27947 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,208
Zip code population in 2010: 1,230
Zip code population in 2000: 604

Houses and condos: 505
Renter-occupied apartments: 27
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27947: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 12.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 100 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: $1,409
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,278

For population 25 years and over in 27947:

• High school or higher: 94.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27947:

• Never married: 25.9%
• Now married: 57.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 8.0%
• Divorced: 8.9%

• 
• • 1,02484.8%White
  • 14712.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 231.9%Black
  • 131.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27947, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,695 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,695
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $39,157 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$39,157
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1320.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3807.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7095.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5934.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $283 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$283
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,867 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,867
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 156.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,150 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,150
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 120.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,367 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

Here:	+$10,367
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 252.9% for AGIs below $25k, 424.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 635.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,300 (reported on 5.5% of returns)

27947:	$9,300
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 232.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,050 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

Here:	$24,050
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 400.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,050 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,050
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.9% for AGIs below $25k, 73.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.9%

Here:	91%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27947, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,772 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,772
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $33,850 (reported on 83.7% of returns)

Here:	$33,850
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.1% for AGIs below $25k, 87.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $173 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$173
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $875 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$875
State:	$6,213

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,500 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

Here:	+$11,500
State:	+$12,740

Profit/loss from business: +$4,856 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,856
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,850 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

27947:	$9,850
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $20,850 (27% of AGI, reported on 27.9% of returns)

Here:	$20,850
State:	$23,438

Here:	26.6% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs below $25k, 11.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,222 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,222
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,242 (reported on 27.9% of returns)

27947:	$5,242
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,256 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,256
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 41.9%

Here:	42%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 38.1% for AGIs below $25k, 44.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27947, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,787 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,787
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $28,508 (reported on 82.5% of returns)

Here:	$28,508
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.7% for AGIs below $10k, 69.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 105.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $655 (reported on 28.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$655
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $977 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$977
State:	$4,016

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,355 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	+$7,355
State:	+$11,152

Profit/loss from business: +$10,429 (reported on 24.1% of returns)

Here:	+$10,429
State:	+$9,490

Total itemized deductions: $18,292 (32% of AGI, reported on 30.6% of returns)

Here:	$18,292
State:	$19,464

Here:	31.5% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 15.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 22.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,371 (2% of AGI, reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,371
State:	$4,035

Here:	2.5% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $4,129 (reported on 72.2% of returns)

27947:	$4,129
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,812 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,812
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.2%

Here:	62%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 41.0% for AGIs below $10k, 58.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27939, 27966, 27965, 27941, 27974, 27964.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 32
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 442

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 355 (181 now married, 174 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27947 with a mortgage: 345 (53 second mortgage, 55 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,201
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $403

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

• Zip code 27947 household income distribution in 2022

• 9Less than $10,000
• 19$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 46$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 28$45,000 to $49,999
• 92$60,000 to $74,999
• 94$75,000 to $99,999
• 74$100,000 to $124,999
• 68$150,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27947

• 69$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 15$175,000 to $199,999
• 92$200,000 to $249,999
• 55$250,000 to $299,999
• 51$300,000 to $399,999
• 107$400,000 to $499,999
• 47$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27947

• 13$700 to $749
• 13No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $308,131

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $295,293 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $214,839 - $477,759

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $461,065

Here:	$461,065
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $1,085,524

Here:	$1,085,524
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 461
• Mobile homes: 23
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27947

• 88.5%573Drove a car alone
• 1.9%12Carpooled
• 2.0%13Other means
• 3.2%21Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27947

• 1475 to 9 minutes
• 5710 to 14 minutes
• 11815 to 19 minutes
• 6320 to 24 minutes
• 1025 to 29 minutes
• 7430 to 34 minutes
• 2835 to 39 minutes
• 940 to 44 minutes
• 3745 to 59 minutes
• 5190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 36.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,208

• Male householders: 265 (19 living alone), Female householders: 211 (88 living alone)

• 292 spouses (292 opposite-sex spouses), 23 unmarried partners, (23 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 301 children (291 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 34 other relatives, 59 non-relatives

Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 102 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 44 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 70 2-persons

166 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

86.8% of residents of 27947 zip code speak English at home.
9.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% very well, 11% well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.4%

Population in 1990: 653.

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

• This state: 498
• Northeast: 257
• Midwest: 130
• South: 260
• West: 28

51% of the 27947 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

91% of the 27947 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Materials Recovery Facilities (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 27947 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	6	69.4 years
James	5	72.2 years
Mary	5	75.0 years
Charles	4	77.5 years
Gladys	3	84.0 years
John	3	73.0 years
Richard	3	56.0 years
Samuel	3	78.4 years
Emily	2	87.5 years
Helen	2	85.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 27947 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Wright	9	75.7 years
Bowser	6	73.4 years
Gallop	6	65.2 years
Sanders	5	61.8 years
Saunders	5	68.6 years
Dozier	4	76.0 years
Garrenton	4	78.2 years
Case	4	74.7 years
Leary	4	82.5 years
Owens	4	73.5 years