Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,902
| This zip code: | $47,902 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 27937, 27935, 27942, 27922, 27979, 27946.
Housing units in zip code 27938 with a mortgage: 154 (5 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 138
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,042
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $356
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 16.2% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.2% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.2 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 7
- 1995 to 1998: 49
- 1990 to 1994: 28
- 1980 to 1989: 134
- 1970 to 1979: 127
- 1960 to 1969: 45
- 1950 to 1959: 80
- 1940 to 1949: 34
- 1939 or earlier: 97
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gatesville, NC (27938): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 8
- 2 bedrooms: 46
- 3 bedrooms: 293
- 4 bedrooms: 77
- 5 or more bedrooms: 19
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 6
- 2 bedrooms: 16
- 3 bedrooms: 44
- 4 bedrooms: 6
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 27938 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 37
- 1 vehicle: 125
- 2 vehicles: 150
- 3 vehicles: 66
- 4 vehicles: 44
- 5 or more vehicles: 21
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 7
- 1 vehicle: 38
- 2 vehicles: 29
- 3 vehicles: 4
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 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 27938:
- Less than $10,000: 12
- $10,000 to $14,999: 6
- $20,000 to $24,999: 2
- $25,000 to $29,999: 5
- $30,000 to $34,999: 11
- $35,000 to $39,999: 13
- $40,000 to $49,999: 37
- $50,000 to $59,999: 27
- $60,000 to $69,999: 11
- $70,000 to $79,999: 17
- $80,000 to $89,999: 26
- $90,000 to $99,999: 40
- $100,000 to $124,999: 69
- $125,000 to $149,999: 70
- $150,000 to $174,999: 31
- $175,000 to $199,999: 28
- $200,000 to $249,999: 52
- $250,000 to $299,999: 24
- $300,000 to $399,999: 7
- $400,000 to $499,999: 4
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 27938:
- Less than $100: 2
- $150 to $199: 10
- $200 to $249: 8
- $300 to $349: 1
- $350 to $399: 6
- $400 to $449: 6
- $500 to $549: 4
- $550 to $599: 3
- No cash rent: 35
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $83,648.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $130,339
- Black or African American householders: $97,792
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $115,557 (it was $73,600 in 2000)
| 27938: | $115,557 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $69,041 - $162,327
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $147,824| Here: | $147,824 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $77,611| Here: | $77,611 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $329,002| Here: | $329,002 | | State: | $169,602 |
Mobile homes: $44,741| Here: | $44,741 | | 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: 437
- One, attached: 1
- 5 to 9: 4
- Mobile homes: 159

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 469 (76%)
- Carpooled: 100 (16%)
- Walked: 9 (1%)
- Worked at home: 37 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 23
- 5 to 9 minutes: 72
- 10 to 14 minutes: 67
- 15 to 19 minutes: 42
- 20 to 24 minutes: 45
- 25 to 29 minutes: 50
- 30 to 34 minutes: 89
- 35 to 39 minutes: 6
- 40 to 44 minutes: 15
- 45 to 59 minutes: 68
- 60 to 89 minutes: 68
- 90 or more minutes: 33
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 41.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,510
- In family households: 1,417 (301 male householders, 121 female householders)
343 spouses, 532 children (475 natural, 12 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 86 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 11 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 93 (28 male householders (24 living alone)), 60 female householders (60 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 150 (136 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 130 2-persons, 128 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 84 1-person, 4 2-persons.
250 married couples with children.
76 single-parent households (21 men, 55 women).
96.9% of residents of 27938 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 33% well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% very well, 9% well, 32% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 6 (0.4%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (33%)
- Korea (33%)
- Canada (33%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 1
- 1985 to 1989: 1
- 1980 to 1984: 4
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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White population: 731
Black population: 789
American Indian population: 4
Asian population: 3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 3
Two or more races population: 15

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 654 |
|  United States or American: 281 |
|  English: 100 |
|  Irish: 48 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 28 |
|  German: 25 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 23 |
|  African: 23 |
|  French (except Basque): 20 |
|  Italian: 15 |
|  Scottish: 7 |
|  European: 5 |
|  Russian: 4 |
|  Greek: 3 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ASHTON LEWIS COMPANY (HIGHWAY 137 in GATESVILLE, NC). Tribal Land
AIR SYNTHETIC 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: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
Business NAICS classification: SAWMILLS.; SAWMILLS.
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (362 US HWY 158 in GATESVILLE, NC)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-308
Organizations: GATES COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: CENTRAL MIDDLE
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,286
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 958
- Northeast: 113
- Midwest: 27
- South: 545
- West: 11
71% of the 27938 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 1,398. Population change in the 1990s: +147 (+10.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 0.4% | | 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: 8
| Here: | 24.2% | | 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:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): All Other Personal Services (10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (10-19: 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.)
88 people in state prisons
63 people in other group homes
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