Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,747
| This zip code: | $46,747 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 27283, 27355, 27233, 27349, 27377, 27248.
Housing units in zip code 27298 with a mortgage: 1,029 (99 second mortgage, 245 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 650
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,054
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $284
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.4% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 130
- 1995 to 1998: 443
- 1990 to 1994: 447
- 1980 to 1989: 768
- 1970 to 1979: 596
- 1960 to 1969: 440
- 1950 to 1959: 505
- 1940 to 1949: 277
- 1939 or earlier: 434
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Liberty, NC (27298): |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 67
- 2 bedrooms: 820
- 3 bedrooms: 1,806
- 4 bedrooms: 270
- 5 or more bedrooms: 31
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 122
- 2 bedrooms: 266
- 3 bedrooms: 295
- 4 bedrooms: 25
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 27298 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 121
- 1 vehicle: 665
- 2 vehicles: 1,192
- 3 vehicles: 648
- 4 vehicles: 270
- 5 or more vehicles: 106
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 85
- 1 vehicle: 280
- 2 vehicles: 244
- 3 vehicles: 79
- 4 vehicles: 14
- 5 or more vehicles: 15
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 27298:
- Less than $10,000: 54
- $10,000 to $14,999: 27
- $15,000 to $19,999: 54
- $20,000 to $24,999: 59
- $25,000 to $29,999: 63
- $30,000 to $34,999: 50
- $35,000 to $39,999: 41
- $40,000 to $49,999: 73
- $50,000 to $59,999: 87
- $60,000 to $69,999: 89
- $70,000 to $79,999: 91
- $80,000 to $89,999: 95
- $90,000 to $99,999: 153
- $100,000 to $124,999: 377
- $125,000 to $149,999: 509
- $150,000 to $174,999: 292
- $175,000 to $199,999: 216
- $200,000 to $249,999: 277
- $250,000 to $299,999: 160
- $300,000 to $399,999: 164
- $400,000 to $499,999: 48
- $500,000 to $749,999: 75
- $750,000 to $999,999: 6
- $1,000,000 or more: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 27298:
- Less than $100: 38
- $100 to $149: 16
- $150 to $199: 22
- $200 to $249: 15
- $250 to $299: 37
- $300 to $349: 79
- $350 to $399: 97
- $400 to $449: 42
- $450 to $499: 27
- $500 to $549: 12
- $550 to $599: 18
- $600 to $649: 43
- $650 to $699: 12
- $700 to $749: 4
- $750 to $799: 26
- $800 to $899: 16
- $1,500 to $1,999: 7
- No cash rent: 91
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $149,958.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $150,566
- Black or African American householders: $123,343
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $144,483
- Some other race householders: $98,856
- Two or more races householders: $171,098
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $133,076
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $140,521 (it was $89,500 in 2000)
| 27298: | $140,521 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,613 - $170,848
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $202,612| Here: | $202,612 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $467,296| Here: | $467,296 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $165,249| Here: | $165,249 | | State: | $169,602 |
Mobile homes: $49,625| Here: | $49,625 | | State: | $45,354 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,000| Here: | $85,000 | | State: | $48,806 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,770
- One, attached: 25
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 53
- 5 to 9: 70
- 10 to 19: 26
- 20 to 49: 10
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 1,065
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,948 (78%)
- Carpooled: 834 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 76 (2%)
- Other means: 60 (1%)
- Worked at home: 102 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 253
- 5 to 9 minutes: 527
- 10 to 14 minutes: 595
- 15 to 19 minutes: 468
- 20 to 24 minutes: 547
- 25 to 29 minutes: 400
- 30 to 34 minutes: 955
- 35 to 39 minutes: 173
- 40 to 44 minutes: 266
- 45 to 59 minutes: 488
- 60 to 89 minutes: 149
- 90 or more minutes: 112
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 58.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 9,624
- In family households: 8,507 (2,202 male householders, 581 female householders)
2,213 spouses, 2,702 children (2,481 natural, 71 adopted, 150 stepchildren), 181 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 153 other relatives, 313 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,117 (395 male householders (323 living alone)), 554 female householders (508 living alone)), 168 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 19 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,139 2-persons, 780 3-persons, 559 4-persons, 213 5-persons, 80 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 831 1-person, 93 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 3 6-persons.
1,659 married couples with children.
456 single-parent households (119 men, 337 women).
92.5% of residents of 27298 zip code speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% very well, 16% well, 27% not well, 27% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 32% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% very well, 9% well, 18% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (75% very well, 10% not well, 15% not at all).
Foreign born population: 490 (5.1%)
(10.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (83%)
- Costa Rica (2%)
- Other Western Europe (2%)
- Guatemala (2%)
- Colombia (1%)
- Vietnam (1%)
- Africa, n.e.c. (1%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 284
- 1990 to 1994: 76
- 1985 to 1989: 67
- 1980 to 1984: 25
- 1975 to 1979: 24
- 1970 to 1974: 3
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 9
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White population: 8,058
Black population: 964
American Indian population: 45
Asian population: 16
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 342
Two or more races population: 101

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 1737 |
|  United States or American: 1553 |
|  German: 1047 |
|  English: 811 |
|  Irish: 371 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 189 |
|  Italian: 152 |
|  French (except Basque): 115 |
|  Scottish: 113 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 81 |
|  African: 80 |
|  Dutch: 36 |
|  European: 30 |
|  British: 26 |
|  Polish: 23 |
|  Arab:: 19 |
|  Swedish: 18 |
|  Welsh: 17 |
|  Syrian: 12 |
|  Portuguese: 12 |
|  Swiss: 10 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 7 |
|  Russian: 7 |
|  Canadian: 5 |
|  French Canadian: 4 |
|  Romanian: 4 |
|  Israeli: 2 |
|  Lithuanian: 2 |
|  Slovak: 2 |
|  Norwegian: 2 |
|  Danish: 2 |
|  Greek: 2 |
|  Belgian: 2 |
|  Nigerian: 1 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,207
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (38%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (6%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7426
- Northeast: 327
- Midwest: 316
- South: 974
- West: 76
65% of the 27298 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 7,303. Population change in the 1990s: +2,224 (+30.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 56
| Here: | 5.0% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23
| Here: | 4.7% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27
| Here: | 11.5% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CROMER ASSOCIATES INC (124 W SWANNANOA AVE in LIBERTY, NC; small business)
$44,160 with Air Force for Recreational and Gymnastic Equipment. Signed on 2003-06-10. Completion date: 2003-10-08.
- RANDOLPH TELEPHONE COMPANY (211 W SWANNANOA AVE in LIBERTY, NC; small business)
$5,000 with Department of Defense for ADP Telecommunications and Transmission Services. Signed on 2002-12-31. Completion date: 2012-12-01.
- RUBBERMILL INC (9897 OLD LIBERTY RD in LIBERTY, NC; small business)
$1,280 with Navy for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2005-06-13. Completion date: 2005-07-25.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Wholesale Trade: Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 5
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 23
Total length: 554 meters
Total costs: 4,748,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 69,560
Total average daily truck traffic: 147
New bridges - historical statistics |
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- Built before 1900: 0
- Built in 1900-1910: 0
- Built in 1910-1920: 0
- Built in 1920-1930: 0
- Built in 1930-1940: 3
- Built in 1940-1950: 2
- Built in 1950-1960: 1
- Built in 1960-1970: 5
- Built in 1970-1980: 5
- Built in 1980-1990: 0
- Built in 1990-2000: 5
- Built in 2000-2010: 2
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