27970 Zip Code (Roper, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,860
Zip code population in 2010: 3,409
Zip code population in 2000: 3,579

Houses and condos: 1,750
Renter-occupied apartments: 297
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27970: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 113.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 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: $1,320 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $911 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 27970:

• High school or higher: 86.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
• Unemployed: 11.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 40.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27970:

• Never married: 33.9%
• Now married: 45.9%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 12.0%
• Divorced: 7.1%

• 
• • 1,37148.0%Black
  • 1,06237.2%White
  • 36312.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 421.5%American Indian
  • 190.7%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27970, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,236 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,236
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $37,692 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$37,692
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1188.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3756.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7051.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9736.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16136.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $676 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$676
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $25k, 18.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 36.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 188.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,079 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$5,079
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 17.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 252.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 598.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,177 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,177
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 188.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,620 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,620
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.1% for AGIs below $25k, 31.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 206.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1005.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,038 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

27970:	$16,038
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.5% for AGIs below $25k, 87.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 274.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 902.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1530.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $26,386 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	$26,386
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 248.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1713.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $11,200 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	$11,200
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 765.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,471 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

27970:	$6,471
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 500.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,409 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,409
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.3% for AGIs below $25k, 76.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.9%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 91.2% for AGIs below $25k, 93.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27970, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,393 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,393
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $30,521 (reported on 81.9% of returns)

Here:	$30,521
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.8% for AGIs below $25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,007 (reported on 30.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,007
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,527 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,527
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,129 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,129
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,683 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,683
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,392 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

27970:	$13,392
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,076 (24% of AGI, reported on 23.6% of returns)

Here:	$19,076
State:	$23,438

Here:	24.4% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 11.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,787 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,787
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,082 (reported on 23.6% of returns)

27970:	$6,082
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,443 (reported on 34.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,443
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.0%

Here:	59%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 54.7% for AGIs below $25k, 56.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27970, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,867 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,867
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $29,424 (reported on 83.5% of returns)

Here:	$29,424
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.1% for AGIs below $10k, 79.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,433 (reported on 37.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,433
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,129 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,129
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,600 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,600
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.1% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,911 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,911
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$543 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

Here:	+$543
State:	-$3,231

IRA payment deduction: $3,542 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

27970:	$3,542
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $16,221 (23% of AGI, reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,221
State:	$19,464

Here:	22.8% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,927 (5% of AGI, reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,927
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.4% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,978 (reported on 60.7% of returns)

27970:	$4,978
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,094 (reported on 33.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,094
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.6%

Here:	73%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 67.5% for AGIs below $10k, 74.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27962, 27860, 27928, 27957, 27846, 27932.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 431
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 920

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 559 (34 now married, 521 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27970 with a mortgage: 407 (26 second mortgage)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,114
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $473

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

• Zip code 27970 household income distribution in 2022

• 222Less than $10,000
• 143$10,000 to $14,999
• 112$15,000 to $19,999
• 85$20,000 to $24,999
• 58$25,000 to $29,999
• 53$30,000 to $34,999
• 56$35,000 to $39,999
• 48$40,000 to $44,999
• 18$45,000 to $49,999
• 138$50,000 to $59,999
• 110$60,000 to $74,999
• 162$75,000 to $99,999
• 34$100,000 to $124,999
• 19$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$150,000 to $199,999
• 45$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27970

• 101Less than $10,000
• 29$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 65$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 22$40,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 109$60,000 to $69,999
• 55$70,000 to $79,999
• 56$80,000 to $89,999
• 25$90,000 to $99,999
• 75$100,000 to $124,999
• 37$125,000 to $149,999
• 46$150,000 to $174,999
• 50$175,000 to $199,999
• 28$200,000 to $249,999
• 64$250,000 to $299,999
• 30$300,000 to $399,999
• 21$400,000 to $499,999
• 65$500,000 to $749,999
• 35$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27970

• 6$100 to $149
• 6$150 to $199
• 13$200 to $249
• 13$350 to $399
• 8$400 to $449
• 15$450 to $499
• 1$500 to $549
• 14$550 to $599
• 27$600 to $649
• 155$650 to $699
• 7$1,000 to $1,249
• 28No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,077.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,533
• Black or African American householders: $107,873
• Some other race householders: $61,854
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $61,854

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $110,018 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,934 - $211,442

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $276,326

Here:	$276,326
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $69,014

Here:	$69,014
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,121
• One, attached: 2
• Two: 44
• 3 or 4: 24
• 10 to 19: 10
• 20 to 49: 26
• Mobile homes: 492

Unemployment: 11.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27970

• 75.6%710Drove a car alone
• 10.5%99Carpooled
• 2.9%27Taxi
• 1.3%12Walked
• 0.6%6Other means
• 3.3%31Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27970

• 21Less than 5 minutes
• 675 to 9 minutes
• 3010 to 14 minutes
• 13615 to 19 minutes
• 20120 to 24 minutes
• 10025 to 29 minutes
• 7130 to 34 minutes
• 140 to 44 minutes
• 8945 to 59 minutes
• 5060 to 89 minutes
• 9790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 43.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,860

• Male householders: 604 (205 living alone), Female householders: 725 (257 living alone)

• 565 spouses (565 opposite-sex spouses), 33 unmarried partners, (20 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 761 children (759 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 138 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 18 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 7 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 601 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 63 4-persons, 72 5-persons, 7 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 461 1-person, 38 2-persons

251 married couples with children.
273 single-parent households (273 women).

97.2% of residents of 27970 zip code speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%

Population in 1990: 3,869.

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

• This state: 2,042
• Northeast: 64
• Midwest: 174
• South: 463
• West: 21

78% of the 27970 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

86% of the 27970 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Educational Services: Educational Support Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 20. The highest number of fire incidents - 57 took place in 2008, and the least - 3 in 2018. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (38.4%), and Outside Fires (33.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27970
• 13138.4%Structure Fires
• 11533.7%Outside Fires
• 7020.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 257.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27970, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27970 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	46	72.9 years
James	42	67.1 years
Mary	26	73.4 years
John	23	72.0 years
Willie	22	73.7 years
George	19	75.1 years
Robert	16	70.3 years
Thomas	14	75.4 years
Margaret	14	79.8 years
Annie	12	80.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 27970 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Spruill	53	76.7 years
Norman	47	71.4 years
Chesson	35	77.6 years
Phelps	34	71.3 years
Davenport	28	71.1 years
Simpson	24	70.5 years
Swain	20	71.8 years
Patrick	20	75.0 years
Hassell	17	71.5 years
White	16	69.6 years