ZIP Code 27947

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Currituck County, North Carolina.

Population: 990
Median household income: $94,145
Median home value: $305,100

Covering part of Currituck County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 27947 has about 990 residents. At $94,145, its median household income sits in line with Currituck County's $91,548.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27947's population declined 21.4% from 1,259 to 990, while its median household income rose 45.9% from $64,526 to $94,145.

31.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 97.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 990
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $94,145
Median home value: $305,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 406
Homeownership rate: 97.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,259990

Median household income

$64,526$94,145

Median home value

$258,700$305,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,259	$64,526	$258,700
2020	1,350	$77,250	$255,300
2021	1,262	$83,537	$199,900
2022	1,183	$83,571	$247,200
2023	990	$94,145	$305,100

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 345.4%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5427.0%

55 to 6418.9%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over1.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	3.8%
5 to 17	166	16.8%
18 to 24	45	4.5%
25 to 34	53	5.4%
35 to 44	159	16.1%
45 to 54	267	27.0%
55 to 64	187	18.9%
65 to 74	64	6.5%
75 and over	11	1.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	922	93.1%
Black or African American	17	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree29.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	4.7%
High school graduate	268	36.2%
Some college or associate's	202	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	218	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone95.3%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	471	95.3%
Carpooled	12	2.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	1.4%
Other means	4	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	162	33.3%
15 to 29 min	93	19.1%
30 to 44 min	139	28.5%
45 to 59 min	35	7.2%
60+ min	58	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 8.1% (80 of 990)

	Count	Share
Family households	239	61.9%
Nonfamily households	147	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	386	95.1%
Vacant	20	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	377	97.7%
Renter-occupied	9	2.3%

1-unit, detached92.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	376	92.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30	7.4%

ZIP Code 27947

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