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27960 Zip Code (Ocracoke, NC) Detailed Profile




City: Ocracoke, NC (59.50%)
County: Hyde County, NC
Estimated zip code population in 2021: 815
Zip code population in 2010: 948
Zip code population in 2000: 769

Houses and condos: 788
Renter-occupied apartments: 73
% of renters here:

20%
State:

33%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27960: 86.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 8.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 93 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 27960
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:

0.5% ($2,128)
North Carolina:

0.7% ($1,668)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,907 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $3,260 (0.5%)

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Males: 499  (61.3%)
Females: 315  (38.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 27960:

  • High school or higher: 71.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 8.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27960:

  • Never married: 3.0%
  • Now married: 76.4%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 18.9%

Zip code 27960 compared to state average:

  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Races in zip code 27960 (2021)
    • 49761.0%White
    • 31638.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 20.2%Black
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Estimated median house/condo value in 2021: $445,253
27960:

$445,253
North Carolina:

$236,900



According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in 27960 zip code as of March 19, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 27960 is 410 to 1.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

46.9 years
North Carolina median age:

39.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.2 people
North Carolina:

2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27960, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,125 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$35,125
State:

$45,376

Salary/wage: $23,821 (reported on 76.3% of returns)
Here:

$23,821
State:

$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.1% for AGIs below $10k, 73.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 41.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,575 (reported on 51.2% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,575
North Carolina:

$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,811 (reported on 21.3% of returns)
Here:

$1,811
State:

$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$26,009 (reported on 22.1% of returns)
Here:

+$26,009
State:

+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -7.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,809 (reported on 29.2% of returns)
Here:

+$4,809
State:

+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,727 (reported on 4.2% of returns)
27960:

$2,727
North Carolina:

$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $16,170 (25% of AGI, reported on 28.3% of returns)
Here:

$16,170
State:

$19,464

Here:

24.7% of AGI
State:

22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.6% for AGIs below $10k, 11.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 16.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,841 (2% of AGI, reported on 21.7% of returns)
Here:

$1,841
State:

$4,035

Here:

2.5% of AGI
State:

4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,832 (reported on 75.8% of returns)
27960:

$4,832
State:

$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,079 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:

$1,079
State:

$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.0%
Here:

59%
State:

62%
(% for various income ranges: 51.2% for AGIs below $10k, 51.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2021:
This zip code:

$62,212
North Carolina:

$61,972
Ocracoke, NC (27960) map Nearest zip codes: 28520, 27943, 28511, 27885, 28577, 27824.
Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

45.0%
North Carolina:

45.8%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

0.0%
North Carolina:

47.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 26
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 333


Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 135 (133 now married, 0 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 27960 with a mortgage: 186 (20 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,123
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $558

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:

10.1%
Whole state:

13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:

1.8%
Whole state:

6.9%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

4.5
State:

6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4
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  • Notable locations in zip code 27960: Okracoke Sheriffs Office (A), Cass Williams Camp (B), Green Island Club (C), Anchorage Inn (D), United States Park Service Campgrounds (E), Okracoke Fire Hall (F), Gary Braggs Camp (G), Ocracoke Light House (H), United States Park Service Docks (I), Ferry Office (J), Dicks Camp (K), Old Green Island Club (L). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Church in zip code 27960: Assembly of God Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

    Cemetery: British Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

    Swamps: The Great Swash (A). Display/hide its location on the map

    Creeks: Try Yard Creek (A), South Bitterswash Creek (B), Sand Hole Creek (C), Old Hammock Creek (D), North Bitterswash Creek (E), Knoll House Creek (F), Knoll Creek (G), Island Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 282010 to 2019
  • 972000 to 2009
  • 1611990 to 1999
  • 2401980 to 1989
  • 871970 to 1979
  • 891960 to 1969
  • 01950 to 1959
  • 671940 to 1949
  • 01939 or earlier
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ocracoke, NC (27960)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ocracoke, NC (27960)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 281 bedroom
  • 932 bedrooms
  • 1683 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ocracoke, NC (27960)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ocracoke, NC (27960)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 02 bedrooms
  • 723 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ocracoke, NC (27960) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ocracoke, NC (27960) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 16no vehicle
  • 1031 vehicle
  • 932 vehicles
  • 793 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ocracoke, NC (27960) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ocracoke, NC (27960) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 391 vehicle
  • 352 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 27960 household income distribution in 2021

  • Zip code 27960 household income distribution in 2021
  • 39Less than $10,000
  • 15$10,000 to $14,999
  • 51$20,000 to $24,999
  • 39$30,000 to $34,999
  • 167$60,000 to $74,999
  • 51$75,000 to $99,999
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 27960

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 27960
  • 12$100,000 to $124,999
  • 23$150,000 to $174,999
  • 19$200,000 to $249,999
  • 19$250,000 to $299,999
  • 77$300,000 to $399,999
  • 95$400,000 to $499,999
  • 66$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 27960

  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 27960
  • 22$300 to $349
  • 9$550 to $599
  • 35$900 to $999

Median gross rent in 2021: $1,290.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2021 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $454,508

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $445,253
27960:

$445,253
North Carolina:

$236,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $312,337 - $543,974

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $135,045
Here:

$135,045
State:

$316,354
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 27960
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 621
  • Two: 21
  • 5 to 9: 88
  • Mobile homes: 53

Unemployment: 7.6%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 27960

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 27960
  • 61.8%172Drove a car alone
  • 8.3%23Carpooled
  • 15.5%43Other means
  • 17.6%49Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27960

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27960
  • 52Less than 5 minutes
  • 915 to 9 minutes
  • 1710 to 14 minutes
  • 1815 to 19 minutes
  • 4920 to 24 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 104.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 815
  • Male householders: 214 (117 living alone), Female householders: 146 (27 living alone)
  • 222 spouses (222 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 233 children (233 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 128 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 39 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 144 1-person

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

74.4% of residents of 27960 zip code speak English at home.
24.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% very well, 32% well, 20% not well, 13% not at all).

Foreign born population: 114 (14.1%)
(18.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

14.1%
Whole state:

8.2%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 97%Honduras
Most common first ancestries reported in 27960
  • 15%American
  • 10%Irish
  • 9%French
  • 6%German
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 02010 or later
  • 732000 to 2009
  • 201990 to 1999
  • 19Before 1990

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Zip code 27960 marital status for males
Zip code 27960 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.9%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 62.7%Electricity
  • 30.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

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

  • This state: 364
  • Northeast: 60
  • Midwest: 122
  • South: 149

69% of the 27960 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

101% of the 27960 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Year householders moved into unit in Ocracoke, NC (27960)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:

0.0%
North Carolina:

14.3%
Educational Attainment in 2021
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2021
Class of Workers in 2021

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

  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 5)
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
  • Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Social Advocacy Organizations (5-9: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Most common first names in zip code 27960 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John1270.9 years
William1172.3 years
David861.0 years
Charles780.3 years
Robert676.5 years
Mary676.0 years
Elizabeth582.6 years
Charlie480.8 years
Martha476.0 years
James373.0 years
Most common last names in zip code 27960 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Oneal3076.0 years
Garrish2978.3 years
Spencer1476.3 years
Howard1380.8 years
Gaskill1277.5 years
Williams1278.7 years
Styron1173.5 years
Ballance1075.6 years
Gaskins977.9 years
Jackson481.5 years

Businesses in zip code 27960

  • Vans: 1

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