27553 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,648
Zip code population in 2010: 2,937
Zip code population in 2000: 1,967

Houses and condos: 1,026
Renter-occupied apartments: 206
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27553: 83.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 37.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 45 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: $2,036 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,829 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 27553:

• High school or higher: 88.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
• Unemployed: 14.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27553:

• Never married: 37.6%
• Now married: 49.2%
• Separated: 0.1%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 5.4%

• 
• • 1,01761.7%Black
  • 61437.3%White
  • 161.0%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27553, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,859 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,859
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $36,209 (reported on 81.6% of returns)

Here:	$36,209
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1341.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3891.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6690.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9104.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15390.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $473 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$473
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 42.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,689 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,689
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.2% for AGIs below $25k, 150.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 174.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,867 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,867
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 175.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 636.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,046 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,046
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.9% for AGIs below $25k, 51.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 382.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $21,183 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

27553:	$21,183
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.6% for AGIs below $25k, 625.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1408.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $25,486 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$25,486
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 171.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1046.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1352.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,980 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	$5,980
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 316.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $5,114 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

27553:	$5,114
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.1% for AGIs below $25k, 173.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 356.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 26.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 142.9% for AGIs below $25k, 86.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 81.6%

Here:	82%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 79.5% for AGIs below $25k, 80.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27553, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,522 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,522
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $30,624 (reported on 84.8% of returns)

Here:	$30,624
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.2% for AGIs below $25k, 81.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $605 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$605
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,775 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,775
State:	$6,213

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,833 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,833
State:	+$12,740

Profit/loss from business: +$769 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	+$769
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,683 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

27553:	$13,683
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $20,740 (32% of AGI, reported on 27.2% of returns)

Here:	$20,740
State:	$23,438

Here:	31.7% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 18.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,213 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,213
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,120 (reported on 27.2% of returns)

27553:	$5,120
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,350 (reported on 37.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,350
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 38.0%

Here:	38%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 35.6% for AGIs below $25k, 33.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27553, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,886 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,886
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $24,210 (reported on 89.4% of returns)

Here:	$24,210
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.5% for AGIs below $10k, 87.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $870 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$870
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,342 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,342
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,855 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,855
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,457 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,457
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, -1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,234 (31% of AGI, reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$16,234
State:	$19,464

Here:	30.6% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 15.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,552 (7% of AGI, reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,552
State:	$4,035

Here:	6.5% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,314 (reported on 56.8% of returns)

27553:	$3,314
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,091 (reported on 39.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,091
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 49.0%

Here:	49%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 46.0% for AGIs below $10k, 52.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 41.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 27556, 27563, 23917, 27537, 27536, 23919.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 263
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 351

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 74 (21 now married, 51 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 335 (103 now married, 231 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27553 with a mortgage: 226 (12 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,500
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $510

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

• Zip code 27553 household income distribution in 2022

• 39Less than $10,000
• 77$10,000 to $14,999
• 97$15,000 to $19,999
• 26$20,000 to $24,999
• 41$25,000 to $29,999
• 28$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$35,000 to $39,999
• 61$40,000 to $44,999
• 6$45,000 to $49,999
• 18$60,000 to $74,999
• 33$75,000 to $99,999
• 50$100,000 to $124,999
• 53$125,000 to $149,999
• 34$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27553

• 15Less than $10,000
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$80,000 to $89,999
• 24$90,000 to $99,999
• 29$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 21$150,000 to $174,999
• 29$175,000 to $199,999
• 93$250,000 to $299,999
• 21$300,000 to $399,999
• 34$400,000 to $499,999
• 21$500,000 to $749,999
• 11$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27553

• 61$400 to $449
• 51$450 to $499
• 13$550 to $599
• 63No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $797.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $623,314
• Black or African American householders: $291,926

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $215,975 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $117,409 - $333,801

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $301,729

Here:	$301,729
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $67,683

Here:	$67,683
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 571
• Mobile homes: 425

Unemployment: 14.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27553

• 64.1%262Drove a car alone
• 5.6%23Other means
• 36.0%147Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27553

• 27Less than 5 minutes
• 95 to 9 minutes
• 1010 to 14 minutes
• 9320 to 24 minutes
• 1425 to 29 minutes
• 3730 to 34 minutes
• 4345 to 59 minutes
• 2560 to 89 minutes
• 2190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 43.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,648

• Male householders: 240 (87 living alone), Female householders: 359 (137 living alone)

• 282 spouses (282 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 476 children (448 natural, 0 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 69 parents, 38 foster children, 6 other relatives, 85 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 11 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 142 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 53 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 223 1-person

90 married couples with children.
170 single-parent households (170 women).

97.6% of residents of 27553 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% well, 36% not well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.7%

Population in 1990: 1,976.

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

• This state: 1,121
• Northeast: 133
• Midwest: 72
• South: 303

74% of the 27553 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

95% of the 27553 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 61

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• TEREASIA B WHITE (308 MANSON DREWRY RD in MANSON, NC; small business) : $54,125 in 11 contracts from 2004 to 2006

  Contracts for Guard Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $27,560; 2005: $17,710; 2006: $8,855.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $13,780 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Guard Services. Signed on 2004-04-06. Completion date: 2004-04-05.
  $13,780 with Army for Guard Services. Signed on 2004-04-06. Completion date: 2004-04-05.
  $10,850, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-18. Completion date: 2004-04-30.
  $10,850 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Guard Services. Signed on 2004-02-18. Completion date: 2004-04-30.
  

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

• Information: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 27553 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	31	75.3 years
James	24	74.0 years
Mary	22	73.5 years
William	13	76.7 years
Willie	12	75.2 years
Annie	12	77.2 years
Robert	11	75.9 years
Joseph	11	72.4 years
Lucy	11	80.8 years
Charlie	9	69.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 27553 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bullock	64	73.4 years
Henderson	38	75.7 years
Hargrove	31	72.0 years
Russell	18	73.7 years
Terry	17	74.7 years
Durham	17	75.4 years
White	16	84.1 years
Watkins	12	74.9 years
Williams	12	78.6 years
Jordan	10	70.1 years