Estimated zip code population in 2019: 8,024 Zip code population in 2010: 6,111 Zip code population in 2000: 5,168
Houses and condos: 3,965 Renter-occupied apartments: 966
% of renters here:
31%
State:
35%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 27954: 88.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 8.8 sq. mi. Water area: 5.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 908 people per square mile
(low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.5% ($1,380)
North Carolina:
0.8% ($1,493)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,541 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $993 (0.4%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 4,111
(51.2%)
Females: 3,913
(48.8%)
For population 25 years and over in 27954:
High school or higher: 92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
Unemployed: 4.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 27954:
Never married: 28.7%
Now married: 47.4%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 15.0%
Zip code 27954 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $274,668
27954:
$274,668
North Carolina:
$193,200
According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 13 registered sex offenders living in 27954 zip code as of August 12, 2022. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 27954 is 530 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
40.0 years
North Carolina median age:
39.1 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.5 people
North Carolina:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27954, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,276 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$49,276
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $36,586 (reported on 83.3% of returns)
Here:
$36,586
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.8% for AGIs below $25k, 74.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 42.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,185 (reported on 40.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,185
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,879 (reported on 19.9% of returns)
Here:
$4,879
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,560 (reported on 15.4% of returns)
Here:
+$6,560
State:
+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$10,687 (reported on 22.5% of returns)
Here:
+$10,687
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,914 (reported on 9.5% of returns)
27954:
$14,914
North Carolina:
$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Total itemized deductions: $22,841 (25% of AGI, reported on 32.7% of returns)
Here:
$22,841
State:
$23,438
Here:
24.7% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs below $25k, 13.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $3,852 (reported on 26.8% of returns)
Here:
$3,852
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $7,068 (reported on 32.7% of returns)
27954:
$7,068
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,207 (reported on 18.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,207
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.3%
Here:
52%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 46.5% for AGIs below $25k, 45.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 87.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27954, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $45,604 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$45,604
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $33,145 (reported on 82.0% of returns)
Here:
$33,145
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.9% for AGIs below $10k, 78.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,637 (reported on 47.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,637
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $4,470 (reported on 22.1% of returns)
Here:
$4,470
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$26,511 (reported on 18.0% of returns)
Here:
+$26,511
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$11,280 (reported on 23.7% of returns)
Here:
+$11,280
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $10k, 7.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,766 (reported on 3.6% of returns)
27954:
$3,766
North Carolina:
$2,967
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $13,227 (reported on 0.7% of returns)
Here:
$13,227
North Carolina:
$14,754
Total itemized deductions: $20,081 (22% of AGI, reported on 33.6% of returns)
Here:
$20,081
State:
$19,464
Here:
21.8% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.7% for AGIs below $10k, 11.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,618 (4% of AGI, reported on 29.6% of returns)
Here:
$3,618
State:
$4,035
Here:
3.7% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $7,577 (reported on 73.9% of returns)
27954:
$7,577
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,723 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,723
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.7%
Here:
63%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 54.5% for AGIs below $10k, 60.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 255 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,903
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 27 (19 now married, 7 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,668 (837 now married, 825 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 27954 with a mortgage: 1,336 (48 second mortgage, 152 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 849
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,641 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $497
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
8.9%
Whole state:
13.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
5.5%
Whole state:
7.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 27954: Manteo Well Field Site (A), Skyco (B), Old Ferry Dock (C), North Carolina Marine Resources Center (D), Elizabeth II Vistor Center (E), Elizabeth II Boat Shop (F), Crime Line (G), Dare County Sheriff's Office (H), Manteo Police Department (I), Dare County Sheriff's District Office (J), Dare County Sheriff's Office (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 27954 include: Roanoke Island Festival Park (1), Lindsay Warren Visitor Center (2), Cape Hatteras Group Headquarters (3), Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
1,240 married couples with children.
453 single-parent households (6 men, 447 women).
87.5% of residents of 27954 zip code speak English at home.
11.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 27% well, 8% not well, 7% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% very well, 7% well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% very well, 19% not well).
Foreign born population: 566 (7.1%) (43.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
7.1%
Whole state:
8.4%
29%Honduras
28%Guyana
10%Guatemala
9%Thailand
3%Yemen
2%Sweden
1%Malaysia
20%American
11%English
9%European
7%German
5%Irish
5%Italian
2%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
822010 or later
2152000 to 2009
2631990 to 1999
162Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
7-ELEVEN #19919 (610 HWY 264 & 64 in MANTEO, NC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: THE SOUTHLAND CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.4%
90.8%Electricity
6.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.9%Wood
0.7%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 5,726.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,663
Northeast: 947
Midwest: 473
South: 1,976
West: 213
54% of the 27954 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
89% of the 27954 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Here:
2.6%
North Carolina:
11.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
North Carolina:
9.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 139
Here:
50.8%
North Carolina:
19.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
127,805Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
85,441Architecture and engineering occupations
59,265Transportation occupations
54,151Business and financial operations occupations
53,723Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
45,475Life, physical, and social science occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
COUNTY OF DARE (211 BUDLEIGH ST in MANTEO, NC; small business) 234 employees, $0 revenue. : $98,880 in 8 contractsfrom 1999 to 2004
Contracts for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services by United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008), U.S. Coast Guard Signed by year:2000: $26,000; 2001: $27,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $22,880; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$26,000 with United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008) for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2000-10-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$23,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-08-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$23,000, same as above.Signed on 1999-10-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
$22,880 with U.S. Coast Guard for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
BIG BEAVER WOOD COMPANY (514 S MAIN HWY 64 264 in MANTEO, NC; small business)
$30,000 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2001-01-15.
ATLANTIC CLEARING (108 LOCUST ST in MANTEO, NC; small business) : $0 in 2 contractsfrom 2002 to 2003
$27,000 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Unimproved Real Property (Land). Signed on 2002-09-19. Completion date: 2002-11-03.
-$27,000 with Air Force for Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services. Signed on 2003-02-27. Completion date: 2002-12-27.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (10-19: 3, 5-9: 1)
Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 2)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
56 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
10 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
44 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 16. The highest number of fires - 38 took place in 2011, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (43.8%), and Outside Fires (33.1%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27954