Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,120 Zip code population in 2010: 1,285 Zip code population in 2000: 1,187
Houses and condos: 458 Renter-occupied apartments: 15
% of renters here:
4%
State:
33%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27974: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 45.9 sq. mi. Water area: 25.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 24 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.5% ($1,017)
North Carolina:
0.6% ($1,769)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $982 Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,606
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 600
(53.6%)
Females: 520
(46.4%)
For population 25 years and over in 27974:
High school or higher: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 27974:
Never married: 26.2%
Now married: 58.2%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 4.9%
Divorced: 9.6%
Zip code 27974 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $186,469
27974:
$186,469
North Carolina:
$280,600
According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in 27974 zip code as of May 28, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 27974 is 1,307 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
52.7 years
North Carolina median age:
39.2 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.5 people
North Carolina:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27974, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,037 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$53,037
State:
$70,020
Salary/wage: $48,680 (reported on 74.6% of returns)
Here:
$48,680
State:
$58,387
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1128.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3360.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6072.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9940.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20072.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $600 (reported on 27.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$600
North Carolina:
$1,479
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 12.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 28.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 117.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,971 (reported on 11.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,971
State:
$7,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.7% for AGIs below $25k, 95.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,867 (reported on 10.2% of returns)
Here:
+$3,867
State:
+$23,652
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.6% for AGIs below $25k, 24.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 490.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$10,442 (reported on 20.3% of returns)
Here:
+$10,442
State:
+$11,710
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 355.4% for AGIs below $25k, 530.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 517.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,800 (reported on 5.1% of returns)
27974:
$16,800
North Carolina:
$20,247
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 720.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $26,633 (reported on 5.1% of returns)
Here:
$26,633
State:
$34,549
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1141.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxes paid: $5,400 (reported on 5.1% of returns)
27974:
$5,400
State:
$7,586
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 231.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Earned income credit: $1,958 (reported on 20.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,958
State:
$2,337
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 116.2% for AGIs below $25k, 76.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.2%
Here:
93%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 90.5% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27974, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,426 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$43,426
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $37,542 (reported on 75.4% of returns)
Here:
$37,542
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.1% for AGIs below $25k, 71.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $771 (reported on 29.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$771
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,325 (reported on 14.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,325
State:
$6,213
Profit/loss from business: +$7,433 (reported on 21.1% of returns)
Here:
+$7,433
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,825 (reported on 7.0% of returns)
27974:
$4,825
North Carolina:
$15,575
Total itemized deductions: $18,929 (24% of AGI, reported on 24.6% of returns)
Here:
$18,929
State:
$23,438
Here:
23.9% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $2,064 (reported on 19.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,064
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $5,871 (reported on 24.6% of returns)
27974:
$5,871
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,862 (reported on 22.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,862
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.1%
Here:
56%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 56.5% for AGIs below $25k, 56.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27974, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,105 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$36,105
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $33,357 (reported on 76.8% of returns)
Here:
$33,357
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.5% for AGIs below $10k, 69.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $767 (reported on 38.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$767
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,173 (reported on 14.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,173
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$15,859 (reported on 11.6% of returns)
Here:
+$15,859
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 24.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$3,982 (reported on 19.8% of returns)
Here:
+$3,982
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,786 (reported on 2.5% of returns)
27974:
$2,786
North Carolina:
$2,967
Total itemized deductions: $15,664 (23% of AGI, reported on 23.2% of returns)
Here:
$15,664
State:
$19,464
Here:
23.0% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,215 (3% of AGI, reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,215
State:
$4,035
Here:
3.1% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,410 (reported on 74.4% of returns)
27974:
$4,410
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,487 (reported on 21.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,487
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.4%
Here:
62%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 56.8% for AGIs below $10k, 66.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 36 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 397
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 24 (25 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 199 (91 now married, 108 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 27974 with a mortgage: 335 (1 second mortgage) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,268 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $505
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
2.3%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
1.0%
Whole state:
6.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
6.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crooked Creek (A), Hunting Creek (B), Broad Creek (C), Beaverdam Swamp (D), Backlanding Creek (E), Abel Creek (F), Great Creek (G), Portohonk Creek (H), Raymond Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 20 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 109 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 25 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 88 1-person, 26 2-persons
117 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().
98.5% of residents of 27974 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% not well).
Foreign born population: 15 (1.4%) (100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.4%
Whole state:
8.6%
107%Thailand
21%American
13%Scottish
11%Swedish
6%English
2%Irish
1%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
61990 to 1999
7Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ANGUS MINE, CHARLES G. (STATE ROUTE 1107 in SHILOH, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -66AN2CF000567WA4A2PVR1Y7J6, WASTEWATER FACILITY National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
BARNHILL CONTRACTING CO (OFF SR 1107 in SHILOH, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
92.0%Electricity
7.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.2%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 1,378.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 614
Northeast: 78
Midwest: 65
South: 342
West: 2
54% of the 27974 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.
99% of the 27974 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 133% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
North Carolina:
13.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
Here:
16.6%
North Carolina:
11.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
North Carolina:
19.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
88,722Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
70,812Management occupations
57,392Business and financial operations occupations
32,981Office and administrative support occupations
19,714Sales and related occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (10-19: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Wholesale Trade: Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5-9: 1)
Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (5-9: 1)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (1-4: 2)
100% rural population.
(53.6%)
(46.4%)
Nearest zip codes: 27965, 27916, 27917, 27947, 27973, 27939.
