ZIP Code 27954

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Dare County, North Carolina.

Population: 7,080
Median household income: $78,291
Median home value: $374,200

Covering part of Dare County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 27954 has about 7,080 residents. At $78,291, its median household income sits in line with Dare County's $81,214.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 27954's population declined 10.8% from 7,938 to 7,080, while its median gross rent rose 19.5% from $1,099 to $1,313.

The median gross rent is $1,313. 38.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,080
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $78,291
Median home value: $374,200
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 3,587
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,9387,080

Median household income

$51,368$78,291

Median home value

$248,400$374,200

Median gross rent

$1,099$1,313

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,938	$51,368	$248,400	$1,099
2020	7,397	$53,429	$263,200	$1,146
2021	7,079	$57,816	$287,900	$1,143
2022	6,937	$75,877	$360,000	$1,236
2023	7,080	$78,291	$374,200	$1,313

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	346	4.9%
5 to 17	1,396	19.7%
18 to 24	265	3.7%
25 to 34	698	9.9%
35 to 44	996	14.1%
45 to 54	811	11.5%
55 to 64	829	11.7%
65 to 74	1,165	16.5%
75 and over	574	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,380	76.0%
Black or African American	923	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	30	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.1%
Some other race	29	0.4%
Two or more races	104	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	605	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree26.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	273	5.4%
High school graduate	1,276	25.2%
Some college or associate's	1,561	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,350	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	613	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,404	72.6%
Carpooled	410	12.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	125	3.8%
Bicycle	33	1.0%
Worked from home	322	9.7%
Other means	17	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,444	48.3%
15 to 29 min	760	25.4%
30 to 44 min	668	22.3%
45 to 59 min	14	0.5%
60+ min	103	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 11.0% (775 of 7,027)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,967	68.1%
Nonfamily households	923	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,890	80.6%
Vacant	697	19.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,259	78.2%
Renter-occupied	631	21.8%

1-unit, detached65.6%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other12.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,352	65.6%
1-unit, attached	53	1.5%
2 to 4 units	243	6.8%
5 to 19 units	408	11.4%
20 or more units	77	2.1%
Mobile home & other	454	12.7%

ZIP Code 27954

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