28098 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Lowell, NC Gaston County, NC Zip code population (2000): 2,656 Estimated population in 2005: 2,695 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 28098 Houses and condos: 1,146 Renter-occupied apartments: 372 % of renters here:   34% State:   31% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 28098: 83.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 3.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 783 people per square mile   (low). Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: This zip code:   0.9% ($644) North Carolina:   0.8% ($826) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005 in Gaston County: $1,153 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005 in Gaston County: $865 (1.0%) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 1,244   (46.8%) Females: 1,412   (53.2%) White population: 2,448 Black population: 150 American Indian population: 9 Asian population: 18 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 10 Two or more races population: 21 Recent posts about zip code 28098 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Diary of a Transplant (San Diego to Asheville/Hendersonville/Brevard)  (202 replies) Wife and I - Moving to Raleigh to Start Family from Massachusetts (need your advice)  (128 replies) Charlotte - Any places to avoid when searching for a home?  (13 replies) Northerners-what food do you miss the most?  (147 replies) Newcomer Guide to Charlotte Area for Useful Information & Services  (50 replies) Best BBQ joint  (37 replies) 100% urban population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $87,392 28098   $87,392 North Carolina:   $127,600 According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 28098 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is a lot smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   37.5 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.4 people North Carolina:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28098, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,004 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $34,004 State:   $45,376 Salary/wage: $32,653 (reported on 88.3% of returns) Here:   $32,653 State:   $39,442 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.6% for AGIs below $10k, 81.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.2% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $634 (reported on 29.7% of returns) This zip code:   $634 North Carolina:   $1,515 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,156 (reported on 11.6% of returns) Here:   $1,156 State:   $4,016 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$6,082 (reported on 6.6% of returns) Here:   +$6,082 State:   +$11,152 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$5,875 (reported on 12.3% of returns) Here:   +$5,875 State:   +$9,490 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k) Total itemized deductions: $15,271 (2% of AGI, reported on 32.1% of returns) Here:   $15,271 State:   $19,464 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,342 (5.7% of AGI, reported on 27.2% of returns) Here:   $3,342 North Carolina:   $4,035 Here:   5.7% of AGI State:   4.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $3,670 (reported on 71.6% of returns) 28098:   $3,670 State:   $7,257 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.3% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,582 (reported on 22.0% of returns) Here:   $1,582 State:   $1,851 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.7% Here:   68% State:   62% (% for various income ranges: 62.7% for AGIs below $10k, 73.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.3% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code	$30,890
North Carolina:	$40,729

Nearest zip codes: 28101, 28032, 28056, 28054, 28012, 28120.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	70.0%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 28098 with a mortgage: 429 (49 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 239

This zip code:	8.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

This zip code:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.5%

Here:	5.3
State:	5.9

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 28098: $10,000 to $14,999: 3 $20,000 to $24,999: 10 $25,000 to $29,999: 12 $30,000 to $34,999: 4 $35,000 to $39,999: 28 $40,000 to $49,999: 58 $50,000 to $59,999: 62 $60,000 to $69,999: 129 $70,000 to $79,999: 71 $80,000 to $89,999: 90 $90,000 to $99,999: 66 $100,000 to $124,999: 82 $125,000 to $149,999: 47 $150,000 to $174,999: 6

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 28098: Less than $100: 8 $100 to $149: 1 $150 to $199: 7 $200 to $249: 23 $250 to $299: 103 $300 to $349: 28 $350 to $399: 46 $400 to $449: 40 $450 to $499: 54 $500 to $549: 17 $550 to $599: 29 No cash rent: 16

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $88,001
• Black or African American householders: $98,986
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $167,826
• Some other race householders: $54,924
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $54,924

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 932
• One, attached: 11
• Two: 16
• 3 or 4: 23
• 5 to 9: 44
• 10 to 19: 33
• 20 to 49: 8
• Mobile homes: 70

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 995 (79%) Carpooled: 235 (19%) Walked: 3 (0%) Other means: 20 (2%) Worked at home: 7 (1%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 38 5 to 9 minutes: 108 10 to 14 minutes: 230 15 to 19 minutes: 197 20 to 24 minutes: 200 25 to 29 minutes: 72 30 to 34 minutes: 249 35 to 39 minutes: 22 40 to 44 minutes: 30 45 to 59 minutes: 39 60 to 89 minutes: 31 90 or more minutes: 37

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.0%

Household type by relationship
Households: 2,670

• In family households: 2,289 (551 male householders, 208 female householders)

  533 spouses, 784 children (696 natural, 19 adopted, 69 stepchildren), 97 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 33 other relatives, 43 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 381 (128 male householders (116 living alone)), 213 female householders (190 living alone)), 40 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 346 2-persons, 209 3-persons, 146 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 12 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 306 1-person, 29 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

356 married couples with children.
168 single-parent households (57 men, 111 women).

97.8% of residents of 28098 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% very well, 39% well, 27% not well, 2% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 38 (1.4%)
(7.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	1.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

• United States or American: 622
• Other groups: 215
• German: 162
• Scotch-Irish: 151
• Irish: 150
• English: 128
• Scottish: 27
• Italian: 18
• European: 18
• Dutch: 10
• Arab:: 8
• Lebanese: 8
• Canadian: 7
• British: 6
• Polish: 6
• Welsh: 3
• Ukrainian: 2
• Greek: 1
• Swedish: 1

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ACE WASTE OIL CO (903 W 1ST in LOWELL, NC)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: GEOGE POSTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AMP INCORPORATED BUILDING 171 (603 GROVES ST. in LOWELL, NC)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500

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

• This state: 1984
• Northeast: 114
• Midwest: 62
• South: 450
• West: 22

55% of the 28098 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in North Carolina.

Population in 1990: 3,424. Population change in the 1990s: -768 (-22.4%).

Here:	4.7%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	11.7%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	32.8%
North Carolina:	20.2%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BRYANT ELECTRIC SUPPLY INC (825 GROVES ST in LOWELL, NC; small business)

  $16,881 with Army for Electrical Hardware and Supplies. Signed on 2006-06-27. Completion date: 2006-08-04.

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

• Wholesale Trade: Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (20-49: 1)