28016 Zip Code (Bessemer City, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 13,551
Zip code population in 2010: 13,463
Zip code population in 2000: 14,363

Houses and condos: 5,968
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,059
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 28016: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 42.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 316 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,267 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,209 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 28016:

• High school or higher: 79.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
• Unemployed: 5.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28016:

• Never married: 28.4%
• Now married: 51.9%
• Separated: 4.8%
• Widowed: 5.0%
• Divorced: 9.9%

• 
• • 11,30183.9%White
  • 1,34810.0%Black
  • 4813.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2011.5%Two or more races
  • 630.5%American Indian
  • 570.4%Asian
  • 100.07%Some other race
  • 20.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 5,782
Rural population: 7,768

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28016, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,689 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,689
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $34,071 (reported on 86.4% of returns)

Here:	$34,071
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.5% for AGIs below $25k, 84.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $884 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$884
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,328 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,328
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,328 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,328
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,937 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,937
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,532 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

28016:	$11,532
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,309 (25% of AGI, reported on 23.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,309
State:	$23,438

Here:	25.1% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,916 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,916
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,547 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

28016:	$5,547
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,373 (reported on 29.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,373
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 61.7%

Here:	62%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 60.2% for AGIs below $25k, 61.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28016, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,308 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,308
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $31,697 (reported on 89.4% of returns)

Here:	$31,697
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.2% for AGIs below $10k, 83.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $961 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$961
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,330 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,330
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,431 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,431
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,149 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,149
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,838 (reported on 1.5% of returns)

28016:	$2,838
North Carolina:	$2,967

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,948 (26% of AGI, reported on 30.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,948
State:	$19,464

Here:	25.8% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $10k, 8.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,061 (5% of AGI, reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,061
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.1% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,712 (reported on 68.0% of returns)

28016:	$3,712
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,872 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,872
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.3%

Here:	72%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 66.5% for AGIs below $10k, 76.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28034, 28052, 28033, 28086, 28077, 28054.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 928
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,107

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 130 (72 now married, 56 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,535 (1,664 now married, 1,864 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28016 with a mortgage: 1,648 (19 second mortgage, 124 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,375

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,060
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $379

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 28016 household income distribution in 2019

• 370Less than $10,000
• 357$10,000 to $14,999
• 302$15,000 to $19,999
• 305$20,000 to $24,999
• 282$25,000 to $29,999
• 285$30,000 to $34,999
• 245$35,000 to $39,999
• 194$40,000 to $44,999
• 182$45,000 to $49,999
• 436$50,000 to $59,999
• 695$60,000 to $74,999
• 490$75,000 to $99,999
• 399$100,000 to $124,999
• 227$125,000 to $149,999
• 85$150,000 to $199,999
• 129$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 28016

• 73Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 25$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 26$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 79$40,000 to $49,999
• 118$50,000 to $59,999
• 108$60,000 to $69,999
• 184$70,000 to $79,999
• 155$80,000 to $89,999
• 170$90,000 to $99,999
• 526$100,000 to $124,999
• 351$125,000 to $149,999
• 294$150,000 to $174,999
• 139$175,000 to $199,999
• 165$200,000 to $249,999
• 87$250,000 to $299,999
• 105$300,000 to $399,999
• 18$400,000 to $499,999
• 31$500,000 to $749,999
• 24$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 28016

• 21Less than $100
• 40$100 to $149
• 46$200 to $249
• 14$250 to $299
• 38$300 to $349
• 157$350 to $399
• 216$400 to $449
• 150$450 to $499
• 185$500 to $549
• 244$550 to $599
• 210$600 to $649
• 64$650 to $699
• 110$700 to $749
• 94$750 to $799
• 149$800 to $899
• 6$900 to $999
• 4$1,000 to $1,249
• 137No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $763.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $119,854.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $132,100
• Black or African American householders: $118,939
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $53,620
• Some other race householders: $121,864
• Two or more races householders: $185,721
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $182,796

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $127,714 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,369 - $169,629

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $201,195

Here:	$201,195
State:	$265,100

Townhouses or other attached units: $198,501

Here:	$198,501
State:	$217,635

In 2-unit structures: $125,080

Here:	$125,080
State:	$185,455

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $499,904

Here:	$499,904
State:	$181,079

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $68,891

Here:	$68,891
State:	$231,999

Mobile homes: $128,168

Here:	$128,168
State:	$77,551

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,081
• One, attached: 24
• Two: 39
• 3 or 4: 173
• 5 to 9: 142
• 10 to 19: 50
• 20 to 49: 81
• Mobile homes: 1,330

