ZIP Code 27939

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Currituck County, North Carolina.

Population: 2,422
Median household income: $63,188
Median home value: $304,000

ZIP Code 27939 (Currituck County, North Carolina) is home to about 2,422 residents. Its median household income of $63,188 runs below the Currituck County figure of $91,548.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 27939's population declined 15.4% from 2,862 to 2,422, while its median gross rent rose 10.5% from $988 to $1,092.

5.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.05 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,422
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $63,188
Median home value: $304,000
Median gross rent: $1,092
Housing units: 1,324
Homeownership rate: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8622,422

Median household income

$70,791$63,188

Median home value

$186,800$304,000

Median gross rent

$988$1,092

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,862	$70,791	$186,800	$988
2020	2,798	$62,992	$215,800	$998
2021	2,666	$66,456	$233,100	$1,048
2022	2,407	$70,465	$260,500	$1,153
2023	2,422	$63,188	$304,000	$1,092

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.9%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	0.9%
5 to 17	404	16.7%
18 to 24	66	2.7%
25 to 34	356	14.7%
35 to 44	290	12.0%
45 to 54	273	11.3%
55 to 64	463	19.1%
65 to 74	264	10.9%
75 and over	284	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,107	87.0%
Black or African American	94	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	23	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	54	2.2%
Two or more races	20	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	124	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	242	12.5%
High school graduate	653	33.8%
Some college or associate's	629	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	315	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	91	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,042	81.3%
Carpooled	168	13.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	72	5.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	434	35.9%
15 to 29 min	230	19.0%
30 to 44 min	347	28.7%
45 to 59 min	62	5.1%
60+ min	137	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 5.0% (122 of 2,422)

	Count	Share
Family households	722	61.5%
Nonfamily households	452	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,174	88.7%
Vacant	150	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	881	75.0%
Renter-occupied	293	25.0%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,013	76.5%
1-unit, attached	2	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	299	22.6%

ZIP Code 27939

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