ZIP 27949 · Kitty Hawk
Who lives in ZIP code 27949 (Kitty Hawk, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kitty Hawk, NC · Dare County
uszips 2026
People8,251
Median age55.3
Household income$120,662
Home value$681,088
Median rent$1,306/mo
Poverty3.2%
College degree+55.0%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kill Devil Hills, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 210 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,589
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.4% are 65 or older; 84.1% are adults.
Household income
59.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,385.
Education (adults 25+)
40.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 68.3%
- Never married
- 17.9%
- Divorced
- 7.1%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 2.62
- Dual-income families
- 54.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.4%
- Rent burden
- 20.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.7%
- Unemployment
- 9.2%
- Self-employed
- 20.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 38.8%
- Veterans
- 8.9%
- With a disability
- 11.4%
- No health insurance
- 4.6%
- Limited English
- 1.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.