Unemployment: 5.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28016

• 88.6%5,116Drove a car alone
• 7.5%432Carpooled
• 0.3%15Bus or trolley bus
• 0.4%22Motorcycle
• 0.5%29Bicycle
• 1.0%55Walked
• 0.4%25Other means
• 0.7%38Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28016

• 85Less than 5 minutes
• 3565 to 9 minutes
• 74010 to 14 minutes
• 96315 to 19 minutes
• 1,03320 to 24 minutes
• 36925 to 29 minutes
• 91230 to 34 minutes
• 11535 to 39 minutes
• 26540 to 44 minutes
• 49045 to 59 minutes
• 30460 to 89 minutes
• 6590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 13,551

• Male householders: 2,391 (555 living alone), Female householders: 2,685 (656 living alone)

• 2,503 spouses (2,475 opposite-sex spouses), 372 unmarried partners, (370 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,978 children (3,552 natural, 287 adopted, 147 stepchildren), 683 grandchildren, 117 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 11 foster children, 265 other relatives, 410 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 22 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,562 2-persons, 1,019 3-persons, 546 4-persons, 281 5-persons, 101 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,210 1-person, 248 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 8 4-persons

1,574 married couples with children.
931 single-parent households (375 men, 556 women).

94.7% of residents of 28016 zip code speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 12% well, 14% not well, 5% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% very well, 12% well, 25% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BESSEMER WASTE COMPANY INC ** INACTIVE * (321 EAST MARYLAND STREET in BESSEMER CITY, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: TEXTILE GOODS
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE PRODUCT MILLS.
  Alternative names: BESSEMER WASTE COMPANY INCORPORATED

• BESSEMER CITY CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1400 PUETT`S CHAPEL ROAD in BESSEMER CITY, NC)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-332
  Organizations: GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  Alternative names: BESSEMBER CITY CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• BESSEMER CITY HIGH SCHOOL (119 YELLOW JACKET LANE in BESSEMER CITY, NC)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-336
  Organizations: GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BESSEMER CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL (1302 NORTH 12TH STREET in BESSEMER CITY, NC)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-338
  Organizations: GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BESSEMER CITY WWTP (SOUTH 11TH STREET in BESSEMER CITY, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: BESSEMER CITY WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY, BESSEMER CITY Waste water treatment plant TOWN OF, CITY OF BESSEMER CITY WWTP

• BESSEMER CITY MIDDLE (525 ED WILSON ROAD in BESSEMER CITY, NC)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-436
  Organizations: GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BESSEMER CITY CITY - SMALL MS4 (132 W VIRGINIA AVE in BESSEMER CITY, NC)

  AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: BESSEMER CITY CITY HALL

• CLEVELAND AGGREGATES (HIGHWAY 274 in BESSEMER CITY, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN GRANITE
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.1%

Population in 1990: 8,858. Population change in the 1990s: +5,505 (+62.1%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 10,939
• Northeast: 371
• Midwest: 224
• South: 1,464
• West: 102

59% of the 28016 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

91% of the 28016 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 130
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 104 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 63

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 3, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 4, 1-4: 7)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0304.00 , 0305.00, 0308.00, 0316.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0304.00 , 0305.00, 0308.00, 0316.00

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 23. The highest number of reported fires - 43 took place in 2007, and the least - 0 in 2003. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (43.0%), and Structure Fires (40.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28016
• 16643.0%Outside Fires
• 15740.7%Structure Fires
• 5414.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 92.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28016, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28016 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	106	69.8 years
James	106	67.9 years
John	83	73.8 years
Mary	80	74.6 years
Robert	63	70.5 years
Charles	36	67.3 years
George	34	68.7 years
David	32	67.8 years
Thomas	31	69.6 years
Helen	26	71.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 28016 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	39	64.6 years
Davis	37	70.4 years
Carpenter	35	74.2 years
Harmon	27	77.8 years
Adams	27	70.2 years
Jenkins	27	74.7 years
Johnson	25	68.8 years
Robinson	24	70.7 years
Mauney	23	77.9 years
Kiser	23	81.8 years

Businesses in zip code 28016

• CVS: 1
• U-Haul: 1