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27876

Seaboard, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,164
Median household income
$51,040
People below poverty
18.3%
Median home value
$84,500

Income

The median income of households in 27876 was $51,040. An estimated 5.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27876 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 10.2
$15,000 to $24,999 10.9
$25,000 to $34,999 5.7
$35,000 to $49,999 9.9
$50,000 to $74,999 36.2
$75,000 to $99,999 8.2
$100,000 to $149,999 7.4
$150,000 to $199,999 0.6
$200,000 or more 5.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27876 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51250
Female 41678

An estimated 70.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 63.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 37 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,193. 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 27876 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.7
Social Security 63.1
Retirement income 37
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.1
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 18.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27876 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 18.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17

In 2020-2024, 24.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 30.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 63.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27876 in 2020-2024, 94.1% had health insurance coverage and 5.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.8% and public coverage was 60.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 27876 had a total population of 1,164 - 704 (60.5%) females and 460 (39.5%) males. The median age was 56.5 years. An estimated 13.8% of the population was under 18 years, 20% was 19 to 44 years, 18.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 42.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27876 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 32 40
5 to 9 2 33
10 to 14 9 24
15 to 19 36 38
20 to 24 36 0
25 to 29 2 39
30 to 34 21 47
35 to 39 26 9
40 to 44 24 28
45 to 49 27 39
50 to 54 23 14
55 to 59 44 29
60 to 64 29 15
65 to 69 38 86
70 to 74 37 155
75 to 79 51 53
80 to 84 23 40
85 and over 0 15

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 38% were White; 59.9% were Black or African American; 14.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 19.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.2% of the people in 27876 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 38% of the people in 27876 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 635 households in 27876. The average household size was 1.83 people.

Married-couple households made up 29.3% of the households in 27876 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 46.6% of all households, while 17.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 34.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 50.9% of all households.

In 27876, 13.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 65.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27876 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 29.3
Cohabiting Couples 6.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
46.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.4% of males and 32.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.6 20.9
Now married, except separated 43.4 32.5
Separated 3.6 3.6
Widowed 7.2 38.4
Divorced 19.2 4.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27876, 42 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 59.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.1% of the people living in 27876 were U.S. natives. 76.5% of the 27876 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.9% of 27876 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 18.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 18.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27876 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 27876.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27876 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 27876 in 2020-2024, 1.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 0% 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 27876 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 97.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 27876 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27876 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 97.3
Different house, same county 0.9
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 9.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27876 was 153 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 10 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 97. College or graduate school enrollment was 46.

Educational Attainment of People in 27876 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.3
High school diploma or equivalency 49.5
Some college, no degree 7.8
Associate's degree 18.8
Bachelor's degree 7.7
Graduate or professional degree 2

Disability

In 27876, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 29.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 13.7% of people under 18 years old, to 11.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 52.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27876, 53.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 49.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 30.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 273 49.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 110 19.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 169 30.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27876 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27876 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4
Construction 7.1
Manufacturing 20.3
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 10.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 14.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6
Other Services, except public administration 21.9
Public administration 7.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27876 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 98 17.8
Service occupations 236 42.8
Sales and office occupations 60 10.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 37 6.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 121 21.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.9% of 27876 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27876 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 12

In 2020-2024, 27876 had a total of 733 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.2% 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"). 14.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27876 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 14.9
Mobile homes 4.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27876 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 63.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27876 had 635 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 98 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 68% while renters occupied 32%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.77 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.98.

3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 31.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.6% and another 24.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27876:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27876 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 34.7
Electricity 61.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.9
All other fuels 2
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27876 was $84,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 31 % had a mortgage. 69% 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 $1,038 and for owners without a mortgage it was $449.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27876 was $715. 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.