27976 Zip Code (South Mills, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,424
Zip code population in 2010: 3,449
Zip code population in 2000: 2,251

Houses and condos: 1,529
Renter-occupied apartments: 124
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27976: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 106.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 42 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: $1,789 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,947 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 27976:

• High school or higher: 92.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.0%
• Unemployed: 2.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27976:

• Never married: 13.6%
• Now married: 73.2%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 3.2%
• Divorced: 9.6%

• 
• • 3,45478.1%White
  • 3718.4%Black
  • 3046.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1994.5%Two or more races
  • 691.6%Asian
  • 240.5%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27976, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $68,768 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$68,768
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $62,519 (reported on 85.1% of returns)

Here:	$62,519
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1133.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3601.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6640.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9633.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16580.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $734 (reported on 32.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$734
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k, 24.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 48.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,296 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,296
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 39.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,318 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,318
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 31.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 328.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,518 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,518
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.6% for AGIs below $25k, 46.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 377.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 261.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,818 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

27976:	$11,818
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 201.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 238.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $26,393 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$26,393
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 397.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 414.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 918.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $6,800 (reported on 5.5% of returns)

Here:	$6,800
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 220.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,520 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

27976:	$6,520
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.0% for AGIs below $25k, 53.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 252.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,995 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,995
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.3% for AGIs below $25k, 67.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.4%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.7% for AGIs below $25k, 92.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 97.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27976, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $56,669 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,669
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $50,767 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$50,767
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.6% for AGIs below $25k, 75.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $481 (reported on 34.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$481
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,250 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,250
State:	$6,213

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

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,750 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,750
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,770 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,770
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,130 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

27976:	$6,130
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,718 (22% of AGI, reported on 41.6% of returns)

Here:	$19,718
State:	$23,438

Here:	22.2% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.5% for AGIs below $25k, 11.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,545 (reported on 31.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,545
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,123 (reported on 41.6% of returns)

27976:	$6,123
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,126 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,126
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 49.7%

Here:	50%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 45.7% for AGIs below $25k, 47.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27976, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $44,091 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,091
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $41,211 (reported on 86.8% of returns)

Here:	$41,211
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.3% for AGIs below $10k, 69.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $843 (reported on 45.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$843
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $830 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$830
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$12,971 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	+$12,971
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,653 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,653
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,188 (reported on 1.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,188
State:	-$3,231

IRA payment deduction: $1,882 (reported on 1.3% of returns)

27976:	$1,882
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $15,879 (23% of AGI, reported on 39.9% of returns)

Here:	$15,879
State:	$19,464

Here:	22.9% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,837 (4% of AGI, reported on 34.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,837
State:	$4,035

Here:	4.0% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,793 (reported on 78.6% of returns)

27976:	$4,793
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,621 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,621
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.4%

Here:	59%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 49.7% for AGIs below $10k, 59.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 23322, 23323, 27921, 27958, 27909, 27979.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 56
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,456

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 65 (36 now married, 28 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 743 (543 now married, 204 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27976 with a mortgage: 1,054 (38 second mortgage, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,753
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $540

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

• Zip code 27976 household income distribution in 2022

• 55$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$20,000 to $24,999
• 39$25,000 to $29,999
• 214$30,000 to $34,999
• 85$35,000 to $39,999
• 24$40,000 to $44,999
• 14$45,000 to $49,999
• 46$50,000 to $59,999
• 139$60,000 to $74,999
• 290$75,000 to $99,999
• 231$100,000 to $124,999
• 158$125,000 to $149,999
• 175$150,000 to $199,999
• 35$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27976

• 24$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 18$70,000 to $79,999
• 13$90,000 to $99,999
• 16$125,000 to $149,999
• 103$150,000 to $174,999
• 102$175,000 to $199,999
• 221$200,000 to $249,999
• 234$250,000 to $299,999
• 394$300,000 to $399,999
• 228$400,000 to $499,999
• 59$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27976

• 45$350 to $399
• 18$550 to $599
• 64$1,500 to $1,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $376,312
• Black or African American householders: $219,200
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $385,917
• Two or more races householders: $325,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $323,484 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $233,526 - $424,986

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $319,960

Here:	$319,960
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $320,005

Here:	$320,005
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,437
• 5 to 9: 27
• Mobile homes: 61

Unemployment: 2.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27976

• 83.4%1,661Drove a car alone
• 4.7%93Carpooled
• 2.5%49Motorcycle
• 6.8%135Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27976

• 72Less than 5 minutes
• 12610 to 14 minutes
• 37115 to 19 minutes
• 18020 to 24 minutes
• 12725 to 29 minutes
• 48630 to 34 minutes
• 9335 to 39 minutes
• 6940 to 44 minutes
• 11545 to 59 minutes
• 10260 to 89 minutes
• 4990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 22.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,424

• Male householders: 744 (70 living alone), Female householders: 782 (111 living alone)

• 1,094 spouses (1,094 opposite-sex spouses), 49 unmarried partners, (28 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,391 children (1,312 natural, 0 adopted, 82 stepchildren), 173 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 0 foster children, 207 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 536 2-persons, 294 3-persons, 206 4-persons, 258 5-persons, 10 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 180 1-person, 37 2-persons

838 married couples with children.
39 single-parent households (39 women).

96.0% of residents of 27976 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (32% very well, 68% well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (61% very well, 39% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALBERTSON FARM (204 OLD SWAMP RD in SOUTH MILLS, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: MAXWELL FOODS INC ALBERTSON FA

• CAMDEN YARD MATERIALS (PONDEROSA DR in SOUTH MILLS, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

Population in 1990: 2,087. Population change in the 1990s: +164 (+7.9%).

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

• This state: 1,627
• Northeast: 498
• Midwest: 477
• South: 1,446
• West: 283

50% of the 27976 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

99% of the 27976 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 46

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

• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 4)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 4)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 3)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Reupholstery and Furniture 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 fire incidents per year is 17. The highest number of fire incidents - 50 took place in 2010, and the least - 0 in 2015. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (46.9%), and Structure Fires (34.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27976
• 13746.9%Outside Fires
• 10134.6%Structure Fires
• 3813.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 165.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27976, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27976 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	28	72.8 years
William	24	69.7 years
Mary	20	79.5 years
John	18	70.8 years
George	14	78.1 years
Charlie	12	71.2 years
Joseph	12	69.0 years
Dorothy	8	69.1 years
Walter	7	70.9 years
Annie	6	84.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 27976 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Sawyer	28	72.8 years
Whitehurst	18	78.4 years
Mccoy	17	70.9 years
Johnson	17	76.1 years
Griffin	15	74.2 years
Mcpherson	14	69.5 years
Mitchell	12	74.2 years
Eason	11	70.6 years
Jones	10	78.3 years
Turner	10	76.6 years