Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,199
| This zip code: | $33,199 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 28160, 28019, 28076, 28040, 28139, 28114.
Housing units in zip code 28043 with a mortgage: 2,350 (226 second mortgage, 418 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,776
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $896
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $268
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 19.0% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 186
- 1995 to 1998: 629
- 1990 to 1994: 651
- 1980 to 1989: 1,485
- 1970 to 1979: 2,013
- 1960 to 1969: 1,676
- 1950 to 1959: 1,256
- 1940 to 1949: 618
- 1939 or earlier: 693
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest City, NC (28043): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 95
- 2 bedrooms: 1,387
- 3 bedrooms: 3,501
- 4 bedrooms: 485
- 5 or more bedrooms: 82
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 37
- 1 bedrooms: 412
- 2 bedrooms: 1,454
- 3 bedrooms: 804
- 4 bedrooms: 67
- 5 or more bedrooms: 28
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Vehicles available in 28043 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 276
- 1 vehicle: 1,446
- 2 vehicles: 2,561
- 3 vehicles: 905
- 4 vehicles: 271
- 5 or more vehicles: 91
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 606
- 1 vehicle: 1,385
- 2 vehicles: 679
- 3 vehicles: 99
- 4 vehicles: 33
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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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 28043:
- Less than $10,000: 68
- $10,000 to $14,999: 34
- $15,000 to $19,999: 62
- $20,000 to $24,999: 69
- $25,000 to $29,999: 75
- $30,000 to $34,999: 74
- $35,000 to $39,999: 107
- $40,000 to $49,999: 328
- $50,000 to $59,999: 362
- $60,000 to $69,999: 352
- $70,000 to $79,999: 341
- $80,000 to $89,999: 328
- $90,000 to $99,999: 258
- $100,000 to $124,999: 836
- $125,000 to $149,999: 633
- $150,000 to $174,999: 341
- $175,000 to $199,999: 274
- $200,000 to $249,999: 306
- $250,000 to $299,999: 165
- $300,000 to $399,999: 101
- $400,000 to $499,999: 42
- $500,000 to $749,999: 25
- $750,000 to $999,999: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28043:
- Less than $100: 157
- $100 to $149: 106
- $150 to $199: 60
- $200 to $249: 241
- $250 to $299: 295
- $300 to $349: 371
- $350 to $399: 261
- $400 to $449: 171
- $450 to $499: 95
- $500 to $549: 18
- $550 to $599: 35
- $600 to $649: 14
- $650 to $699: 36
- $1,500 to $1,999: 30
- $2,000 or more: 11
- No cash rent: 375
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $104,940.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,369
- Black or African American householders: $88,667
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $232,389
- Asian householders: $310,563
- Some other race householders: $69,504
- Two or more races householders: $160,604
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $88,210
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,474 (it was $69,300 in 2000)
| 28043: | $103,474 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,959 - $122,108
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $131,780| Here: | $131,780 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $145,893| Here: | $145,893 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 2-unit structures: $111,718| Here: | $111,718 | | State: | $153,934 |
Mobile homes: $42,907| Here: | $42,907 | | State: | $45,354 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000| Here: | $5,000 | | 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: 6,256
- One, attached: 58
- Two: 309
- 3 or 4: 430
- 5 to 9: 380
- 10 to 19: 84
- 20 to 49: 28
- 50 or more: 19
- Mobile homes: 1,635
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,349 (82%)
- Carpooled: 996 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
- Taxi: 18 (0%)
- Bicycle: 17 (0%)
- Walked: 141 (2%)
- Other means: 111 (1%)
- Worked at home: 278 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 396
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1254
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2177
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1929
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1015
- 25 to 29 minutes: 327
- 30 to 34 minutes: 610
- 35 to 39 minutes: 93
- 40 to 44 minutes: 108
- 45 to 59 minutes: 320
- 60 to 89 minutes: 271
- 90 or more minutes: 140
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 20,073
- In family households: 17,438 (4,317 male householders, 1,554 female householders)
4,287 spouses, 5,734 children (5,137 natural, 180 adopted, 417 stepchildren), 585 grandchildren, 168 brothers or sisters, 137 parents, 327 other relatives, 329 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,635 (847 male householders (703 living alone)), 1,526 female householders (1,469 living alone)), 262 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 443 (368 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,753 2-persons, 1,536 3-persons, 1,013 4-persons, 351 5-persons, 139 6-persons, 79 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,172 1-person, 163 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 4 6-persons.
2,791 married couples with children.
1,528 single-parent households (232 men, 1,296 women).
96.2% of residents of 28043 zip code speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% very well, 24% well, 26% not well, 9% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 27% well, 13% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% very well, 71% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 357 (1.8%)
(23.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (42%)
- Honduras (17%)
- El Salvador (9%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- Germany (4%)
- United Kingdom (3%)
- Japan (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 110
- 1990 to 1994: 103
- 1985 to 1989: 6
- 1980 to 1984: 54
- 1975 to 1979: 23
- 1970 to 1974: 7
- 1970 to 1974: 34
- 1965 to 1969: 20
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White population: 16,186
Black population: 3,600
American Indian population: 36
Asian population: 102
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 13
Some other race population: 241
Two or more races population: 205

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 4538 |
|  United States or American: 3649 |
|  English: 1231 |
|  Irish: 1147 |
|  German: 1065 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 532 |
|  Scottish: 314 |
|  Dutch: 210 |
|  French (except Basque): 190 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 117 |
|  African: 117 |
|  Italian: 97 |
|  European: 90 |
|  Polish: 61 |
|  Swedish: 44 |
|  Scandinavian: 29 |
|  Welsh: 25 |
|  British: 21 |
|  Russian: 18 |
|  Norwegian: 16 |
|  French Canadian: 14 |
|  Canadian: 13 |
|  Hungarian: 6 |
|  Danish: 6 |
|  Ukrainian: 5 |
|  Estonian: 4 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2 |
|  Belizean: 2 |
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AG INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED (376 PINE STREET in FOREST CITY, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3X007HFF, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -376, AIR PROGRAM, -2386, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: WOOD OFFICE AND STORE FIXTURES, PARTITIONS, SHELVING, AND LOCKERS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Business NAICS classification: INSTITUTIONAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.; INSTITUTIONAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: AGI SCHUTZ MERCHANDISING (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: A G I SCHUTZ MERCHANDISING, A G INDUSTRIES, AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION, INC.
- BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED J C COWAN PLANT (1181 OLD CAROLEEN ROAD in FOREST CITY, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, WOOL (INCLUDING DYEING AND FINISHING); YARN SPINNING MILLS; BOAT BUILDING AND REPAIRING; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Business NAICS classification: BOAT BUILDING.
Organizations: MAKO MARINE INTERNATIONAL, INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: Burlington Industries Incorporated J C COWAN plantING PLANT, BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES-J C COW, BURLINGTON IND - J C COWAN PLT, J.C.COWAN FINISHING PLANT, MAKO MARINE INTERNATIONAL INC
- A G INDUSTRIES INC (30 PINE STREET in FOREST CITY, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: WOOD OFFICE AND STORE FIXTURES, PARTITIONS, SHELVING, AND LOCKERS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Alternative names: AMER GREETINGS CORP AGI SCHULT
- ARVINMERITOR INC - FOREST CITY (160 ASH STREET in FOREST CITY, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLES AND PASSENGER CAR BODIES
Business NAICS classification: MOTOR VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURING.
- BRAD WICKHAM S TOPLAND SERVICE (136 HARRIS LEE DR in FOREST CITY, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -3M05FMYG00KERDM4APN2R5TTG2, WASTEWATER PROGRAM, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Alternative names: BRAD WICKHAM'S TOPLAND SERVICE, BRAD WICKHAM'S TOPLAND SERV HA
- BUD'S JUNK YARD (700 ROCK CORNER ROAD in FOREST CITY, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3W0BDX8Y, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
Alternative names: BUD S JUNK YARD
- CHASE MIDDLE (840 CHASE HIGH ROAD in FOREST CITY, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-326
Organizations: RUTHERFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DIVERSE CORPORATE TECHNOLOGIES (291 SHILOH RD in FOREST CITY, NC)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MARTIN BRYSON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, KENT COVINGTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BRAD WICKHAM'S TOPLAND SERVICE (MARY KISER'S PROPERTY CHERRY M in FOREST CITY, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Alternative names: BRAD WICKHAM'S TOPLAND SERV CH
- BROAD RIVER ENTERPRISES, INC., - DBA TH (394 US 221A HIGHWAY in FOREST CITY, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: WOOD KITCHEN CABINETS
- BUTLER AUTO PARTS (584 MCSWAIN RD in FOREST CITY, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- CHAPMAN GRADING & CONCRETE-#2 (NCSR 2102 in FOREST CITY, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- B & C BODY SHOP (HIGHWAY 74 EAST in FOREST CITY, NC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: JOHN LENTZ (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 28043
- Ramada Limited, 2600 Hwy 74a, Forest City, NC 28043, Phone: (828) 248-1711, Fax: (828) 245-7764
- Jameson Inns, 164 Jameson Inn Dr, Forest City, NC 28043, Phone: (828) 287-8788
- Quality Inn, 205 Commerical Dr, Forest City, NC 28043, Phone: (828) 248-3400, Fax: (828) 248-1183
- Holiday Inn Express, 200 Holiday Inn Dr, Forest City, NC 28043, Phone: (828) 755-2000, Fax: (828) 755-2001
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 28043
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,364
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 (48%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16007
- Northeast: 541
- Midwest: 692
- South: 2596
- West: 223
60% of the 28043 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 25,940. Population change in the 1990s: -5,557 (-21.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 200
| Here: | 8.5% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
| Here: | 1.9% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 66
| Here: | 10.6% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- KCH SERVICES (144 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE in FOREST CITY, NC; small business): $347,345 in 8 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Water Purification Equipment, Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Hazard-Detecting Instruments and Apparatus, and more by Army, Air Force, ENERGY, Department of Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $104,847; 2004: $216,584; 2005: $-29; 2006: $25,943.
Biggest contracts:
$113,047 with Army for Water Purification Equipment. Signed on 2004-06-10. Completion date: 2004-07-26.
$99,000 with Army for Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2004-03-10. Completion date: 2004-05-04.
$36,280 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2003-05-09. Completion date: 2003-07-25.
$35,987 with ENERGY, Department of for Hazard-Detecting Instruments and Apparatus. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2004-08-15.
- FULTON MECHANICAL & MACHINE (140 INDUSTRIAL DR in FOREST CITY, NC; small business)
$32,184 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-29. Completion date: 2004-12-28.
- CNC WORKS, INCORPORATED (114 INDUSTRIAL DR in FOREST CITY, NC; small business): $14,337 in 3 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$5,257 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. Signed on 2006-03-06. Completion date: 2006-04-20.
$5,018, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-28. Completion date: 2005-05-12.
$4,062, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-28. Completion date: 2005-04-14.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 5 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 9, 10-19: 5, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (50-99: 2, 20-49: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 364 people in nursing homes
- 43 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 43 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 6 people in other group homes
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