27968 Zip Code (Rodanthe, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 188
Zip code population in 2010: 298
Zip code population in 2000: 178

Houses and condos: 567
Renter-occupied apartments: 60
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27968: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 7.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 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: $1,638 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 27968:

• High school or higher: 99.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 15.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 60.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27968:

• Never married: 35.1%
• Now married: 46.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 18.1%
• Divorced: 0.0%

• 
• • 11963.6%White
  • 4926.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1910.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27968, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,861 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,861
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $24,776 (reported on 78.1% of returns)

Here:	$24,776
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 178.5% for AGIs below $10k, 78.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 107.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $594 (reported on 38.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$594
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,133 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,133
State:	$4,016

Net capital gain/loss: +$44,724 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$44,724
State:	+$11,152

Profit/loss from business: +$7,596 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	+$7,596
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -29.6% for AGIs below $10k, 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,565 (28% of AGI, reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	$22,565
State:	$19,464

Here:	28.3% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,959 (3% of AGI, reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,959
State:	$4,035

Here:	2.6% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,211 (reported on 75.7% of returns)

27968:	$5,211
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,360 (reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,360
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 53.0%

Here:	53%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 53.8% for AGIs below $10k, 51.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 44.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27982, 27981, 27959, 27972, 27978, 27954.
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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: 151

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 19 (0 now married, 19 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27968 with a mortgage: 36 (31 second mortgage, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan)

• Zip code 27968 household income distribution in 2022

• 79$30,000 to $34,999
• 28$60,000 to $74,999
• 24$100,000 to $124,999
• 24$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27968

• 17$175,000 to $199,999
• 42$300,000 to $399,999
• 29$400,000 to $499,999
• 10$750,000 to $999,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $456,496

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $430,038

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $420,748

Here:	$420,748
State:	$375,326

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 350
• Two: 65
• 3 or 4: 27
• 5 to 9: 17
• 10 to 19: 81
• 20 to 49: 28

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27968

• 56.8%109Drove a car alone
• 13.5%26Walked
• 34.9%67Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27968

• 24Less than 5 minutes
• 3930 to 34 minutes
• 2445 to 59 minutes
• 2260 to 89 minutes
• 2290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 188

• Male householders: 65 (41 living alone), Female householders: 89 (61 living alone)

• 33 spouses (33 opposite-sex spouses), 6 unmarried partners, (6 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 31 2-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 101 1-person, 20 2-persons

99.5% of residents of 27968 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE (DARE COUNTY in RODANTHE, NC)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  

• DOUGLAS & SHAUNA LEGGAT (OUTER BANKS in RODANTHEQ, NC)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

• DOUGLAS LEGGAT (OUTER BANKS in RODANTHE, NC)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

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

• This state: 6
• Northeast: 50
• Midwest: 19
• South: 114

46% of the 27968 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

84% of the 27968 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 104% moved from different state.

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

• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (1-4: 2)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (1-4: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 27968 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	4	68.0 years
Donald	3	66.7 years
David	3	56.7 years
Richard	3	76.6 years
Herbert	2	57.5 years
Arthur	2	62.0 years
Joseph	2	72.5 years
Mary	2	84.5 years
Robert	2	69.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 27968 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Midgett	17	74.9 years
Oneal	3	64.0 years
Herbert	2	89.5 years
Baum	2	42.0 years
Berry	2	60.1 years
Gaskins	2	74.9 years
Howard	2	90.0 years
Gray	2	82.0 years
Rabon	2	74.0 years
Roberts	2	75.0 years