here:	59%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 54.7% for AGIs below $10k, 55.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27979, 23438, 27946, 27938, 27937, 23434.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 86
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 629

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 333 (70 now married, 261 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27926 with a mortgage: 220 (3 second mortgage, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,441
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $459

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

• Zip code 27926 household income distribution in 2022

• 75Less than $10,000
• 53$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 23$20,000 to $24,999
• 32$25,000 to $29,999
• 66$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 19$40,000 to $44,999
• 90$45,000 to $49,999
• 43$50,000 to $59,999
• 71$60,000 to $74,999
• 59$75,000 to $99,999
• 59$100,000 to $124,999
• 34$125,000 to $149,999
• 57$150,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27926

• 14Less than $10,000
• 16$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 39$70,000 to $79,999
• 19$80,000 to $89,999
• 21$90,000 to $99,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 30$175,000 to $199,999
• 100$200,000 to $249,999
• 117$250,000 to $299,999
• 109$300,000 to $399,999
• 23$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27926

• 17$450 to $499
• 9$500 to $549
• 10$700 to $749
• 23$800 to $899
• 95No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $983.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $370,344
• Black or African American householders: $250,122
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $167,492
• Two or more races householders: $353,595

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $269,849 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $111,650 - $334,735

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $670,659

Here:	$670,659
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $124,440

Here:	$124,440
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 500
• Two: 25
• Mobile homes: 304

Unemployment: 3.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27926

• 86.8%678Drove a car alone
• 4.7%37Carpooled
• 4.5%35Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27926

• 12Less than 5 minutes
• 1110 to 14 minutes
• 9015 to 19 minutes
• 9020 to 24 minutes
• 14725 to 29 minutes
• 5130 to 34 minutes
• 3635 to 39 minutes
• 6240 to 44 minutes
• 1945 to 59 minutes
• 11360 to 89 minutes
• 8090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 7.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,071

• Male householders: 429 (168 living alone), Female householders: 286 (81 living alone)

• 307 spouses (307 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 324 children (301 natural, 0 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 344 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 114 parents, 67 foster children, 12 other relatives, 130 non-relatives

Size of family households: 295 2-persons, 76 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 250 1-person, 26 2-persons

56 married couples with children.
68 single-parent households (68 women).

100.1% of residents of 27926 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CORAPEAKE COLLISION CENTER (1017 NC HWY 32 N in CORAPEAKE, NC)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: JOSEPH E HEWITT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.9%

Population in 1990: 1,377. Population change in the 1990s: +274 (+19.9%).

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

• This state: 541
• Northeast: 113
• Midwest: 106
• South: 1,303

63% of the 27926 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

89% of the 27926 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23 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 (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 9. The highest number of fire incidents - 19 took place in 2009, and the least - 3 in 2013. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (40.0%), and Outside Fires (36.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27926
• 6040.0%Structure Fires
• 5536.7%Outside Fires
• 3322.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 21.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27926, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27926 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	10	69.6 years
William	9	74.8 years
George	8	78.1 years
Edward	7	75.8 years
John	7	70.1 years
Mary	6	67.0 years
Willie	5	75.6 years
Walter	5	73.8 years
Robert	4	71.7 years
Beulah	4	77.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 27926 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Knight	13	73.3 years
Mathias	12	83.9 years
Jones	12	74.9 years
Harrell	10	70.1 years
Barnes	9	82.3 years
Baker	7	65.1 years
Morgan	7	74.0 years
Savage	7	73.9 years
Daniels	7	69.6 years
Ward	6	86.0 years