27929 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,477
Zip code population in 2010: 1,166
Zip code population in 2000: 716

Houses and condos: 1,238
Renter-occupied apartments: 90
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27929: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 5.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 587 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: $1,915 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,516 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 27929:

• High school or higher: 98.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 39.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27929:

• Never married: 16.4%
• Now married: 71.4%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 3.7%
• Divorced: 7.0%

• 
• • 2,94384.7%White
  • 3038.7%Black
  • 1935.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 260.7%Some other race
  • 100.3%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27929, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $81,771 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$81,771
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $65,912 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

Here:	$65,912
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1248.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3590.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6295.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8367.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13795.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,147 (reported on 40.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,147
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 50.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 110.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,328 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,328
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 153.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 185.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,718 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	+$13,718
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 35.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 217.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 717.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,807 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$12,807
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.0% for AGIs below $25k, 232.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 740.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 742.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,830 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

27929:	$12,830
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 384.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 518.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 370.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $28,222 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$28,222
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 980.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1463.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,683 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$5,683
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 284.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,800 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

27929:	$6,800
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 210.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 370.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,657 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,657
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 44.3% for AGIs below $25k, 49.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.0%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.7% for AGIs below $25k, 88.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27929, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $66,830 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$66,830
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $56,765 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

Here:	$56,765
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.3% for AGIs below $25k, 60.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 101.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $962 (reported on 46.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$962
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,838 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,838
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,500 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,500
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$15,500 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	+$15,500
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 16.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,140 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

27929:	$12,140
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.9% for AGIs below $25k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,150 (21% of AGI, reported on 44.4% of returns)

Here:	$22,150
State:	$23,438

Here:	21.3% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $25k, 11.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,862 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,862
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,989 (reported on 44.4% of returns)

27929:	$6,989
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,140 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,140
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.0%

Here:	54%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 44.4% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27929, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $55,946 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,946
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $46,642 (reported on 80.5% of returns)

Here:	$46,642
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 128.0% for AGIs below $10k, 58.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,267 (reported on 56.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,267
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,073 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,073
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$15,000 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	+$15,000
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,279 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$9,279
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,200 (reported on 3.5% of returns)

27929:	$3,200
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $18,873 (21% of AGI, reported on 47.7% of returns)

Here:	$18,873
State:	$19,464

Here:	21.4% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 19.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,472 (3% of AGI, reported on 42.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,472
State:	$4,035

Here:	2.7% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $7,786 (reported on 81.3% of returns)

27929:	$7,786
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,475 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,475
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.8%

Here:	57%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 44.1% for AGIs below $10k, 56.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27956, 27923, 27950, 27917, 27973, 27916.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 34
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,189

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 11 (11 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 592 (366 now married, 228 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27929 with a mortgage: 787 (66 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,053
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $546

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

• Zip code 27929 household income distribution in 2022

• 45Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 23$20,000 to $24,999
• 35$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 22$45,000 to $49,999
• 128$50,000 to $59,999
• 104$60,000 to $74,999
• 101$75,000 to $99,999
• 225$100,000 to $124,999
• 228$125,000 to $149,999
• 81$150,000 to $199,999
• 195$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27929

• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 33$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$40,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 23$60,000 to $69,999
• 41$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 24$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 16$200,000 to $249,999
• 60$250,000 to $299,999
• 555$300,000 to $399,999
• 167$400,000 to $499,999
• 230$500,000 to $749,999
• 125$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27929

• 9$250 to $299
• 39$800 to $899
• 5$900 to $999
• 39$1,500 to $1,999

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,213.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $456,331
• Black or African American householders: $1,019,897

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $430,397 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $352,934 - $549,680

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $479,081

Here:	$479,081
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $77,879

Here:	$77,879
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,137
• Mobile homes: 97

Unemployment: 1.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27929

• 71.9%1,245Drove a car alone
• 10.7%186Carpooled
• 0.3%5Bus or trolley bus
• 17.0%294Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27929

• 625 to 9 minutes
• 10010 to 14 minutes
• 14515 to 19 minutes
• 6020 to 24 minutes
• 4525 to 29 minutes
• 25630 to 34 minutes
• 9735 to 39 minutes
• 8140 to 44 minutes
• 29745 to 59 minutes
• 21960 to 89 minutes
• 7190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 39.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,477

• Male householders: 499 (52 living alone), Female householders: 741 (114 living alone)

• 947 spouses (937 opposite-sex spouses), 87 unmarried partners, (87 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 991 children (920 natural, 62 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 72 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 foster children, 18 other relatives, 121 non-relatives

Size of family households: 561 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 128 4-persons, 125 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 165 1-person, 65 2-persons, 22 3-persons

689 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (18 men, 30 women).

93.8% of residents of 27929 zip code speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% very well, 39% well).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% well, 53% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BARNHILL CONTRACTING COMPANY-B (NCSR 1241 in CURRITUCK, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  Alternative names: BARNHILL CONTRACTING CO-CURRIT

Population in 1990: 498. Population change in the 1990s: +218 (+43.8%).

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

• This state: 619
• Northeast: 420
• Midwest: 160
• South: 1,978
• West: 221

53% of the 27929 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

97% of the 27929 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% 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, 70% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 159
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:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Tax Preparation Services (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 2)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (1-4: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 27929 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	13	77.0 years
Mary	9	81.2 years
George	7	72.8 years
John	7	66.0 years
James	6	72.7 years
Robert	6	73.8 years
Charles	5	65.7 years
Charlie	4	73.2 years
Margaret	4	77.8 years
Ethel	3	82.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 27929 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brumsey	8	74.3 years
Williams	5	74.4 years
Banks	4	69.2 years
Davis	4	77.3 years
Sawyer	4	84.7 years
Snowden	4	77.8 years
West	4	66.0 years
Doxey	3	84.0 years
Gregory	3	75.0 years
Duncan	3	80.0 years

Businesses in zip code 27929

• McDonald's: 1
• UPS: 1