Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,243 Zip code population in 2010: 3,929 Zip code population in 2000: 3,942
Houses and condos: 1,323 Renter-occupied apartments: 254
% of renters here:
23%
State:
33%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27229: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 88.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 37 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.6% ($809)
North Carolina:
0.6% ($1,769)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,161 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $693 (0.6%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,741
(53.7%)
Females: 1,500
(46.3%)
For population 25 years and over in 27229:
High school or higher: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
Unemployed: 0.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 27229:
Never married: 30.5%
Now married: 46.3%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 12.9%
Zip code 27229 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $131,042
27229:
$131,042
North Carolina:
$280,600
According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 6 registered sex offenders living in 27229 zip code as of April 23, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 27229 is 582 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:
39.4 years
North Carolina median age:
39.2 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.8 people
North Carolina:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27229, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $34,690 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,690
State:
$70,020
Salary/wage: $32,409 (reported on 86.2% of returns)
Here:
$32,409
State:
$58,387
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1454.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3999.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7457.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11262.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16087.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $497 (reported on 19.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$497
North Carolina:
$1,479
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 38.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,733 (reported on 5.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,733
State:
$7,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 112.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 244.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,350 (reported on 4.6% of returns)
Here:
+$5,350
State:
+$23,652
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 161.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 374.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,926 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:
+$4,926
State:
+$11,710
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 120.4% for AGIs below $25k, 69.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 146.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,386 (reported on 4.0% of returns)
27229:
$7,386
North Carolina:
$20,247
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.5% for AGIs below $25k, 34.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 174.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Earned income credit: $2,765 (reported on 29.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,765
State:
$2,337
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 174.2% for AGIs below $25k, 105.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.1%
Here:
93%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 91.1% for AGIs below $25k, 94.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27229, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $27,165 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$27,165
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $25,440 (reported on 89.1% of returns)
Here:
$25,440
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.8% for AGIs below $25k, 89.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $654 (reported on 18.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$654
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,230 (reported on 5.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,230
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,533 (reported on 3.1% of returns)
Here:
+$4,533
State:
+$12,740
Profit/loss from business: +$4,859 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:
+$4,859
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,638 (reported on 4.1% of returns)
27229:
$5,638
North Carolina:
$15,575
Total itemized deductions: $14,595 (26% of AGI, reported on 9.8% of returns)
Here:
$14,595
State:
$23,438
Here:
25.8% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,136 (reported on 7.3% of returns)
Here:
$4,136
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,337 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
27229:
$4,337
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,833 (reported on 30.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,833
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.7%
Here:
77%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 77.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27229, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,041 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$27,041
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $25,008 (reported on 89.3% of returns)
Here:
$25,008
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.4% for AGIs below $10k, 86.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $782 (reported on 27.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$782
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,218 (reported on 8.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,218
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$6,032 (reported on 6.5% of returns)
Here:
+$6,032
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,493 (reported on 15.3% of returns)
Here:
+$5,493
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,800 (reported on 2.7% of returns)
27229:
$2,800
North Carolina:
$2,967
Total itemized deductions: $13,709 (25% of AGI, reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:
$13,709
State:
$19,464
Here:
24.9% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,388 (6% of AGI, reported on 13.7% of returns)
Here:
$3,388
State:
$4,035
Here:
5.9% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,042 (reported on 58.0% of returns)
27229:
$3,042
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,120 (reported on 33.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,120
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.8%
Here:
78%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 71.0% for AGIs below $10k, 79.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 164 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 958
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 15 (16 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 633 (232 now married, 399 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 27229 with a mortgage: 396 (9 second mortgage, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 134
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,094 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $381
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
18.5%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
10.5%
Whole state:
6.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Churches in zip code 27229 include: Mount Zion Church (A), Holly Mount Church (B), Dry Creek Church (C), Blackwood Chapel (D), Parsons Grove Church (E), Community Church (F), Hickory Grove Church (G), Sardis Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: North State Orchard Pond Number Two (A), Lewis Mill Pond (B), Noname (C), McCullums Pond (D), Noname (E), Parson Brothers Pond (F), McCauley Pond (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Indian Branch (A), Gravelly Branch (B), Gillis Branch (C), Dry Creek (D), Bridgers Creek (E), Big Branch (F), Muddy Branch (G), Half Mile Branch (H), Big Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 43 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 430 2-persons, 206 3-persons, 226 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 13 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 221 1-person, 6 2-persons
272 married couples with children.
269 single-parent households (104 men, 165 women).
81.8% of residents of 27229 zip code speak English at home.
18.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 29% well, 11% not well, 1% not at all).
Foreign born population: 327 (10.1%) (13.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
10.1%
Whole state:
8.6%
89%Honduras
1%Haiti
0%Belize
26%English
11%American
7%Scotch-Irish
4%German
1%Scottish
0%Italian
0%Jamaican
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1722010 or later
602000 to 2009
911990 to 1999
19Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CANDOR CREEK INVESTMENTS LLC (468 EAST MAINT STREET in CANDOR, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED Business NAICS classification: NONUPHOLSTERED WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: CANDOR CREEK INVESTMENTS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
CANDOR HOSIERY - CANDOR (602 HIGHWAY 211 EAST in CANDOR, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: HOSIERY Alternative names: CANDOR HOSIERY - CANDOR **INACTIVE**
CANDOR ELEMENTARY (414 S MAIN in CANDOR, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-312 Organizations: MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
APAC ATLANTIC INC - CANDOR SAN (HWY 220 S in CANDOR, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL Alternative names: APAC ATLANTIC INC THOMPSON ART, APAC CAROLINA INC-THOMPSON ART
BLACK ROCK CONTRACT (GENERAL DELIVERY in CANDOR, NC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
DICKERSON,INC - #28 (HIGHWAY 220 SOUTH in CANDOR, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.2% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%
70.3%Electricity
16.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
9.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2.2%Wood
1.7%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 967. Population change in the 1990s: +2,975 (+307.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,522
Northeast: 60
Midwest: 78
South: 192
West: 13
69% of the 27229 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
97% of the 27229 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here:
0.5%
North Carolina:
13.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here:
2.9%
North Carolina:
11.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
North Carolina:
19.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
61,069Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
45,583Production occupations
45,382Transportation occupations
41,097Material moving occupations
35,174Office and administrative support occupations
34,781Community and social service occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (20-49: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
59 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
13 people in group homes intended for adults
4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in 2000:
45 people in other group homes
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 23. The highest number of reported fires - 56 took place in 2016, and the least - 5 in 2006. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (49.1%), and Structure Fires (39.8%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27229