27980 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,606
Zip code population in 2010: 2,182
Zip code population in 2000: 2,238

Houses and condos: 840
Renter-occupied apartments: 173
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27980: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 51.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 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: $2,061 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,525 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 27980:

• High school or higher: 94.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27980:

• Never married: 12.3%
• Now married: 77.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.1%
• Divorced: 5.2%

• 
• • 1,26778.9%White
  • 31619.7%Black
  • 191.2%Two or more races
  • 30.2%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27980, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,526 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,526
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $45,829 (reported on 84.2% of returns)

Here:	$45,829
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1275.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3969.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6600.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9343.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19610.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $754 (reported on 29.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$754
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 41.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 120.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,464 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,464
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,840 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,840
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 242.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,213 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,213
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 122.4% for AGIs below $25k, 71.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 106.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 335.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,133 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

27980:	$13,133
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 164.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 791.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $32,280 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	$32,280
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1029.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 835.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $11,350 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

Here:	$11,350
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 756.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $6,040 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

27980:	$6,040
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 248.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,461 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,461
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 120.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.7%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.9% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 109.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27980, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,591 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,591
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $37,738 (reported on 86.4% of returns)

Here:	$37,738
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.5% for AGIs below $25k, 79.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $748 (reported on 33.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$748
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,243 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,243
State:	$6,213

Profit/loss from business: +$5,057 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,057
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,917 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

27980:	$5,917
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $20,114 (23% of AGI, reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$20,114
State:	$23,438

Here:	23.5% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,561 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,561
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,864 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

27980:	$5,864
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,305 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,305
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 51.1%

Here:	51%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 47.4% for AGIs below $25k, 45.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27980, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,490 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,490
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $31,462 (reported on 82.8% of returns)

Here:	$31,462
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 116.0% for AGIs below $10k, 79.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $941 (reported on 42.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$941
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $589 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$589
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,881 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,881
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,721 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,721
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,579 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,579
State:	-$3,231

IRA payment deduction: $2,824 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

27980:	$2,824
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $14,542 (23% of AGI, reported on 22.1% of returns)

Here:	$14,542
State:	$19,464

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,828 (6% of AGI, reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,828
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.7% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,248 (reported on 68.7% of returns)

27980:	$4,248
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,910 (reported on 25.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,910
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.3%

Here:	65%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 62.2% for AGIs below $10k, 66.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27946, 27919, 27932, 27942, 27985, 27938.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 27
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 723

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 301 (228 now married, 75 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27980 with a mortgage: 273 (33 second mortgage, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 130

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,038
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $630

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

• Zip code 27980 household income distribution in 2022

• 16Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 102$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 60$30,000 to $34,999
• 24$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 218$60,000 to $74,999
• 93$75,000 to $99,999
• 86$100,000 to $124,999
• 49$125,000 to $149,999
• 61$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27980

• 11Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $49,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 15$70,000 to $79,999
• 20$80,000 to $89,999
• 51$100,000 to $124,999
• 39$125,000 to $149,999
• 12$150,000 to $174,999
• 18$175,000 to $199,999
• 70$200,000 to $249,999
• 169$300,000 to $399,999
• 111$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27980

• 18$450 to $499
• 35$500 to $549
• 121No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $293,237
• Black or African American householders: $272,796
• Two or more races householders: $603,942

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $257,187 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,919 - $423,351

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $322,951

Here:	$322,951
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $130,342

Here:	$130,342
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 540
• Mobile homes: 281

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27980

• 86.7%685Drove a car alone
• 5.4%43Carpooled
• 1.6%13Walked
• 1.5%12Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27980

• 1075 to 9 minutes
• 5710 to 14 minutes
• 8215 to 19 minutes
• 4220 to 24 minutes
• 3625 to 29 minutes
• 9730 to 34 minutes
• 935 to 39 minutes
• 6440 to 44 minutes
• 10445 to 59 minutes
• 10060 to 89 minutes
• 3790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 25.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,606

• Male householders: 371 (72 living alone), Female householders: 387 (90 living alone)

• 540 spouses (540 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 294 children (294 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives

Size of family households: 377 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 123 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 162 1-person, 15 2-persons

261 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 women).

99.7% of residents of 27980 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHOWAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (2845 VIRGINIA ROAD in TYNER, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-304
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Organizations: EDENTON/CHOWAN SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Population in 1990: 1,563. Population change in the 1990s: +675 (+43.2%).

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

• This state: 1,149
• Northeast: 134
• Midwest: 5
• South: 295

81% of the 27980 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

85% of the 27980 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state.

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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Flooring Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Electrical and Electronic Appliance, Television, and Radio Set Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 27980 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	21	71.5 years
James	19	71.5 years
Mary	18	79.5 years
John	16	72.9 years
George	14	72.7 years
Annie	13	81.8 years
Charlie	11	65.0 years
Thomas	10	69.2 years
Joseph	9	77.9 years
Robert	9	77.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 27980 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Chappell	30	77.8 years
Jordan	30	74.5 years
Copeland	28	73.5 years
Byrum	24	77.3 years
Ward	23	77.3 years
Bunch	21	76.8 years
Lane	21	81.7 years
Boyce	19	78.4 years
White	18	69.9 years
Holley	17	72.0 years

Businesses in zip code 27980

• U-Haul: 1