27938 Zip Code (Gatesville, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,802
Zip code population in 2010: 1,505
Zip code population in 2000: 1,545

Houses and condos: 887
Renter-occupied apartments: 90
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27938: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 50.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 35 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: $1,093 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $489 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 27938:

• High school or higher: 93.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
• Unemployed: 6.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 40.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27938:

• Never married: 24.8%
• Now married: 55.9%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 8.4%
• Divorced: 9.2%

• 
• • 80644.8%White
  • 80444.6%Black
  • 18510.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 60.3%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27938, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,671 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,671
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $43,278 (reported on 83.1% of returns)

Here:	$43,278
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1295.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3548.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6686.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13010.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20516.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $881 (reported on 27.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$881
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $25k, 16.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 26.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 290.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,100 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,100
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 366.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,460 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,460
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 413.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,038 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,038
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 180.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,250 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

27938:	$8,250
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 550.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $27,700 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	$27,700
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 554.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Charity contributions: $7,050 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$7,050
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $4,767 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

27938:	$4,767
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 238.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,050 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.6% for AGIs below $25k, 62.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.5%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.4% for AGIs below $25k, 89.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27938, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,493 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,493
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $36,586 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$36,586
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.4% for AGIs below $25k, 74.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $814 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$814
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,362 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,362
State:	$6,213

Profit/loss from business: +$5,943 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,943
State:	+$10,311

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,225 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

27938:	$8,225
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $19,275 (26% of AGI, reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$19,275
State:	$23,438

Here:	25.7% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,494 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,494
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,488 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

27938:	$5,488
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,569 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,569
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.3%

Here:	58%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 45.8% for AGIs below $25k, 56.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27938, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,925 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,925
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $32,289 (reported on 88.5% of returns)

Here:	$32,289
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.1% for AGIs below $10k, 86.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,062 (reported on 34.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,062
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,558 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,558
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,509 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$7,509
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,957 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,957
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,704 (22% of AGI, reported on 27.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,704
State:	$19,464

Here:	22.0% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.4% for AGIs below $10k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,661 (5% of AGI, reported on 27.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,661
State:	$4,035

Here:	4.7% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,841 (reported on 68.8% of returns)

27938:	$4,841
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,113 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,113
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.2%

Here:	68%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 66.1% for AGIs below $10k, 65.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27942, 27946, 27937, 27922, 27935, 27979.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 41
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 743

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (3 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 254 (103 now married, 151 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27938 with a mortgage: 230 (9 second mortgage, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,208
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $381

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

• Zip code 27938 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 73$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 67$20,000 to $24,999
• 39$25,000 to $29,999
• 21$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 139$45,000 to $49,999
• 33$50,000 to $59,999
• 116$60,000 to $74,999
• 153$75,000 to $99,999
• 87$100,000 to $124,999
• 20$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27938

• 137$15,000 to $19,999
• 101$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 20$80,000 to $89,999
• 13$90,000 to $99,999
• 54$100,000 to $124,999
• 87$125,000 to $149,999
• 34$150,000 to $174,999
• 27$175,000 to $199,999
• 31$200,000 to $249,999
• 22$250,000 to $299,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999
• 49$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27938

• 2Less than $100
• 4$600 to $649
• 1$700 to $749
• 13$750 to $799
• 40$800 to $899
• 2$900 to $999
• 5$1,000 to $1,249
• 1$1,250 to $1,499
• 13No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,113.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $138,908.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $155,924
• Black or African American householders: $116,988

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $133,909 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,066 - $180,735

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $250,554

Here:	$250,554
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $28,461

Here:	$28,461
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 330
• One, attached: 29
• Two: 1
• Mobile homes: 492

Unemployment: 6.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27938

• 86.8%727Drove a car alone
• 5.5%46Carpooled
• 0.6%5Walked
• 0.7%6Other means
• 1.7%14Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27938

• 38Less than 5 minutes
• 1115 to 9 minutes
• 1910 to 14 minutes
• 2115 to 19 minutes
• 2720 to 24 minutes
• 425 to 29 minutes
• 10930 to 34 minutes
• 3235 to 39 minutes
• 13340 to 44 minutes
• 5445 to 59 minutes
• 10960 to 89 minutes
• 11990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 40.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,802

• Male householders: 335 (63 living alone), Female householders: 457 (141 living alone)

• 453 spouses (453 opposite-sex spouses), 57 unmarried partners, (57 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 276 children (269 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 81 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 67 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 292 2-persons, 227 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 2 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 203 1-person, 24 2-persons

94 married couples with children.
57 single-parent households (12 men, 45 women).

89.4% of residents of 27938 zip code speak English at home.
10.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ASHTON LEWIS COMPANY (HIGHWAY 137 in GATESVILLE, NC) . Tribal Land

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  Business NAICS classification: SAWMILLS.; SAWMILLS.
  

• CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (362 US HWY 158 in GATESVILLE, NC)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-308
  Organizations: GATES COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  Alternative names: CENTRAL MIDDLE

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.1%

Population in 1990: 1,398. Population change in the 1990s: +147 (+10.5%).

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

• This state: 1,009
• Northeast: 169
• Midwest: 8
• South: 459
• West: 61

71% of the 27938 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

93% of the 27938 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): All Other Personal Services (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (10-19: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 30 took place in 2007, and the least - 0 in 2015. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (45.1%), and Outside Fires (34.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27938
• 6445.1%Structure Fires
• 4934.5%Outside Fires
• 2316.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 64.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27938, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27938 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	19	75.3 years
Mary	19	80.5 years
William	17	72.6 years
John	14	77.4 years
Willie	13	70.0 years
Robert	11	74.3 years
Thomas	9	71.2 years
Walter	9	76.8 years
Annie	9	86.6 years
Charlie	9	73.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 27938 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Riddick	33	75.6 years
Eure	19	71.9 years
Smith	13	72.1 years
Rountree	13	72.9 years
Harrell	13	73.4 years
Knight	13	75.3 years
Parker	12	78.7 years
Eason	11	64.8 years
Hall	11	68.8 years
Walton	9	75.8 years