27850 Zip Code (Littleton, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2021: 7,284
Zip code population in 2010: 7,247
Zip code population in 2000: 7,373

Houses and condos: 5,348
Renter-occupied apartments: 519
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27850: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 186.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 39 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,633 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,088 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 27850:

• High school or higher: 86.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
• Unemployed: 5.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27850:

• Never married: 25.7%
• Now married: 54.4%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 10.3%
• Divorced: 8.2%

• 
• • 3,91553.8%White
  • 2,68736.9%Black
  • 2303.2%Two or more races
  • 2253.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1712.3%American Indian
  • 350.5%Asian
  • 160.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 30.04%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27850, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $69,728 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$69,728
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $51,848 (reported on 71.2% of returns)

Here:	$51,848
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1168.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3673.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6137.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8307.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13650.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 65675.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,677 (reported on 36.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,677
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $25k, 18.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 108.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 97.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 256.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1767.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $7,385 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	$7,385
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.6% for AGIs below $25k, 39.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 240.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 369.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 636.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4482.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,690 (reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	+$17,690
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $25k, 31.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 182.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 407.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1104.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 17017.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,907 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$13,907
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.2% for AGIs below $25k, 74.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 225.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 261.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 847.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7000.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $21,321 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

27850:	$21,321
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.8% for AGIs below $25k, 146.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 395.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 850.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1972.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3915.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $36,482 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$36,482
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.3% for AGIs below $25k, 162.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 562.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 705.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1650.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8125.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $11,763 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$11,763
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 106.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 145.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 390.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3552.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,782 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

27850:	$7,782
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $25k, 20.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 105.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 160.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 403.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1755.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,267 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,267
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 116.8% for AGIs below $25k, 74.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 86.6%

Here:	87%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 85.3% for AGIs below $25k, 85.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 92.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27850, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $50,875 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,875
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $38,443 (reported on 75.3% of returns)

Here:	$38,443
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.5% for AGIs below $25k, 68.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 47.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,584 (reported on 39.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,584
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,023 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,023
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,577 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,577
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,024 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,024
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,314 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

27850:	$14,314
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $23,295 (25% of AGI, reported on 33.6% of returns)

Here:	$23,295
State:	$23,438

Here:	24.7% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $25k, 14.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,601 (reported on 29.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,601
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,278 (reported on 33.6% of returns)

27850:	$8,278
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,381 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,381
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.8%

Here:	55%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 51.3% for AGIs below $25k, 50.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 71.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27850, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $42,596 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,596
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $31,663 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

Here:	$31,663
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 158.5% for AGIs below $10k, 76.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 42.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,993 (reported on 46.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,993
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,249 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,249
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$14,901 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	+$14,901
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,129 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$10,129
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,597 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

27850:	$3,597
North Carolina:	$2,967

Self-employed pension: $9,182 (reported on 0.4% of returns)

Here:	$9,182
North Carolina:	$14,754

Total itemized deductions: $19,372 (23% of AGI, reported on 33.2% of returns)

Here:	$19,372
State:	$19,464

Here:	23.2% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.8% for AGIs below $10k, 9.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,298 (5% of AGI, reported on 30.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,298
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.0% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $7,169 (reported on 66.0% of returns)

27850:	$7,169
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,914 (reported on 26.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,914
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.9%

Here:	62%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 58.1% for AGIs below $10k, 63.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27842, 27870, 27551, 23857, 23887, 27844.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 430
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,700

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 102 (2 now married, 97 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,012 (403 now married, 609 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27850 with a mortgage: 1,103 (121 second mortgage, 103 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,388
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $470

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:

• Zip code 27850 household income distribution in 2021

• 316Less than $10,000
• 274$10,000 to $14,999
• 180$15,000 to $19,999
• 215$20,000 to $24,999
• 151$25,000 to $29,999
• 108$30,000 to $34,999
• 68$35,000 to $39,999
• 104$40,000 to $44,999
• 129$45,000 to $49,999
• 183$50,000 to $59,999
• 252$60,000 to $74,999
• 416$75,000 to $99,999
• 222$100,000 to $124,999
• 95$125,000 to $149,999
• 176$150,000 to $199,999
• 229$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 27850

