ZIP 27981 · Wanchese
Who lives in ZIP code 27981 (Wanchese, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wanchese, NC · Dare County
uszips 2026
People1,969
Median age36.4
Household income$88,750
Home value$292,394
Median rent$1,073/mo
Poverty6.9%
College degree+28.8%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kill Devil Hills, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 83 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 726
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.7% are 65 or older; 69.1% are adults.
Household income
42.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,202.
Education (adults 25+)
11.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.4%
- Never married
- 20.5%
- Divorced
- 15.5%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 60.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.4%
- Rent burden
- 15.2%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 79.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.0%
- Self-employed
- 25.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.8%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 7.4%
- No health insurance
- 12.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.