27826 Zip Code (Fairfield, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,140
Zip code population in 2010: 1,379
Zip code population in 2000: 1,215

Houses and condos: 369
Renter-occupied apartments: 24
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27826: 78.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 73.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 15 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 no mortgage in 2022: $2,051 (2.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 27826:

• High school or higher: 87.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27826:

• Never married: 44.2%
• Now married: 36.5%
• Separated: 4.9%
• Widowed: 4.6%
• Divorced: 9.8%

• 
• • 57250.2%White
  • 49543.5%Black
  • 504.4%Two or more races
  • 221.9%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27826, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,852 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,852
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $41,812 (reported on 68.0% of returns)

Here:	$41,812
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1634.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4350.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3067.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $212 (reported on 32.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$212
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 15.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,083 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,083
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 280.0% for AGIs below $25k, 412.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,220 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,220
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 222.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.0%

Here:	88%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27826, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,331 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,331
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $27,995 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$27,995
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.7% for AGIs below $25k, 78.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 27.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $388 (reported on 30.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$388
North Carolina:	$1,298

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$77,100 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	+$77,100
State:	+$12,740

Profit/loss from business: +$2,583 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,583
State:	+$10,311

Total itemized deductions: $19,425 (17% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$19,425
State:	$23,438

Here:	16.7% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Charity contributions: $3,150 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,150
State:	$4,687

Taxes paid: $4,975 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

27826:	$4,975
State:	$8,823

Earned income credit: $2,400 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 69.2%

Here:	69%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27826, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,625 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,625
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $23,114 (reported on 79.0% of returns)

Here:	$23,114
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.1% for AGIs below $10k, 80.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $330 (reported on 33.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$330
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $167 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

Here:	$167
State:	$4,016

Profit/loss from business: +$3,014 (reported on 26.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,014
State:	+$9,490

Profit/loss from farming: +$818 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	+$818
State:	-$3,231

Total itemized deductions: $12,292 (31% of AGI, reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	$12,292
State:	$19,464

Here:	31.4% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,684 (7% of AGI, reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,684
State:	$4,035

Here:	6.5% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

Total tax: $2,750 (reported on 67.4% of returns)

27826:	$2,750
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,936 (reported on 29.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,936
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.0%

Here:	73%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 71.2% for AGIs below $10k, 66.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 136.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 27824, 27885, 27925, 27810, 27875, 27928.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 5.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 44
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 170

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 30 (1 now married, 29 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27826 with a mortgage: 80 (50 second mortgage, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 27826 household income distribution in 2022

• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 40$30,000 to $34,999
• 30$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $44,999
• 36$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$75,000 to $99,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 34$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27826

• 8Less than $10,000
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 17$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 32$150,000 to $174,999
• 42$200,000 to $249,999
• 10$300,000 to $399,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $332,589
• Black or African American householders: $340,488

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $179,183

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $75,751

Here:	$75,751
State:	$375,326

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 314
• Mobile homes: 51

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27826

• 46.8%63Drove a car alone
• 34.9%47Carpooled
• 19.3%26Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27826

• 7Less than 5 minutes
• 3115 to 19 minutes
• 2330 to 34 minutes
• 4460 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,140

• Male householders: 164 (35 living alone), Female householders: 48 (47 living alone)

• 107 spouses (107 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 172 children (172 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 82 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 1 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 562 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 9 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person

28 married couples with children.
140 single-parent households (140 men).

95.9% of residents of 27826 zip code speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 14% well, 39% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• COASTAL CAROLINA COTTON GIN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - FAIRFIELD (1100 NEW LAKE ROAD in FAIRFIELD, 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: COTTON GINNING
  Alternative names: COASTAL CAROLINA COTTON GIN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, COASTAL CAROLINA COTTON GIN LLC - FAIR, COASTAL CAROLINA COTTON GIN LLC - FAIRFIELD

• BARNHILL CONTRACTING CO (SR1307 in FAIRFIELD, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.2%

Population in 1990: 585. Population change in the 1990s: +630 (+107.7%).

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

• This state: 729
• Northeast: 109
• Midwest: 101
• South: 153
• West: 15

71% of the 27826 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

97% of the 27826 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 107% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT A (9291 PINEY WOODS ROAD in FAIRFIELD, NC) : $5,047,885 in 21 contracts from 2001 to 2006

  Contracts for Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services, Data Collection Services, Seeds and Nursery Stock by Air Force, Forest Service
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $1,082,966; 2002: $1,442,489; 2003: $292,200; 2004: $1,035,617; 2005: $1,126,469; 2006: $68,144.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,392,489 with Air Force for Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services. Signed on 2002-10-29. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
  $1,082,966, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-27. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  $999,909, same as above. Signed on 2005-12-08. Completion date: 2005-05-19.
  $888,144, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-19. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  

• HYDE COUNTY (9291 TINY WOODS RD in FAIRFIELD, NC) : $2,898,939 in 4 contracts from 1999 to 2003

  $1,003,738 with Air Force for Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services. Signed on 2000-11-27. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
  $974,133, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-16. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  $871,068, same as above. Signed on 1999-11-08. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
  $50,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-02-02. Completion date: 2001-01-18.
  

• ALEXANDER O NAKIREUR REV (312 NUGGETT CT in FAIRFIELD, NC; small business) : $232,600 in 5 contracts from 1999 to 2003

  Contracts for Chaplain Services by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $72,600; 2001: $0; 2002: $78,000; 2003: $13,000; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $78,000 with Army for Chaplain Services. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2002-10-16. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
  $72,600 with Army for Chaplain Services. Signed on 2000-10-21. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
  $69,000 with Army for Chaplain Services. Taking place in DC. Signed on 1999-12-06. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
  $13,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-23. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
  

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

• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (5-9: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 27826 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	10	72.2 years
James	9	69.2 years
Mary	6	79.5 years
Henry	6	73.1 years
Edward	5	73.4 years
John	5	77.4 years
Walter	4	74.8 years
Lydia	3	93.0 years
Doris	3	73.3 years
Ethel	3	84.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 27826 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Gibbs	19	73.8 years
Harris	18	72.9 years
Cahoon	14	74.4 years
Spencer	13	66.7 years
Cutrell	12	76.8 years
Berry	10	75.9 years
Burrus	8	75.1 years
Williams	8	78.1 years
Mooney	8	82.0 years
Blake	7	69.9 years