27053 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,091
Zip code population in 2010: 3,007
Zip code population in 2000: 2,811

Houses and condos: 1,765
Renter-occupied apartments: 193
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27053: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 67.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 46 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: $1,330 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $813 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 27053:

• High school or higher: 87.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
• Unemployed: 6.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27053:

• Never married: 23.3%
• Now married: 53.3%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 8.4%
• Divorced: 14.8%

• 
• • 2,85992.6%White
  • 1274.1%Black
  • 481.6%Two or more races
  • 290.9%American Indian
  • 260.8%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27053, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,159 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,159
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $46,963 (reported on 77.4% of returns)

Here:	$46,963
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1222.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3609.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6490.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9600.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16198.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $885 (reported on 33.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$885
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.8% for AGIs below $25k, 25.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 101.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,300 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,300
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.0% for AGIs below $25k, 24.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 358.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 382.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,276 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	+$11,276
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.2% for AGIs below $25k, 19.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 103.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 337.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1680.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,362 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,362
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 132.7% for AGIs below $25k, 222.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 290.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 721.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,414 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

27053:	$13,414
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $25k, 91.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 227.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1141.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,000 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

Here:	$31,000
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1550.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $9,825 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

Here:	$9,825
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 436.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $7,025 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

27053:	$7,025
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 351.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,257 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,257
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.1% for AGIs below $25k, 79.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.5%

Here:	91%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 89.8% for AGIs below $25k, 88.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27053, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,740 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,740
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $37,442 (reported on 79.8% of returns)

Here:	$37,442
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.7% for AGIs below $25k, 75.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $935 (reported on 38.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$935
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,845 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,845
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,676 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,676
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,494 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,494
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,688 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

27053:	$9,688
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,764 (23% of AGI, reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$17,764
State:	$23,438

Here:	22.7% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,952 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,952
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,494 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

27053:	$5,494
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,193 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,193
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.7%

Here:	60%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 56.4% for AGIs below $25k, 59.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27053, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,811 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,811
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $34,455 (reported on 84.7% of returns)

Here:	$34,455
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.4% for AGIs below $10k, 76.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $910 (reported on 42.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$910
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,378 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,378
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,245 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,245
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,965 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,965
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,632 (reported on 1.5% of returns)

27053:	$2,632
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $15,030 (24% of AGI, reported on 26.2% of returns)

Here:	$15,030
State:	$19,464

Here:	23.5% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,477 (4% of AGI, reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,477
State:	$4,035

Here:	3.7% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,157 (reported on 72.5% of returns)

27053:	$4,157
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,733 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,733
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.3%

Here:	70%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 63.9% for AGIs below $10k, 71.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27016, 27022, 27041, 24076, 27021, 27043.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 235
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,272

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 459 (262 now married, 198 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27053 with a mortgage: 544 (73 second mortgage, 77 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,308
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $339

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

• Zip code 27053 household income distribution in 2022

• 46Less than $10,000
• 172$10,000 to $14,999
• 85$15,000 to $19,999
• 51$20,000 to $24,999
• 64$25,000 to $29,999
• 74$30,000 to $34,999
• 107$40,000 to $44,999
• 38$45,000 to $49,999
• 63$50,000 to $59,999
• 200$60,000 to $74,999
• 254$75,000 to $99,999
• 231$100,000 to $124,999
• 52$150,000 to $199,999
• 53$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27053

• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 58$60,000 to $69,999
• 7$70,000 to $79,999
• 32$80,000 to $89,999
• 28$90,000 to $99,999
• 155$100,000 to $124,999
• 44$125,000 to $149,999
• 125$150,000 to $174,999
• 39$175,000 to $199,999
• 275$200,000 to $249,999
• 19$250,000 to $299,999
• 224$300,000 to $399,999
• 85$400,000 to $499,999
• 43$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27053

• 23$300 to $349
• 97$350 to $399
• 8$400 to $449
• 16$700 to $749
• 40No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $747.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $260,200
• Black or African American householders: $180,187

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $220,514 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $132,453 - $289,084

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $255,218

Here:	$255,218
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $95,574

Here:	$95,574
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,355
• Mobile homes: 385

Unemployment: 6.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27053

• 82.9%1,044Drove a car alone
• 3.2%40Carpooled
• 1.5%19Walked
• 10.2%128Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27053

• 14Less than 5 minutes
• 345 to 9 minutes
• 4310 to 14 minutes
• 3115 to 19 minutes
• 22120 to 24 minutes
• 29830 to 34 minutes
• 9735 to 39 minutes
• 18140 to 44 minutes
• 10345 to 59 minutes
• 7860 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 37.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,091

• Male householders: 796 (337 living alone), Female householders: 707 (187 living alone)

• 744 spouses (704 opposite-sex spouses), 112 unmarried partners, (112 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 601 children (592 natural, 9 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 87 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 0 foster children, 32 other relatives, 25 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 10 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 387 2-persons, 362 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 67 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 524 1-person, 101 2-persons, 5 3-persons

365 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

99.8% of residents of 27053 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% not well, 60% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BROWN, JOSEPH P. - RESIDENCE (NC HIGHWAY 704 in W FIELD, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3WREP2GR, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• CAROLINA ROSE QUARRY (1093 TOM E RD in WESTFIELD, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: DIMENSION STONE
  Alternative names: APPALACHIAN STONE CO INC CAR R

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.0%

Population in 1990: 3,500.

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

• This state: 2,253
• Northeast: 256
• Midwest: 133
• South: 403
• West: 3

76% of the 27053 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

100% of the 27053 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1000% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 65
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0703.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0703.00

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 36. The highest number of reported fires - 53 took place in 2010, and the least - 16 in 2012. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (44.9%), and Outside Fires (35.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27053
• 27144.9%Structure Fires
• 21635.8%Outside Fires
• 8914.7%Other
• 284.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27053, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27053 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	47	72.3 years
William	36	73.2 years
John	17	76.0 years
Thomas	16	74.8 years
Robert	13	74.9 years
George	11	78.3 years
Charles	10	72.4 years
Charlie	10	77.0 years
Mary	10	84.1 years
Roy	8	78.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 27053 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	54	77.8 years
Simmons	39	77.7 years
Collins	36	76.4 years
Martin	32	74.2 years
George	27	83.5 years
Vaden	26	78.2 years
Shelton	26	79.9 years
Jessup	26	79.5 years
Lawson	22	74.5 years
Owens	19	78.2 years