27842 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,535
Zip code population in 2010: 1,493
Zip code population in 2000: 1,366

Houses and condos: 2,033
Renter-occupied apartments: 60
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27842: 85.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 10.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 142 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: $3,301 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,106 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 27842:

• High school or higher: 97.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.0%
• Unemployed: 10.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27842:

• Never married: 14.3%
• Now married: 71.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 8.9%
• Divorced: 5.3%

• 
• • 1,17176.3%White
  • 32521.2%Black
  • 382.5%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27842, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $83,584 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$83,584
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $65,240 (reported on 60.0% of returns)

Here:	$65,240
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1065.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2573.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4813.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6024.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8184.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,087 (reported on 54.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,087
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.1% for AGIs below $25k, 33.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 180.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 245.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,192 (reported on 37.1% of returns)

Here:	$6,192
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.2% for AGIs below $25k, 113.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 236.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 338.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1080.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,932 (reported on 31.4% of returns)

Here:	+$13,932
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.9% for AGIs below $25k, 73.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 342.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1485.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,264 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	+$10,264
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.7% for AGIs below $25k, 305.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1031.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $26,250 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

27842:	$26,250
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 268.2% for AGIs below $25k, 883.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1136.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3505.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $32,782 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$32,782
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 549.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1213.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1567.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $8,622 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$8,622
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.5% for AGIs below $25k, 208.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 310.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,882 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

27842:	$7,882
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.5% for AGIs below $25k, 286.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 398.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,020 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,020
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.0%

Here:	90%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 84.2% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27842, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $59,916 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$59,916
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $41,512 (reported on 64.1% of returns)

Here:	$41,512
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 52.5% for AGIs below $25k, 56.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 36.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 39.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $906 (reported on 56.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$906
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,956 (reported on 39.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,956
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,612 (reported on 26.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,612
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,640 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$7,640
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,540 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

27842:	$16,540
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,847 (26% of AGI, reported on 46.9% of returns)

Here:	$22,847
State:	$23,438

Here:	25.9% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.6% for AGIs below $25k, 18.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,285 (reported on 42.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,285
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,950 (reported on 46.9% of returns)

27842:	$8,950
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,729 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,729
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.7%

Here:	55%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 45.0% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27842, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $51,466 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,466
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $38,464 (reported on 65.1% of returns)

Here:	$38,464
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.8% for AGIs below $10k, 53.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,605 (reported on 64.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,605
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,678 (reported on 40.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,678
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,713 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,713
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,605 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$10,605
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,292 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

27842:	$3,292
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $18,869 (24% of AGI, reported on 45.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,869
State:	$19,464

Here:	24.4% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 17.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,100 (4% of AGI, reported on 41.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,100
State:	$4,035

Here:	3.9% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $7,288 (reported on 80.4% of returns)

27842:	$7,288
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,610 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,610
State:	$1,851

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

Here:	59%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $10k, 59.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 23887, 23857, 27832, 27850, 23893, 23845.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 50
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 697

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 1 (1 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 117 (63 now married, 53 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27842 with a mortgage: 415 (25 second mortgage, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,932
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $594

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

• Zip code 27842 household income distribution in 2022

• 41Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 87$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 21$25,000 to $29,999
• 23$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$35,000 to $39,999
• 17$40,000 to $44,999
• 11$45,000 to $49,999
• 50$50,000 to $59,999
• 42$60,000 to $74,999
• 110$75,000 to $99,999
• 113$100,000 to $124,999
• 84$125,000 to $149,999
• 45$150,000 to $199,999
• 64$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27842

• 8Less than $10,000
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $69,999
• 25$70,000 to $79,999
• 15$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 32$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$175,000 to $199,999
• 78$200,000 to $249,999
• 48$250,000 to $299,999
• 24$300,000 to $399,999
• 129$400,000 to $499,999
• 245$500,000 to $749,999
• 92$750,000 to $999,999
• 34$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27842

• 8$600 to $649
• 3$650 to $699
• 6$1,000 to $1,249
• 4$1,250 to $1,499
• 15$1,500 to $1,999
• 29No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,509.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $357,992.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $665,937
• Black or African American householders: $242,335
• Asian householders: $274,646
• Two or more races householders: $363,502
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,130,897

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $501,472 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $237,875 - $735,086

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $518,741

Here:	$518,741
State:	$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $485,415

Here:	$485,415
State:	$317,935

Mobile homes: $239,446

Here:	$239,446
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,389
• One, attached: 76
• Two: 13
• 3 or 4: 50
• 5 to 9: 15
• 10 to 19: 8
• Mobile homes: 452

Unemployment: 10.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27842

• 80.9%404Drove a car alone
• 0.8%4Carpooled
• 1.2%6Other means
• 16.6%83Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27842

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 85 to 9 minutes
• 6110 to 14 minutes
• 3415 to 19 minutes
• 1020 to 24 minutes
• 10325 to 29 minutes
• 6230 to 34 minutes
• 1340 to 44 minutes
• 9045 to 59 minutes
• 1160 to 89 minutes
• 1190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 31.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,535

• Male householders: 363 (99 living alone), Female householders: 389 (99 living alone)

• 488 spouses (488 opposite-sex spouses), 13 unmarried partners, (13 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 243 children (185 natural, 19 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 0 foster children, 11 other relatives, 8 non-relatives

Size of family households: 393 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 1 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 198 1-person, 5 2-persons

137 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (17 women).

100.9% of residents of 27842 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.8%

Population in 1990: 800. Population change in the 1990s: +566 (+70.8%).

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

• This state: 598
• Northeast: 321
• Midwest: 136
• South: 415
• West: 46

60% of the 27842 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

89% of the 27842 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Funeral Homes and Funeral Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 27842 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	12	68.8 years
Mary	11	72.7 years
William	8	71.1 years
Robert	6	81.5 years
George	6	70.7 years
Joseph	6	75.0 years
John	5	81.2 years
Henry	5	74.6 years
Frank	4	73.0 years
Thomas	4	76.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 27842 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Clayton	12	57.7 years
Vincent	11	70.0 years
Edwards	7	74.4 years
Sykes	7	70.3 years
Fields	5	62.4 years
Huff	5	65.6 years
Jones	5	72.8 years
Johnson	5	72.8 years
James	4	78.2 years
Carr	3	48.3 years