ZIP 27978 · Stumpy Point
Who lives in ZIP code 27978 (Stumpy Point, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Stumpy Point, NC · Dare County
uszips 2026
People237
Median age45.6
Household income$60,192
Home value$375,058
Median rent—
Poverty8.0%
College degree+24.3%
Commute49 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kill Devil Hills, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 114
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.7% are 65 or older; 86.5% are adults.
Household income
28.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,094.
Education (adults 25+)
78.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
23.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.6%
- Never married
- 39.9%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 2.20
- Dual-income families
- 71.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.4%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 56% / 44%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.4%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 11.7%
- With a disability
- 35.4%
- No health insurance
- 19.4%
- Limited English
- 31.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.