27597 Zip Code (Zebulon, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 24,960
Zip code population in 2010: 22,181
Zip code population in 2000: 17,178

Houses and condos: 9,917
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,296
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 27597: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 122.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 204 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,503 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,349 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 27597:

• High school or higher: 85.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
• Unemployed: 5.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27597:

• Never married: 24.6%
• Now married: 55.6%
• Separated: 3.1%
• Widowed: 5.8%
• Divorced: 10.9%

• 
• • 14,21864.1%White
  • 4,58420.7%Black
  • 2,84012.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2971.3%Two or more races
  • 1320.6%Asian
  • 890.4%American Indian
  • 200.09%Some other race

Urban population: 6,984
Rural population: 17,975

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27597, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,630 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,630
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $41,700 (reported on 84.0% of returns)

Here:	$41,700
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.4% for AGIs below $25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 44.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,078 (reported on 32.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,078
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,491 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,491
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,492 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,492
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,811 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,811
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,807 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

27597:	$12,807
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $9,433 (reported on 0.3% of returns)

27597:	$9,433
North Carolina:	$21,078

Total itemized deductions: $19,922 (23% of AGI, reported on 33.0% of returns)

Here:	$19,922
State:	$23,438

Here:	23.4% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 12.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,818 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,818
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,694 (reported on 32.5% of returns)

27597:	$6,694
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,424 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,424
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.8%

Here:	53%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 52.4% for AGIs below $25k, 52.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27597, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,096 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,096
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $37,265 (reported on 87.3% of returns)

Here:	$37,265
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.8% for AGIs below $10k, 81.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,368 (reported on 36.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,368
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,888 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,888
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,055 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$11,055
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,500 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$6,500
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,692 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

27597:	$2,692
North Carolina:	$2,967

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

Self-employed pension: $14,571 (reported on 0.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,571
North Carolina:	$14,754

Total itemized deductions: $17,037 (24% of AGI, reported on 37.6% of returns)

Here:	$17,037
State:	$19,464

Here:	24.0% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.2% for AGIs below $10k, 8.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,291 (4% of AGI, reported on 31.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,291
State:	$4,035

Here:	4.4% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,522 (reported on 70.7% of returns)

27597:	$5,522
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,819 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,819
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.3%

Here:	60%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 54.5% for AGIs below $10k, 64.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27591, 27557, 27508, 27571, 27545, 27527.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 857
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 8,252

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 495 (283 now married, 209 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 4,738 (2,568 now married, 2,150 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27597 with a mortgage: 4,576 (73 second mortgage, 476 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,213

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,307
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $409

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 27597 household income distribution in 2019

• 331Less than $10,000
• 370$10,000 to $14,999
• 288$15,000 to $19,999
• 563$20,000 to $24,999
• 333$25,000 to $29,999
• 621$30,000 to $34,999
• 325$35,000 to $39,999
• 316$40,000 to $44,999
• 414$45,000 to $49,999
• 864$50,000 to $59,999
• 786$60,000 to $74,999
• 1,318$75,000 to $99,999
• 870$100,000 to $124,999
• 632$125,000 to $149,999
• 506$150,000 to $199,999
• 518$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 27597

• 94Less than $10,000
• 108$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 33$20,000 to $24,999
• 22$25,000 to $29,999
• 25$35,000 to $39,999
• 29$40,000 to $49,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 214$60,000 to $69,999
• 144$70,000 to $79,999
• 167$80,000 to $89,999
• 263$90,000 to $99,999
• 850$100,000 to $124,999
• 560$125,000 to $149,999
• 622$150,000 to $174,999
• 450$175,000 to $199,999
• 914$200,000 to $249,999
• 569$250,000 to $299,999
• 850$300,000 to $399,999
• 181$400,000 to $499,999
• 275$500,000 to $749,999
• 56$750,000 to $999,999
• 29$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 27$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 23$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 27597

• 14$200 to $249
• 45$250 to $299
• 65$300 to $349
• 61$350 to $399
• 74$400 to $449
• 149$450 to $499
• 169$500 to $549
• 85$550 to $599
• 231$600 to $649
• 173$650 to $699
• 81$700 to $749
• 81$750 to $799
• 80$800 to $899
• 222$900 to $999
• 165$1,000 to $1,249
• 64$1,250 to $1,499
• 62$1,500 to $1,999
• 16$2,500 to $2,999
• 328No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $923.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $1,520,517.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $210,175
• Black or African American householders: $177,477
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $113,404
• Asian householders: $425,265
• Some other race householders: $163,490
• Two or more races householders: $269,334
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $167,838

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $184,660 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $123,221 - $279,583

