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Kitty Hawk, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kitty Hawk, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,947. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet KITTY-HAWK-NC · Kitty Hawk, NC 1 ZIPs · 6,947 pop · #2133/25278 · Dare County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $120,662
  • RANK-TOP #2133/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Nags Head
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,947
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $677,600

Nearest income peer: Nags Head, NC ( $29,398 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Kitty Hawk

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kitty Hawk on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kitty Hawk, NC sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 8%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,947
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$120,662
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $120,662 and home value $677,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 55.0%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kitty Hawk as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Corolla is the closest lower-income city and Huntersville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kitty Hawk.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27949, is all of Kitty Hawk

There is no split to weigh here: 27949 holds every one of Kitty Hawk's 6,947 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Kitty Hawk's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 576 establishments, 4,717 employees , annual payroll $229,232k (~83 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27949 (576 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (125) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Kitty Hawk, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Dare County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Kitty Hawk. See the Dare County roll-up →

No other city sharing Dare County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Kitty Hawk. Kill Devil Hills, Manteo and Nags Head sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Avon marks the far end of that range at $35,365, 71% below Kitty Hawk.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27949 6,947 $120,662 576 177
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Kitty Hawk roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Kitty Hawk, .