27981 Zip Code (Wanchese, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,052
Zip code population in 2010: 1,643
Zip code population in 2000: 1,556

Houses and condos: 817
Renter-occupied apartments: 172
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27981: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 7.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 260 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: $1,368 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,262 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 27981:

• High school or higher: 92.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
• Unemployed: 0.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27981:

• Never married: 26.0%
• Now married: 51.1%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 8.0%
• Divorced: 14.1%

• 
• • 1,91293.2%White
  • 1065.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 321.6%Two or more races
  • 10.05%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27981, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $51,435 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,435
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $38,423 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

Here:	$38,423
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1303.2% for AGIs below $25k, 4534.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7360.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12800.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21530.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $600 (reported on 32.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$600
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $25k, 9.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 346.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,360 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$5,360
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 125.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1303.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,722 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$12,722
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3520.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$18,278 (reported on 28.4% of returns)

Here:	+$18,278
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 290.5% for AGIs below $25k, 659.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1095.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2090.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4670.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,500 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

27981:	$9,500
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 678.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,200 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

Here:	$31,200
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3120.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $13,550 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

Here:	$13,550
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 208.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $5,800 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

27981:	$5,800
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 248.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,829 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,829
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.1% for AGIs below $25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.9%

Here:	89%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 84.4% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27981, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,253 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,253
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $31,676 (reported on 80.8% of returns)

Here:	$31,676
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.0% for AGIs below $25k, 74.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,048 (reported on 34.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,048
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,288 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	$5,288
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,591 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

Here:	+$12,591
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.5% for AGIs below $25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $3,667 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

27981:	$3,667
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $21,572 (22% of AGI, reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	$21,572
State:	$23,438

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 10.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,427 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$5,427
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,050 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

27981:	$7,050
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,759 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,759
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.1%

Here:	52%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 45.5% for AGIs below $25k, 52.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27981, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,191 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,191
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $29,010 (reported on 80.5% of returns)

Here:	$29,010
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.8% for AGIs below $10k, 72.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 41.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $927 (reported on 40.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$927
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,386 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,386
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,608 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	+$8,608
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,871 (reported on 31.1% of returns)

Here:	+$10,871
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 15.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 22.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,000 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

27981:	$3,000
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $16,066 (27% of AGI, reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	$16,066
State:	$19,464

Here:	27.0% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,423 (7% of AGI, reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,423
State:	$4,035

Here:	7.0% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,202 (reported on 78.5% of returns)

27981:	$4,202
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 7.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,402 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,402
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.0%

Here:	64%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 62.0% for AGIs below $10k, 61.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27959, 27954, 27978, 27948, 27968, 27953.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 113
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 645

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 35 (8 now married, 25 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 381 (188 now married, 192 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27981 with a mortgage: 311 (35 second mortgage, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,401
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $440

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

• Zip code 27981 household income distribution in 2022

• 26$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 50$25,000 to $29,999
• 58$30,000 to $34,999
• 24$35,000 to $39,999
• 52$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 56$50,000 to $59,999
• 90$60,000 to $74,999
• 157$75,000 to $99,999
• 93$100,000 to $124,999
• 42$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $199,999
• 66$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27981

• 18Less than $10,000
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 30$150,000 to $174,999
• 14$175,000 to $199,999
• 165$200,000 to $249,999
• 73$250,000 to $299,999
• 153$300,000 to $399,999
• 69$400,000 to $499,999
• 30$500,000 to $749,999
• 13$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27981

• 44$200 to $249
• 14$500 to $549
• 5$600 to $649
• 12$700 to $749
• 4$750 to $799
• 18$800 to $899
• 12$900 to $999
• 26$1,000 to $1,249
• 8$1,250 to $1,499
• 13$1,500 to $1,999
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,045.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $343,886
• Asian householders: $374,513

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $298,279 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $247,394 - $415,178

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $345,162

Here:	$345,162
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $195,227

Here:	$195,227
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 559
• Mobile homes: 241

Unemployment: 0.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27981

• 70.7%787Drove a car alone
• 18.1%201Carpooled
• 0.3%3Bus or trolley bus
• 0.4%5Walked
• 1.3%14Other means
• 6.0%67Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27981

• 131Less than 5 minutes
• 1515 to 9 minutes
• 8710 to 14 minutes
• 27415 to 19 minutes
• 6320 to 24 minutes
• 8825 to 29 minutes
• 9030 to 34 minutes
• 3840 to 44 minutes
• 645 to 59 minutes
• 5160 to 89 minutes
• 2590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,052

• Male householders: 246 (20 living alone), Female householders: 515 (137 living alone)

• 389 spouses (389 opposite-sex spouses), 118 unmarried partners, (118 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 643 children (617 natural, 7 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 64 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 0 foster children, 11 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 263 2-persons, 181 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 155 1-person, 21 2-persons

227 married couples with children.
287 single-parent households (9 men, 278 women).

93.8% of residents of 27981 zip code speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% very well, 21% well, 28% not well, 12% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DAVIS YACHT INC INACTIVE (STATE ROAD 1140 in WANCHESE, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: BOAT BUILDING AND REPAIRING
  Alternative names: DAVIS YACHTS INCORPORATED - WANCHESE

• DANIELS SEAFOOD COMPANY (7824 VIRGINIA DARE TRL in WANCHESE, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00S6AD84AY3XR95PB1, WASTEWATER PROGRAM, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  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: DANIELS SEAFOOD (DARE COUNTY), DANIELS SEAFOOD / NAGS HEAD

• DAVIS YACHTS LAMINATION PLT (THICKETLUMP RD in WANCHESE, NC)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: CARSON R. DAVIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• DCOM-WANCHESE HARBOR PROJECT (615 HARBOR ROAD in WANCHESE, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• DAVIS BOATWORKS INC (01 HABORO RD in WANCHESE, NC)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: DAVIS, CARSON R. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• DAVIS MARINE MAINTENANCE CTR (898 HARBOR RD in WANCHESE, NC)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: CARSON R DAVIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.9%

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

• This state: 1,304
• Northeast: 192
• Midwest: 83
• South: 353
• West: 5

75% of the 27981 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

94% of the 27981 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% 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: 26

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

• Wholesale Trade: Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (50-99: 1)
• Construction: Roofing Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 6. The highest number of fire incidents - 13 took place in 2008, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (41.9%), and Structure Fires (36.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27981
• 4441.9%Outside Fires
• 3836.2%Structure Fires
• 1312.4%Other
• 109.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27981, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27981 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	10	68.8 years
Mary	8	79.6 years
James	7	67.7 years
Willie	6	79.3 years
John	4	71.5 years
Charles	4	68.3 years
Robert	4	74.2 years
Ralph	4	67.5 years
Clara	3	70.4 years
Louise	3	65.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 27981 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Daniels	45	78.3 years
Tillett	31	76.6 years
Payne	13	74.8 years
Etheridge	11	76.3 years
Oneal	7	65.3 years
Gallop	7	78.9 years
Gaskill	7	79.6 years
Midgett	7	83.6 years
Davis	7	78.1 years
Baum	6	87.1 years