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ZIP Code 27981 demographics

Cities: 1

Total housing units: 802

Population: 1,936

ZIP Code 27981 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 27981 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 27981.

27981 state: North Carolina
27981 county: Dare County
27981 city: Wanchese CDP

ZIP Code 27981 population: 1,936

Population

Year	Population
2021	1,936
2020	2,092
2019	1,732
2018	1,832
2017	1,619
2016	1,536
2015	1,475
2014	1,753
2013	1,864
2012	1,934
2011	1,767

Census data for ZIP Code 27981

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 27981

Total population
Total population	1,936
Male	951
Female	985

Population by age
Total population	1,936
Under 5 years	117
5 to 9 years	176
10 to 14 years	216
15 to 19 years	56
20 to 24 years	82
25 to 34 years	279
35 to 44 years	263
45 to 54 years	197
55 to 59 years	159
60 to 64 years	87
65 to 74 years	219
75 to 84 years	46
85 years and over	39
Median age (years)	37.2
Under 18 years	543
16 years and over	1,409
18 years and over	1,393
21 years and over	1,328
62 years and over	343
65 years and over	304

Population by race
Total population	1,936
One race	1,886
White	1,841
Black or African American	0
American Indian and Alaska Native	0
Asian	0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	45
Two or more races	50

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	1,332
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	619
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	713

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 27981

Households by type
Total households	719
Family households (families)	344
Married-couple family	128
Male householder, no wife present, family	57
Female householder, no husband present, family	34
Nonfamily households	190
Average household size	234
Average family size	2.69

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 27981

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	719
Less than $10,000	0
$10,000 to $14,999	6
$15,000 to $24,999	68
$25,000 to $34,999	88
$35,000 to $49,999	88
$50,000 to $74,999	187
$75,000 to $99,999	115
$100,000 to $149,999	136
$150,000 to $199,999	5
$200,000 or more	26
Median household income (dollars)	66,581

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 27981

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	802
Occupied housing units	719
Vacant housing units	83

Units in structure
Total housing units	802
1-unit, detached	592
1-unit, attached	0
2 units	0
3 or 4 units	0
5 to 9 units	0
10 to 19 units	0
20 or more units	0
Mobile home	210
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	802
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	84
Built 2000 to 2009	58
Built 1990 to 1999	142
Built 1980 to 1989	208
Built 1970 to 1979	91
Built 1960 to 1969	51
Built 1950 to 1959	37
Built 1940 to 1949	20
Built 1939 or earlier	111

Rooms
Total housing units	802
1 room	0
2 rooms	7
3 rooms	93
4 rooms	197
5 rooms	108
6 rooms	223
7 rooms	89
8 rooms	23
9 rooms or more	62
Median rooms	5.5

Bedrooms
Total housing units	802
No bedroom	0
1 bedroom	18
2 bedrooms	182
3 bedrooms	521
4 bedrooms	68
5 or more bedrooms	13

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	719
Owner-occupied	521
Renter-occupied	198
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.39
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.50

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	719
Moved in 2017 or later	46
Moved in 2015 to 2016	280
Moved in 2010 to 2014	46
Moved in 2000 to 2009	143
Moved in 1990 to 1999	96
Moved in 1989 and earlier	108

Value
Owner-occupied units	521
Less than $50,000	32
$50,000 to $99,999	2
$100,000 to $149,999	18
$150,000 to $199,999	110
$200,000 to $299,999	263
$300,000 to $499,999	73
$500,000 to $999,999	23
$1,000,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	246,000

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	521
Housing units with a mortgage	296
Housing units without a mortgage	225

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	190
Less than $500	44
$500 to $999	58
$1,000 to $1,499	73
$1,500 to $1,999	15
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	942
No rent paid	8

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