27816 Zip Code (Castalia, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 2,148
Zip code population in 2010: 2,516
Zip code population in 2000: 2,064

Houses and condos: 959
Renter-occupied apartments: 105
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 27816: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 60.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 36 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: $891 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $472 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 27816:

• High school or higher: 83.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
• Unemployed: 13.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27816:

• Never married: 32.4%
• Now married: 53.9%
• Separated: 4.5%
• Widowed: 2.5%
• Divorced: 6.6%

• 
• • 1,48459.0%White
  • 77830.9%Black
  • 1847.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 331.3%American Indian
  • 321.3%Two or more races
  • 40.2%Asian
  • 10.04%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27816, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,124 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,124
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $32,023 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$32,023
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.1% for AGIs below $25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $719 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$719
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,014 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,014
State:	$6,213

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,090 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,090
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,707 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,707
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,243 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

27816:	$10,243
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,007 (28% of AGI, reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,007
State:	$23,438

Here:	27.7% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 12.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,418 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,418
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,396 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

27816:	$4,396
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,366 (reported on 31.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,366
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.3%

Here:	52%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 48.1% for AGIs below $25k, 48.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27816, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,493 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,493
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $28,064 (reported on 88.0% of returns)

Here:	$28,064
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 133.8% for AGIs below $10k, 83.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $613 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$613
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $623 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$623
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,301 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,301
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,016 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,016
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,917 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

27816:	$2,917
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $14,175 (26% of AGI, reported on 23.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,175
State:	$19,464

Here:	26.3% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,906 (5% of AGI, reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,906
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.2% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,330 (reported on 64.4% of returns)

27816:	$3,330
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,879 (reported on 31.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,879
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.0%

Here:	59%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 55.7% for AGIs below $10k, 60.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27856, 27549, 27882, 27844, 27589, 27508.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 130
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 707

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 450 (204 now married, 245 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27816 with a mortgage: 328 (25 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 414

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,121
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $398

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

• Zip code 27816 household income distribution in 2019

• 61Less than $10,000
• 28$10,000 to $14,999
• 43$15,000 to $19,999
• 94$20,000 to $24,999
• 28$25,000 to $29,999
• 46$30,000 to $34,999
• 61$35,000 to $39,999
• 23$40,000 to $44,999
• 34$45,000 to $49,999
• 45$50,000 to $59,999
• 93$60,000 to $74,999
• 86$75,000 to $99,999
• 69$100,000 to $124,999
• 69$125,000 to $149,999
• 38$150,000 to $199,999
• 4$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 27816

• 41Less than $10,000
• 94$10,000 to $14,999
• 34$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 25$50,000 to $59,999
• 46$60,000 to $69,999
• 26$70,000 to $79,999
• 53$80,000 to $89,999
• 28$90,000 to $99,999
• 33$100,000 to $124,999
• 58$125,000 to $149,999
• 19$150,000 to $174,999
• 68$175,000 to $199,999
• 41$200,000 to $249,999
• 61$400,000 to $499,999
• 19$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 27816

• 22$200 to $249
• 11$350 to $399
• 10$500 to $549
• 6$550 to $599
• 16$800 to $899
• 31No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $671.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $151,730
• Black or African American householders: $89,210
• Some other race householders: $33,636
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $33,636

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $95,426 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,699 - $184,254

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $252,942

Here:	$252,942
State:	$265,100

Mobile homes: $67,350

Here:	$67,350
State:	$77,551

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 524
• Two: 10
• Mobile homes: 413

Unemployment: 13.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27816

• 77.0%605Drove a car alone
• 9.0%71Carpooled
• 0.4%3Other means
• 14.2%112Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27816

• 58Less than 5 minutes
• 95 to 9 minutes
• 6910 to 14 minutes
• 9815 to 19 minutes
• 18920 to 24 minutes
• 1525 to 29 minutes
• 7530 to 34 minutes
• 5945 to 59 minutes
• 7960 to 89 minutes
• 2690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,148

• Male householders: 414 (62 living alone), Female householders: 428 (46 living alone)

• 479 spouses (479 opposite-sex spouses), 74 unmarried partners, (74 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 682 children (606 natural, 78 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 20 non-relatives

Size of family households: 368 2-persons, 223 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 108 1-person, 16 2-persons

132 married couples with children.
236 single-parent households (15 men, 221 women).

94.9% of residents of 27816 zip code speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% very well, 23% well).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.5%

Population in 1990: 2,623.

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

• This state: 1,610
• Northeast: 69
• Midwest: 103
• South: 241
• West: 62

70% of the 27816 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

94% of the 27816 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BENZ SILENT RIDER INC (7668 RACE TRACK RD in CASTALIA, NC; small business)

  $15,670 with Army for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Taking place in CO. Signed on 2005-02-18. Completion date: 2005-03-18.

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 4)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0109.00 , 0602.00, 0607.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0109.00 , 0602.00, 0607.00

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 17. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 42 took place in 2011, and the least - 1 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (43.2%), and Outside Fires (41.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27816
• 12843.2%Structure Fires
• 12341.6%Outside Fires
• 3411.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 113.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27816, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27816 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	24	72.7 years
William	23	70.3 years
Annie	19	79.9 years
James	17	71.6 years
Robert	15	74.3 years
George	14	73.2 years
Mary	10	72.8 years
Willie	9	60.6 years
Henry	8	67.2 years
Luther	7	79.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 27816 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Collins	25	75.5 years
Richardson	22	72.5 years
Leonard	20	76.2 years
Davis	20	71.2 years
Gupton	16	81.7 years
Alston	15	71.1 years
Williams	14	76.5 years
Inscoe	12	78.6 years
Griffin	12	74.3 years
Harper	10	73.4 years