27208 Zip Code (Bennett, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,650
Zip code population in 2010: 1,676
Zip code population in 2000: 1,762

Houses and condos: 877
Renter-occupied apartments: 56
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27208: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 38.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 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: $990 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $695 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 27208:

• High school or higher: 92.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
• Unemployed: 3.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27208:

• Never married: 16.1%
• Now married: 63.6%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 5.8%
• Divorced: 13.8%

• 
• • 1,56995.1%White
  • 553.3%Two or more races
  • 251.5%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27208, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,403 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,403
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $50,287 (reported on 78.9% of returns)

Here:	$50,287
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1045.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3731.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6922.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10362.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19598.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $739 (reported on 36.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$739
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.6% for AGIs below $25k, 29.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,400 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,400
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k, 32.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 131.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,700 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,700
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 194.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 685.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,136 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	+$8,136
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.3% for AGIs below $25k, 160.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 552.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 255.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,900 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

27208:	$11,900
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 128.8% for AGIs below $25k, 193.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 924.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $35,300 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

Here:	$35,300
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1765.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $14,600 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,600
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 730.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $9,067 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

27208:	$9,067
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 453.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,815 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,815
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.7% for AGIs below $25k, 65.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

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

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 96.2% for AGIs below $25k, 94.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27208, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,955 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,955
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $39,424 (reported on 79.7% of returns)

Here:	$39,424
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 74.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $604 (reported on 40.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$604
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,343 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,343
State:	$6,213

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$583 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	+$583
State:	+$12,740

Profit/loss from business: +$5,969 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,969
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,290 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

27208:	$7,290
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,072 (25% of AGI, reported on 26.1% of returns)

Here:	$18,072
State:	$23,438

Here:	25.1% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 9.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,256 (reported on 23.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,256
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,328 (reported on 26.1% of returns)

27208:	$5,328
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,262 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,262
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 73.9%

Here:	74%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 67.9% for AGIs below $25k, 78.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27208, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,301 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,301
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $35,586 (reported on 84.4% of returns)

Here:	$35,586
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.1% for AGIs below $10k, 72.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $860 (reported on 51.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$860
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $648 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$648
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,578 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,578
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,852 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	+$6,852
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -10.9% for AGIs below $10k, 11.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$47 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$47
State:	-$3,231

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, -2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, -1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,931 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

27208:	$2,931
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $15,688 (24% of AGI, reported on 25.4% of returns)

Here:	$15,688
State:	$19,464

Here:	23.9% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,675 (5% of AGI, reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,675
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.4% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,420 (reported on 77.5% of returns)

27208:	$4,420
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,626 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,626
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.2%

Here:	80%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 77.3% for AGIs below $10k, 83.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27325, 27316, 27207, 27341, 27344, 27252.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 658

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 428 (180 now married, 247 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27208 with a mortgage: 240 (24 second mortgage, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,325
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $330

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

• Zip code 27208 household income distribution in 2022

• 28Less than $10,000
• 38$15,000 to $19,999
• 25$25,000 to $29,999
• 43$30,000 to $34,999
• 22$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 71$45,000 to $49,999
• 124$50,000 to $59,999
• 66$60,000 to $74,999
• 108$75,000 to $99,999
• 29$100,000 to $124,999
• 33$125,000 to $149,999
• 31$150,000 to $199,999
• 34$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27208

• 22Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 31$35,000 to $39,999
• 26$40,000 to $49,999
• 15$50,000 to $59,999
• 21$80,000 to $89,999
• 33$90,000 to $99,999
• 50$100,000 to $124,999
• 47$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$150,000 to $174,999
• 18$175,000 to $199,999
• 69$200,000 to $249,999
• 68$250,000 to $299,999
• 59$300,000 to $399,999
• 20$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27208

• 7$350 to $399
• 2$550 to $599
• 10$800 to $899
• 36No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,035.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $157,629
• Black or African American householders: $118,861
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $342,870

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $160,189 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $103,659 - $278,926

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $215,185

Here:	$215,185
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $68,667

Here:	$68,667
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 669
• Mobile homes: 195

Unemployment: 3.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27208

• 76.3%539Drove a car alone
• 9.6%68Carpooled
• 1.0%7Walked
• 11.2%79Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27208

• 51Less than 5 minutes
• 145 to 9 minutes
• 2710 to 14 minutes
• 6215 to 19 minutes
• 5520 to 24 minutes
• 9525 to 29 minutes
• 16130 to 34 minutes
• 4835 to 39 minutes
• 8945 to 59 minutes
• 860 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,650

• Male householders: 300 (26 living alone), Female householders: 367 (67 living alone)

• 464 spouses (448 opposite-sex spouses), 75 unmarried partners, (75 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 333 children (333 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 85 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 0 foster children, 29 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 293 2-persons, 144 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 3 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 92 1-person, 49 2-persons

137 married couples with children.
49 single-parent households (49 women).

97.7% of residents of 27208 zip code speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BENNETT ELEMENTARY (61 RANDOLPH ST in BENNETT, NC)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-304
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Organizations: CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  Alternative names: BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BENNETT SCHOOL

• BILLY HUSSEY RESIDENCE (625 NC HWY 42/22 in BENNETT, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3VG5RMSU, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS
  Alternative names: HUSSEY, BILLY

• BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP (NCSR 1162 in BENNETT, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Alternative names: CHATHAM CO SCH-BENNETT ELEM

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.8%

Population in 1990: 1,218. Population change in the 1990s: +544 (+44.7%).

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

• This state: 1,409
• Northeast: 18
• Midwest: 53
• South: 91
• West: 19

73% of the 27208 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

97% of the 27208 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% moved from different county within same 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:

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0205.00 , 0309.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0205.00 , 0309.00

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 16. The highest number of fire incidents - 25 took place in 2014, and the least - 2 in 2006. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (53.5%), and Other (21.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27208
• 11653.5%Structure Fires
• 4621.2%Other
• 4420.3%Outside Fires
• 115.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27208, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27208 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	23	77.3 years
William	22	72.7 years
John	16	74.5 years
Robert	14	69.7 years
Mary	9	78.1 years
Henry	7	68.9 years
Annie	7	76.0 years
Ada	6	80.2 years
Thomas	6	70.8 years
Charlie	6	72.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 27208 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	43	70.5 years
Brady	42	78.2 years
Jones	28	81.9 years
Phillips	23	79.9 years
Brewer	23	79.7 years
Powers	19	80.1 years
Kidd	17	74.1 years
Maness	16	75.6 years
Garner	15	71.1 years
Purvis	15	77.4 years