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $238,695

Here:	$238,695
State:	$265,100

Townhouses or other attached units: $376,535

Here:	$376,535
State:	$217,635

Mobile homes: $79,152

Here:	$79,152
State:	$77,551

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,886
• One, attached: 188
• Two: 100
• 5 to 9: 67
• 10 to 19: 16
• 20 to 49: 64
• 50 or more: 27
• Mobile homes: 1,501

Unemployment: 5.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27597

• 77.3%9,019Drove a car alone
• 11.6%1,359Carpooled
• 0.2%25Motorcycle
• 0.5%63Walked
• 0.3%37Other means
• 10.4%1,210Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27597

• 270Less than 5 minutes
• 8265 to 9 minutes
• 91410 to 14 minutes
• 56215 to 19 minutes
• 1,27120 to 24 minutes
• 87125 to 29 minutes
• 2,21730 to 34 minutes
• 58935 to 39 minutes
• 70240 to 44 minutes
• 1,48445 to 59 minutes
• 63660 to 89 minutes
• 16890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 58.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 24,960

• Male householders: 4,695 (922 living alone), Female householders: 4,401 (1,098 living alone)

• 5,063 spouses (5,033 opposite-sex spouses), 664 unmarried partners, (664 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,684 children (7,051 natural, 152 adopted, 483 stepchildren), 768 grandchildren, 184 brothers or sisters, 354 parents, 67 foster children, 331 other relatives, 616 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 139 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,152 2-persons, 1,428 3-persons, 1,068 4-persons, 490 5-persons, 322 6-persons, 234 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2,019 1-person, 302 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 23 4-persons

3,492 married couples with children.
1,814 single-parent households (636 men, 1,178 women).

85.6% of residents of 27597 zip code speak English at home.
11.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% very well, 15% well, 15% not well, 8% not at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% very well, 10% well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BLOUNT INCORPORATED FORESTRY EQ DIVISION (415 HIGHWAY 64 BYPASS in ZEBULON, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING.
  

• BECK BROTHERS VENEER CO.. INCORPORATED (P.O. BOX 518/102 SOUTH WAKEFIELD STREET in ZEBULON, NC)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: HARDWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: BECK BROTHERS VENEER CO., INC.

• ALLIANCE CONCRETE COMPANY (1712 OLD US HWY. 264 in ZEBULON, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  

• BROOKS CREECH FARM (14198 NC 39 in ZEBULON, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: CREECH BROS INC BRKS CREECH FA

• BARNES COLLISION REPAIR CENTER (724 W GANNON AVE in ZEBULON, NC)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.9%

Population in 1990: 10,153. Population change in the 1990s: +7,025 (+69.2%).

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

• This state: 16,378
• Northeast: 2,056
• Midwest: 759
• South: 2,614
• West: 754

58% of the 27597 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

90% of the 27597 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 122
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 82 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 156

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• CAROLINA EPOXY FLOORING INC (127 PERCHERON DR in ZEBULON, NC; small business)

  $24,883 with Army for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2006-03-29. Completion date: 2006-04-07.

• JONES, RICK SERVICES INC (6612 RIDGE SPRING RD in ZEBULON, NC) : $21,770 in 2 contracts in 2005

  $10,885 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Utilities. Signed on 2005-03-31. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
  $10,885 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Utilities. Signed on 2005-03-31. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
  

• CAROLINA MUDCATS PROFESSIONAL (1501 HWY 39 in ZEBULON, NC; small business)

  $5,500 with Army for Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates. Signed on 2006-03-13. Completion date: 2006-03-24.

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

• Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 6)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 140. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 197 took place in 2010, and the least - 75 in 2007. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (42.7%), and Outside Fires (36.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27597
• 1,01442.7%Structure Fires
• 86336.4%Outside Fires
• 35915.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1365.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27597, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27597 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	120	70.3 years
William	75	69.8 years
Robert	74	68.6 years
Mary	67	76.0 years
John	57	72.3 years
Charles	35	68.3 years
Joseph	34	69.7 years
Willie	31	72.3 years
George	30	70.3 years
Thomas	25	65.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 27597 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Perry	90	71.4 years
Pearce	89	74.2 years
Jones	72	71.8 years
Bunn	65	73.9 years
Johnson	53	74.2 years
Brantley	48	75.3 years
Williams	47	72.7 years
Massey	44	73.9 years
Smith	44	72.2 years
Horton	43	77.2 years

Businesses in zip code 27597
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		McDonald's	1
Advance Auto Parts	1		Nike	1
Arby's	1		Papa John's Pizza	1
AutoZone	1		Pizza Hut	1
Burger King	1		RadioShack	1
Chevrolet	1		Rite Aid	1
Curves	1		Rue21	1
FedEx	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
GameStop	1		T-Mobile	2
H&R Block	1		Taco Bell	1
Hardee's	1		U-Haul	3
Jones New York	1		UPS	2
KFC	1		Walgreens	1
Kincaid	1		Walmart	1
Little Caesars Pizza	1