Median household income (1999): $39,403
Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,337
| This zip code | $38,337 | | North Carolina: | $40,729 |
Nearest zip codes: 27817, 27858, 27889, 27884, 28590, 27834.
Housing units in zip code 27837 with a mortgage: 640 (46 second mortgage, 117 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 193
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $883
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $243
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 13.4% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.3 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 143
- 1995 to 1998: 275
- 1990 to 1994: 246
- 1980 to 1989: 409
- 1970 to 1979: 375
- 1960 to 1969: 162
- 1950 to 1959: 65
- 1940 to 1949: 33
- 1939 or earlier: 97
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Grimesland, NC (27837): |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 27
- 2 bedrooms: 292
- 3 bedrooms: 829
- 4 bedrooms: 149
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 41
- 2 bedrooms: 155
- 3 bedrooms: 96
- 4 bedrooms: 17
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 27837 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 62
- 1 vehicle: 348
- 2 vehicles: 548
- 3 vehicles: 273
- 4 vehicles: 59
- 5 or more vehicles: 18
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 33
- 1 vehicle: 179
- 2 vehicles: 82
- 3 vehicles: 26
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 27837:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 2
- $15,000 to $19,999: 2
- $20,000 to $24,999: 6
- $25,000 to $29,999: 19
- $30,000 to $34,999: 12
- $35,000 to $39,999: 4
- $40,000 to $49,999: 32
- $50,000 to $59,999: 106
- $60,000 to $69,999: 141
- $70,000 to $79,999: 76
- $80,000 to $89,999: 104
- $90,000 to $99,999: 38
- $100,000 to $124,999: 90
- $125,000 to $149,999: 50
- $150,000 to $174,999: 76
- $175,000 to $199,999: 16
- $200,000 to $249,999: 19
- $250,000 to $299,999: 17
- $300,000 to $399,999: 17
- $500,000 to $749,999: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 27837:
- $100 to $149: 33
- $150 to $199: 23
- $200 to $249: 29
- $250 to $299: 18
- $300 to $349: 52
- $350 to $399: 18
- $400 to $449: 8
- $450 to $499: 12
- $500 to $549: 28
- $550 to $599: 21
- $600 to $649: 13
- $650 to $699: 6
- $800 to $899: 1
- No cash rent: 52
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,381
- Black or African American householders: $89,369
- Two or more races householders: $114,231
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $218,384
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,209
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 8
- Mobile homes: 578

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,610 (74%)
- Carpooled: 484 (22%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
- Railroad: 4 (0%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 3 (0%)
- Other means: 16 (1%)
- Worked at home: 56 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 34
- 5 to 9 minutes: 79
- 10 to 14 minutes: 120
- 15 to 19 minutes: 434
- 20 to 24 minutes: 483
- 25 to 29 minutes: 214
- 30 to 34 minutes: 434
- 35 to 39 minutes: 40
- 40 to 44 minutes: 50
- 45 to 59 minutes: 94
- 60 to 89 minutes: 61
- 90 or more minutes: 79
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,398
- In family households: 3,862 (899 male householders, 334 female householders)
894 spouses, 1,287 children (1,155 natural, 54 adopted, 78 stepchildren), 159 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 73 other relatives, 153 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 536 (231 male householders (158 living alone)), 189 female householders (162 living alone)), 116 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 505 2-persons, 296 3-persons, 292 4-persons, 95 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 320 1-person, 92 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.
766 married couples with children.
223 single-parent households (50 men, 173 women).
93.2% of residents of 27837 zip code speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% very well, 11% well, 8% not well, 51% not at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% very well, 7% well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 247 (5.6%)
(8.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (73%)
- Germany (7%)
- Spain (4%)
- Japan (4%)
- Italy (3%)
- France (3%)
- Syria (2%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 164
- 1990 to 1994: 37
- 1985 to 1989: 14
- 1980 to 1984: 2
- 1975 to 1979: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 16
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 1527
- United States or American: 532
- English: 306
- Irish: 163
- German: 135
- Italian: 79
- Scotch-Irish: 57
- European: 54
- French (except Basque): 50
- Scottish: 35
- Polish: 23
- Subsaharan African:: 22
- African: 22
- Dutch: 18
- Welsh: 14
- Norwegian: 11
- British: 4
- Iranian: 4
- Arab:: 3
- Lebanese: 3
- Canadian: 3
- Czechoslovakian: 2
- Austrian: 2
- Russian: 2
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2
- Jamaican: 2
- Slovak: 1

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ANGEL, DAVID - RESIDENCE (302 ASH CIRCLE in GRIMESLAND, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3YRF6B7Y, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: SANGMEISTER RESIDENCE
- BANKS, TIMOTHY - RESIDENCE (2916 MAPLE CIRCLE in GRIMESLAND, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AY3XGB7Q8B, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
- BLUE SKY LLC PIT #1 (NC HWY 33 in GRIMESLAND, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,800
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (57%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3234
- Northeast: 302
- Midwest: 80
- South: 488
- West: 30
58% of the 27837 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 6,998. Population change in the 1990s: -2,621 (-37.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 1.4% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16
| Here: | 9.0% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1)
- Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (10-19: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 4)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Repossession Services (5-9: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (5-9: 1)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 1
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 0
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