27978 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 348

Houses and condos: 195
Renter-occupied apartments: 61
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27978: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 16.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,837 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,117 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 27978:

• High school or higher: 81.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
• Unemployed: 11.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27978:

• Never married: 25.7%
• Now married: 60.5%
• Separated: 5.3%
• Widowed: 1.0%
• Divorced: 7.5%

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27978, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,138 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,138
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $34,061 (reported on 75.4% of returns)

Here:	$34,061
State:	$39,442

Taxable interest for individuals: $120 (reported on 38.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$120
North Carolina:	$1,515

Profit/loss from business: +$1,643 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,643
State:	+$9,490

Total itemized deductions: $13,000 (20% of AGI, reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	$13,000
State:	$19,464

Here:	19.7% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,636 (4% of AGI, reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,636
State:	$4,035

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

Total tax: $4,816 (reported on 75.4% of returns)

27978:	$4,816
State:	$7,257

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.5%

Here:	58%
State:	62%

Nearest zip codes: 27953, 27981, 27954, 27959, 27968, 27948.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 29
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 99

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 26 (27 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 47 (18 now married, 29 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27978 with a mortgage: 41 (15 second mortgage, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 27978 household income distribution in 2022

• 24$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $44,999
• 31$45,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $74,999
• 20$75,000 to $99,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27978

• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$250,000 to $299,999
• 20$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27978

• 17$150 to $199
• 33$1,000 to $1,249
• 6No cash rent

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $517,214

Here:	$517,214
State:	$375,326

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 119
• Mobile homes: 71

Unemployment: 11.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27978

• 47.1%54Drove a car alone
• 37.5%43Other means
• 16.6%19Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27978

• 205 to 9 minutes
• 1320 to 24 minutes
• 4060 to 89 minutes
• 1990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 101.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 348

• Male householders: 92 (9 living alone), Female householders: 35 (0 living alone)

• 81 spouses (81 opposite-sex spouses), 12 unmarried partners, (12 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 82 children (64 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 8 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 40 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person

38 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (17 women).

86.4% of residents of 27978 zip code speak English at home.
13.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% well, 46% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CAPTAIN CHARLIE'S / STUMPY POI (US HWY 264 S OF NCSR in STUMPY POINT, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS
  Alternative names: CAPT CHARLIE'S SEAFD INC CAPT, CAPTAIN CHARLIE'S SEAFOOD INC

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.3%

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

• This state: 146
• Midwest: 35
• South: 123

101% of the 27978 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Marketing Consulting Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 27978 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	3	68.4 years
Robert	3	78.3 years
Edith	2	85.4 years
James	2	72.0 years
Marie	2	82.0 years
Ruby	2	84.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 27978 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Payne	17	73.6 years
Hooper	10	78.2 years
Best	7	79.4 years
Gray	7	76.0 years
Twiford	6	67.0 years
Meekins	5	83.2 years
Midgett	5	79.8 years
Wise	3	72.7 years
Altman	2	73.0 years
Crank	2	74.0 years