28040 Zip Code (Ellenboro, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 7,215
Zip code population in 2010: 7,969
Zip code population in 2000: 6,452

Houses and condos: 3,451
Renter-occupied apartments: 417
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28040: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 71.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 101 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $876 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $784 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 28040:

• High school or higher: 85.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
• Unemployed: 6.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28040:

• Never married: 28.5%
• Now married: 52.2%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 5.3%
• Divorced: 11.0%

• 
• • 6,24786.6%White
  • 3474.8%Black
  • 2673.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1672.3%Two or more races
  • 1472.0%Some other race
  • 190.3%Asian
  • 180.2%American Indian

Urban population: 185
Rural population: 7,029

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28040, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,790 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,790
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $42,427 (reported on 84.5% of returns)

Here:	$42,427
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1206.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3869.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6735.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10382.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17208.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $763 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$763
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $25k, 10.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 30.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,223 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,223
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs below $25k, 21.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 218.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,893 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,893
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 13.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 160.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 842.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,537 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,537
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.5% for AGIs below $25k, 86.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 30.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 33.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 146.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,385 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

28040:	$16,385
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.3% for AGIs below $25k, 76.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 250.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 238.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1342.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,750 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

Here:	$29,750
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 982.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $12,567 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

Here:	$12,567
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 471.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,375 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

28040:	$6,375
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 248.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,427 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,427
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.3% for AGIs below $25k, 93.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.8%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.1% for AGIs below $25k, 95.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28040, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,264 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,264
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $34,150 (reported on 84.1% of returns)

Here:	$34,150
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.8% for AGIs below $25k, 81.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $809 (reported on 27.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$809
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,873 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,873
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,615 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,615
State:	+$12,740

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

Profit/loss from business: +$5,271 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,271
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,721 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

28040:	$12,721
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,303 (25% of AGI, reported on 21.0% of returns)

Here:	$18,303
State:	$23,438

Here:	25.5% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,616 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,616
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,205 (reported on 21.0% of returns)

28040:	$5,205
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,352 (reported on 29.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,352
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.5%

Here:	61%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 55.7% for AGIs below $25k, 61.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28040, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,648 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,648
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $30,607 (reported on 87.6% of returns)

Here:	$30,607
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.2% for AGIs below $10k, 78.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $887 (reported on 33.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$887
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,091 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,091
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,739 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,739
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,478 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,478
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,800 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

28040:	$2,800
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $14,962 (25% of AGI, reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,962
State:	$19,464

Here:	25.0% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,633 (6% of AGI, reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,633
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.9% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,572 (reported on 69.5% of returns)

28040:	$3,572
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,802 (reported on 24.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,802
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.6%

Here:	70%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 62.3% for AGIs below $10k, 73.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28018, 28019, 28089, 28076, 28043, 28114.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 535
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,447

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 62 (18 now married, 42 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,771 (865 now married, 908 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28040 with a mortgage: 925 (44 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 187

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $855
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $314

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 28040 household income distribution in 2022

• 187Less than $10,000
• 92$10,000 to $14,999
• 155$15,000 to $19,999
• 166$20,000 to $24,999
• 197$25,000 to $29,999
• 79$30,000 to $34,999
• 94$35,000 to $39,999
• 124$40,000 to $44,999
• 234$45,000 to $49,999
• 304$50,000 to $59,999
• 309$60,000 to $74,999
• 392$75,000 to $99,999
• 224$100,000 to $124,999
• 140$125,000 to $149,999
• 129$150,000 to $199,999
• 107$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28040

• 29Less than $10,000
• 107$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 50$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 32$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 25$40,000 to $49,999
• 106$50,000 to $59,999
• 68$60,000 to $69,999
• 143$70,000 to $79,999
• 177$80,000 to $89,999
• 114$90,000 to $99,999
• 221$100,000 to $124,999
• 95$125,000 to $149,999
• 163$150,000 to $174,999
• 217$175,000 to $199,999
• 269$200,000 to $249,999
• 99$250,000 to $299,999
• 84$300,000 to $399,999
• 30$400,000 to $499,999
• 37$500,000 to $749,999
• 43$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28040

• 9$100 to $149
• 5$150 to $199
• 21$250 to $299
• 40$300 to $349
• 32$350 to $399
• 37$400 to $449
• 10$450 to $499
• 50$500 to $549
• 13$550 to $599
• 14$600 to $649
• 4$650 to $699
• 43$700 to $749
• 27$750 to $799
• 13$800 to $899
• 76No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $694.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,204
• Black or African American householders: $135,003
• Two or more races householders: $90,002

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $139,404 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $91,083 - $225,336

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $178,813

Here:	$178,813
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $30,892

Here:	$30,892
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,273
• One, attached: 10
• Two: 58
• Mobile homes: 1,037
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Unemployment: 6.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28040

• 74.1%2,592Drove a car alone
• 13.5%472Carpooled
• 1.0%35Walked
• 2.9%100Other means
• 5.6%196Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28040

• 71Less than 5 minutes
• 2005 to 9 minutes
• 20910 to 14 minutes
• 81615 to 19 minutes
• 70620 to 24 minutes
• 31825 to 29 minutes
• 37230 to 34 minutes
• 5935 to 39 minutes
• 16840 to 44 minutes
• 18445 to 59 minutes
• 6060 to 89 minutes
• 1390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,215

• Male householders: 1,327 (242 living alone), Female householders: 1,646 (537 living alone)

• 1,544 spouses (1,544 opposite-sex spouses), 201 unmarried partners, (201 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,027 children (1,569 natural, 151 adopted, 306 stepchildren), 136 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 11 foster children, 90 other relatives, 215 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 10 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 882 2-persons, 564 3-persons, 323 4-persons, 176 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 777 1-person, 184 2-persons, 16 4-persons

716 married couples with children.
366 single-parent households (144 men, 222 women).

94.3% of residents of 28040 zip code speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 45% well, 4% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% very well, 46% well, 21% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DATA PAPERS OF NORTH CAROLINA INCORPORATED (324 TINEY ROAD in ELLENBORO, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: MANIFOLD BUSINESS FORMS
  Alternative names: DATA PAPERS OF NORTH CAROLINA INC ** INA

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.1%

Population in 1990: 8,287.

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

• This state: 5,347
• Northeast: 168
• Midwest: 151
• South: 1,000
• West: 142

61% of the 28040 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

96% of the 28040 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 6 establishments, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (10-19: 1)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 44. The highest number of fire incidents - 101 took place in 2005, and the least - 0 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (45.8%), and Outside Fires (40.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28040
• 34545.8%Structure Fires
• 30640.6%Outside Fires
• 729.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 314.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28040, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28040 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	50	72.2 years
William	50	76.2 years
Mary	37	80.9 years
Robert	31	72.4 years
Thomas	26	76.2 years
Charles	26	70.5 years
John	25	74.9 years
George	16	78.1 years
Walter	14	66.1 years
Carl	13	69.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 28040 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bridges	40	76.9 years
Greene	39	75.3 years
Jones	38	75.1 years
Hamrick	33	75.1 years
Toney	29	80.0 years
Edwards	23	76.4 years
Brooks	23	78.3 years
Walker	20	77.7 years
Davis	20	77.5 years
Butler	18	76.6 years

Businesses in zip code 28040

• MasterBrand Cabinets: 4
• U-Haul: 1