27960 Zip Code (Ocracoke, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 730
Zip code population in 2010: 948
Zip code population in 2000: 769

Houses and condos: 658
Renter-occupied apartments: 57
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27960: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 8.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 83 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: $1,866 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 27960:

• High school or higher: 82.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
• Unemployed: 6.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 11.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27960:

• Never married: 5.6%
• Now married: 78.5%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 13.8%

• 
• • 52471.8%White
  • 20427.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 20.3%Black

100% rural population.

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)

Nearest zip codes: 28520, 27943, 28511, 27885, 28577, 27824.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 46
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 327

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 188 (189 now married, 1 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27960 with a mortgage: 237
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 27960 household income distribution in 2022

• 43Less than $10,000
• 14$10,000 to $14,999
• 43$20,000 to $24,999
• 45$35,000 to $39,999
• 17$40,000 to $44,999
• 73$60,000 to $74,999
• 137$75,000 to $99,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27960

• 12$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$150,000 to $174,999
• 41$200,000 to $249,999
• 36$300,000 to $399,999
• 58$400,000 to $499,999
• 148$500,000 to $749,999
• 69$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27960

• 22$350 to $399
• 15$600 to $649
• 17$1,000 to $1,249

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $591,156

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $579,118 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $285,121 - $787,742

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $130,669

Here:	$130,669
State:	$375,326

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 555
• Two: 27
• 5 to 9: 34
• Mobile homes: 35

Unemployment: 6.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27960

• 71.2%164Drove a car alone
• 10.0%23Carpooled
• 18.7%43Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27960

• 55Less than 5 minutes
• 225 to 9 minutes
• 4315 to 19 minutes
• 6620 to 24 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 101.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 730

• Male householders: 175 (95 living alone), Female householders: 201 (31 living alone)

• 259 spouses (259 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 107 children (107 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 226 2-persons, 24 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 126 1-person

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

88.7% of residents of 27960 zip code speak English at home.
12.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% well, 39% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%

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

• This state: 257
• Northeast: 49
• Midwest: 151
• South: 204

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.

Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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)

Most common first names in zip code 27960 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	12	70.9 years
William	11	72.3 years
David	8	61.0 years
Charles	7	80.3 years
Robert	6	76.5 years
Mary	6	76.0 years
Elizabeth	5	82.6 years
Charlie	4	80.8 years
Martha	4	76.0 years
James	3	73.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 27960 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Oneal	30	76.0 years
Garrish	29	78.3 years
Spencer	14	76.3 years
Howard	13	80.8 years
Gaskill	12	77.5 years
Williams	12	78.7 years
Styron	11	73.5 years
Ballance	10	75.6 years
Gaskins	9	77.9 years
Jackson	4	81.5 years

Businesses in zip code 27960

• Vans: 1