• 133Less than $10,000
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$25,000 to $29,999
• 28$30,000 to $34,999
• 66$35,000 to $39,999
• 121$40,000 to $49,999
• 86$50,000 to $59,999
• 115$60,000 to $69,999
• 86$70,000 to $79,999
• 102$80,000 to $89,999
• 67$90,000 to $99,999
• 191$100,000 to $124,999
• 43$125,000 to $149,999
• 151$150,000 to $174,999
• 65$175,000 to $199,999
• 218$200,000 to $249,999
• 102$250,000 to $299,999
• 206$300,000 to $399,999
• 241$400,000 to $499,999
• 320$500,000 to $749,999
• 84$750,000 to $999,999
• 37$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 27850

• 30Less than $100
• 41$100 to $149
• 22$200 to $249
• 6$250 to $299
• 87$300 to $349
• 24$350 to $399
• 6$400 to $449
• 10$450 to $499
• 46$500 to $549
• 12$550 to $599
• 53$600 to $649
• 5$750 to $799
• 19$800 to $899
• 132No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2021: $608.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021: $264,231.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2021 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $315,474
• Black or African American householders: $137,068
• Two or more races householders: $108,784

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $176,033 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,713 - $399,066

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $393,688

Here:	$393,688
State:	$316,354

Townhouses or other attached units: $2,524,590

Here:	$2,524,590
State:	$269,203

Mobile homes: $94,744

Here:	$94,744
State:	$90,232

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,392
• One, attached: 55
• Two: 32
• 3 or 4: 37
• 5 to 9: 40
• 20 to 49: 6
• Mobile homes: 1,722

Unemployment: 5.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27850

• 78.4%2,049Drove a car alone
• 7.9%206Carpooled
• 12.2%318Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27850

• 103Less than 5 minutes
• 955 to 9 minutes
• 21510 to 14 minutes
• 26715 to 19 minutes
• 21120 to 24 minutes
• 20825 to 29 minutes
• 53030 to 34 minutes
• 1435 to 39 minutes
• 7440 to 44 minutes
• 20345 to 59 minutes
• 15960 to 89 minutes
• 13690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 58.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,284

• Male householders: 1,515 (446 living alone), Female householders: 1,612 (411 living alone)

• 1,645 spouses (1,636 opposite-sex spouses), 87 unmarried partners, (83 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,766 children (1,690 natural, 18 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 330 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 147 parents, 0 foster children, 65 other relatives, 48 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,360 2-persons, 467 3-persons, 196 4-persons, 109 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 856 1-person, 101 2-persons

553 married couples with children.
457 single-parent households (181 men, 276 women).

97.4% of residents of 27850 zip code speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 42% well, 3% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% very well, 29% well, 43% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AURELIAN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY (10536 HIGHWAY 48 in LITTLETON, NC)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-304
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Organizations: HALIFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  Alternative names: AURELIAN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3426 INGRAM DRIVE in RALEIGH, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-336
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Organizations: WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.4%

Population in 1990: 4,388. Population change in the 1990s: +2,985 (+68.0%).

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

• This state: 4,849
• Northeast: 595
• Midwest: 439
• South: 976
• West: 194

65% of the 27850 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

94% of the 27850 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, 20% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 193
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 103 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 83

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 48. The highest number of fire incidents - 76 took place in 2009, and the least - 18 in 2016. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (43.8%), and Structure Fires (40.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27850
• 35543.8%Outside Fires
• 32440.0%Structure Fires
• 10813.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 243.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27850, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27850 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	85	69.7 years
John	81	75.2 years
William	72	71.0 years
Mary	53	77.7 years
Robert	52	73.3 years
Willie	38	72.6 years
George	29	74.3 years
Charlie	27	72.6 years
Joseph	26	70.5 years
Henry	24	74.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 27850 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Alston	97	74.3 years
Harris	59	76.3 years
Williams	49	71.6 years
Johnson	42	66.0 years
Brown	37	70.6 years
Carter	36	71.9 years
Faulcon	29	69.1 years
Jenkins	28	80.9 years
Hawkins	27	66.7 years
Powell	27	73.8 years

Businesses in zip code 27850
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		True Value	1
Hardee's	1		U-Haul	1
Subway	1		UPS	1