ZIP 27920 · Buxton
Who lives in ZIP code 27920 (Buxton, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buxton, NC · Dare County
uszips 2026
People1,267
Median age46.2
Household income—
Home value$405,943
Median rent$909/mo
Poverty6.7%
College degree+25.5%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kill Devil Hills, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 62 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 560
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.1% are 65 or older; 86.3% are adults.
Household income
48.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,167.
Education (adults 25+)
45.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.8%
- Never married
- 34.6%
- Divorced
- 12.8%
- Widowed
- 10.7%
- Family size
- 2.71
- Dual-income families
- 75.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.1%
- Rent burden
- 28.5%
- Men / women
- 56% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 25.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.9%
- Veterans
- 19.1%
- With a disability
- 7.4%
- No health insurance
- 12.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.