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27860

Pantego, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,546
Median household income
$62,083
People below poverty
9.4%
Median home value
$145,300

Income

The median income of households in 27860 was $62,083. An estimated 0.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4.7
$15,000 to $24,999 15
$25,000 to $34,999 2.8
$35,000 to $49,999 10.3
$50,000 to $74,999 27.1
$75,000 to $99,999 7.5
$100,000 to $149,999 20.2
$150,000 to $199,999 6.3
$200,000 or more 5.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27860 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 42000
Female 43333

An estimated 71.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,754. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 27860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.1
Social Security 30.2
Retirement income 14.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 17
Cash public assistance income 0.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.4

In 2020-2024, 18.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 26.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 62.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 17.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27860 in 2020-2024, 88.5% had health insurance coverage and 11.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 46.1% and public coverage was 52.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.6%.


In 2020-2024, 27860 had a total population of 1,546 - 709 (45.9%) females and 837 (54.1%) males. The median age was 31.4 years. An estimated 34.6% of the population was under 18 years, 25.8% was 19 to 44 years, 23.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27860 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 55 171
5 to 9 145 37
10 to 14 115 0
15 to 19 14 7
20 to 24 48 32
25 to 29 31 61
30 to 34 117 29
35 to 39 34 4
40 to 44 20 23
45 to 49 2 48
50 to 54 33 72
55 to 59 63 14
60 to 64 74 59
65 to 69 8 19
70 to 74 49 80
75 to 79 20 19
80 to 84 0 21
85 and over 9 13

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 54.2% were White; 22.4% were Black or African American; 19% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 9.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 22.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 22.3% of the people in 27860 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 54.2% of the people in 27860 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 494 households in 27860. The average household size was 3.11 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.7% of the households in 27860 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.9% of all households, while 16.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 6.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.5% of all households.

In 27860, 27.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.7
Cohabiting Couples 1.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.7% of males and 65.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.1 13.8
Now married, except separated 47.7 65.9
Separated 0 0
Widowed 3.4 10
Divorced 15.7 10.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27860, 12 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 66.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.8% of the people living in 27860 were U.S. natives. 74.3% of the 27860 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.2% of 27860 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27860 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 27860.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 0
Europe 100
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27860 in 2020-2024, 4.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.5% of people at least five years old; 3.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 27860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.5
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 79.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 27860 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 79.3
Different house, same county 10.2
Different county, same state 9.1
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 14.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27860 was 156 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 118. College or graduate school enrollment was 38.

Educational Attainment of People in 27860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.3
High school diploma or equivalency 46.1
Some college, no degree 15.4
Associate's degree 13.9
Bachelor's degree 14.3
Graduate or professional degree 0

Disability

In 27860, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.7% of people under 18 years old, to 16.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 55.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27860, 62.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 506 79.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 118 18.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 9 1.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27860 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 7
Construction 9.6
Manufacturing 18.5
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.6
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 1.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 35.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 0
Other Services, except public administration 0.8
Public administration 2.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27860 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 249 39.3
Service occupations 54 8.5
Sales and office occupations 44 7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 93 14.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 193 30.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.7% of 27860 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 6.9
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 7.9

In 2020-2024, 27860 had a total of 888 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 28.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 28.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

19.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 11.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27860 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 72.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27860 had 494 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 394 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.7% while renters occupied 28.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.64 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.74.

0.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.9% and another 19.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27860:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 49.4
Electricity 46.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27860 was $145,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.1 % had a mortgage. 46.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,317 and for owners without a mortgage it was $579.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27860 was $1,045. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.