27954 Zip Code (Manteo, NC) Detailed Profile

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
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).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
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%)

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%

• 
• • 4,67076.4%White
  • 65610.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6069.9%Black
  • 1362.2%Two or more races
  • 230.4%American Indian
  • 180.3%Asian
  • 20.03%Some other race

Urban population: 7,753
Rural population: 270

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)

Nearest zip codes: 27981, 27959, 27948, 27978, 27949, 27964.
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:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 27954 household income distribution in 2019

• 40Less than $10,000
• 141$10,000 to $14,999
• 56$15,000 to $19,999
• 160$20,000 to $24,999
• 270$25,000 to $29,999
• 144$30,000 to $34,999
• 246$35,000 to $39,999
• 263$40,000 to $44,999
• 113$45,000 to $49,999
• 374$50,000 to $59,999
• 361$60,000 to $74,999
• 379$75,000 to $99,999
• 189$100,000 to $124,999
• 108$125,000 to $149,999
• 169$150,000 to $199,999
• 94$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 27954

• 11Less than $10,000
• 54$10,000 to $14,999
• 82$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 99$50,000 to $59,999
• 1$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 33$100,000 to $124,999
• 53$125,000 to $149,999
• 129$150,000 to $174,999
• 76$175,000 to $199,999
• 500$200,000 to $249,999
• 300$250,000 to $299,999
• 449$300,000 to $399,999
• 201$400,000 to $499,999
• 143$500,000 to $749,999
• 88$750,000 to $999,999
• 2$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 2$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 27954

• 6$100 to $149
• 68$150 to $199
• 6$200 to $249
• 6$250 to $299
• 13$300 to $349
• 82$400 to $449
• 22$450 to $499
• 34$500 to $549
• 14$600 to $649
• 4$700 to $749
• 68$750 to $799
• 120$800 to $899
• 98$900 to $999
• 137$1,000 to $1,249
• 188$1,250 to $1,499
• 31$1,500 to $1,999
• 37No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $1,135.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $1,321,802.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $314,665
• Black or African American householders: $212,011
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $104,040
• Some other race householders: $219,641
• Two or more races householders: $181,030
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $219,641

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $274,668 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $198,118 - $385,161

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,639
• One, attached: 33
• Two: 56
• 3 or 4: 142
• 5 to 9: 218
• 10 to 19: 246
• 20 to 49: 41
• 50 or more: 9
• Mobile homes: 553

Unemployment: 4.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27954

• 79.7%2,979Drove a car alone
• 8.3%309Carpooled
• 2.3%86Bicycle
• 1.4%53Walked
• 0.6%24Other means
• 7.7%288Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27954

• 324Less than 5 minutes
• 8265 to 9 minutes
• 52110 to 14 minutes
• 68315 to 19 minutes
• 31720 to 24 minutes
• 10325 to 29 minutes
• 20930 to 34 minutes
• 1935 to 39 minutes
• 1040 to 44 minutes
• 7345 to 59 minutes
• 21160 to 89 minutes
• 15790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 8,024

• Male householders: 1,400 (429 living alone), Female householders: 1,751 (375 living alone)

• 1,481 spouses (1,477 opposite-sex spouses), 129 unmarried partners, (68 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,492 children (2,251 natural, 217 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 89 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 0 foster children, 157 other relatives, 252 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 79 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,059 2-persons, 417 3-persons, 389 4-persons, 258 5-persons, 49 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 803 1-person, 137 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 11 4-persons

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).

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%

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
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 139

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 contracts from 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 contracts from 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:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 4 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 6 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
• 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)

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
• 11943.8%Structure Fires
• 9033.1%Outside Fires
• 3613.2%Other
• 279.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27954, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27954 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	33	75.4 years
John	32	76.8 years
James	26	67.2 years
Mary	26	79.4 years
Robert	20	72.5 years
Charles	17	75.9 years
George	14	71.2 years
Henry	11	64.7 years
Elizabeth	10	84.1 years
Joseph	10	76.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 27954 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Midgett	59	75.9 years
Etheridge	25	77.1 years
Meekins	21	81.0 years
Daniels	20	77.3 years
Mann	17	70.3 years
Scarborough	17	70.6 years
Basnight	16	79.3 years
Williams	15	68.6 years
Wescott	15	78.5 years
Davis	11	72.0 years

Businesses in zip code 27954
Name	Count		Name	Count
7-Eleven	1		Lane Furniture	1
Ace Hardware	1		McDonald's	1
Advance Auto Parts	1		Pizza Hut	1
CVS	1		Subway	1
FedEx	2		U-Haul	1
Ford	1		UPS	2
La-Z-Boy	1