Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,646
| This zip code: | $33,646 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 27803, 27822, 27801, 27804, 27896, 27809.
Housing units in zip code 27878 with a mortgage: 153 (15 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,079
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $341
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 24.8% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.4% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 32
- 1995 to 1998: 89
- 1990 to 1994: 81
- 1980 to 1989: 270
- 1970 to 1979: 160
- 1960 to 1969: 59
- 1950 to 1959: 29
- 1940 to 1949: 16
- 1939 or earlier: 40
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sharpsburg, NC (27878): |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 3
- 2 bedrooms: 71
- 3 bedrooms: 284
- 4 bedrooms: 28
- 5 or more bedrooms: 13
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 38
- 2 bedrooms: 178
- 3 bedrooms: 62
- 4 bedrooms: 4
- 5 or more bedrooms: 3
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Vehicles available in 27878 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 4
- 1 vehicle: 99
- 2 vehicles: 207
- 3 vehicles: 60
- 4 vehicles: 29
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 21
- 1 vehicle: 180
- 2 vehicles: 68
- 3 vehicles: 14
- 4 vehicles: 2
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 27878:
- Less than $10,000: 20
- $10,000 to $14,999: 10
- $15,000 to $19,999: 9
- $20,000 to $24,999: 12
- $25,000 to $29,999: 16
- $30,000 to $34,999: 17
- $35,000 to $39,999: 12
- $40,000 to $49,999: 23
- $50,000 to $59,999: 28
- $60,000 to $69,999: 21
- $70,000 to $79,999: 16
- $80,000 to $89,999: 9
- $90,000 to $99,999: 22
- $100,000 to $124,999: 72
- $125,000 to $149,999: 76
- $150,000 to $174,999: 14
- $175,000 to $199,999: 10
- $200,000 to $249,999: 9
- $250,000 to $299,999: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 27878:
- Less than $100: 13
- $100 to $149: 5
- $150 to $199: 5
- $200 to $249: 7
- $250 to $299: 14
- $300 to $349: 66
- $350 to $399: 48
- $400 to $449: 27
- $450 to $499: 13
- $500 to $549: 3
- $600 to $649: 11
- $650 to $699: 22
- No cash rent: 14
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $209,120.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,951
- Black or African American householders: $129,274
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,647 (it was $60,900 in 2000)
| 27878: | $89,647 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,786 - $128,550
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $125,006| Here: | $125,006 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $63,593| Here: | $63,593 | | State: | $176,568 |
Mobile homes: $27,679| Here: | $27,679 | | State: | $45,354 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 319
- One, attached: 20
- Two: 50
- 3 or 4: 122
- 5 to 9: 2
- 50 or more: 3
- Mobile homes: 260

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 644 (84%)
- Carpooled: 99 (13%)
- Taxi: 5 (1%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Other means: 11 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 15
- 5 to 9 minutes: 71
- 10 to 14 minutes: 104
- 15 to 19 minutes: 195
- 20 to 24 minutes: 160
- 25 to 29 minutes: 67
- 30 to 34 minutes: 93
- 35 to 39 minutes: 6
- 40 to 44 minutes: 3
- 45 to 59 minutes: 29
- 60 to 89 minutes: 8
- 90 or more minutes: 14
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,714
- In family households: 1,501 (314 male householders, 152 female householders)
313 spouses, 613 children (554 natural, 11 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 11 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 213 (69 male householders (50 living alone)), 102 female householders (87 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 154 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 108 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 137 1-person, 30 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 6-persons.
256 married couples with children.
182 single-parent households (30 men, 152 women).
97.6% of residents of 27878 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 13% well, 25% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% well, 40% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (67% very well, 33% well).
Foreign born population: 27 (1.6%)
(59.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Other Central America (30%)
- Jamaica (19%)
- Germany (15%)
- Mexico (11%)
- Korea (7%)
- Israel (7%)
- Other Caribbean (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 18
- 1985 to 1989: 4
- 1980 to 1984: 2
- 1975 to 1979: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 1
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White population: 1,143
Black population: 475
American Indian population: 2
Asian population: 2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 14
Two or more races population: 10

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 595 |
|  United States or American: 299 |
|  English: 111 |
|  German: 68 |
|  Irish: 49 |
|  Italian: 22 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 21 |
|  African: 21 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 14 |
|  Arab:: 14 |
|  French (except Basque): 13 |
|  Welsh: 12 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10 |
|  Scottish: 9 |
|  European: 8 |
|  Jamaican: 8 |
|  Australian: 6 |
|  Swedish: 5 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 4 |
|  Portuguese: 2 |
|  Russian: 2 |
|  Bahamian: 2 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $41,674
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (53%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1349
- Northeast: 98
- Midwest: 33
- South: 187
- West: 11
55% of the 27878 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in North Carolina.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 2.7% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 5.1% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
| Here: | 22.6% | | 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:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2)
- Construction: Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Hardware Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
- Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (10-19: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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