28129 Zip Code (Red Cross, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 5,814
Zip code population in 2010: 5,399
Zip code population in 2000: 4,841

Houses and condos: 2,631
Renter-occupied apartments: 337
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28129: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 42.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 136 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: $1,398 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,138 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 28129:

• High school or higher: 91.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
• Unemployed: 0.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28129:

• Never married: 26.7%
• Now married: 55.2%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 4.5%
• Divorced: 12.4%

• 
• • 5,15788.7%White
  • 2704.6%Black
  • 2213.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1512.6%Two or more races
  • 100.2%Asian
  • 30.05%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28129, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $61,537 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,537
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $54,173 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

Here:	$54,173
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1260.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3868.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7533.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10760.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17792.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 45670.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,031 (reported on 31.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,031
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.3% for AGIs below $25k, 20.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 29.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 106.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1150.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,925 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,925
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.1% for AGIs below $25k, 16.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 30.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 197.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 875.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,791 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$9,791
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 37.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 695.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5685.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,505 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$10,505
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 179.1% for AGIs below $25k, 181.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 238.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 187.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 620.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,789 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

28129:	$15,789
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.6% for AGIs below $25k, 95.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 218.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 330.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 810.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,650 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

Here:	$29,650
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 269.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 677.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6360.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $13,518 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,518
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 237.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3185.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,243 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

28129:	$7,243
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 192.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1305.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,067 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,067
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.5% for AGIs below $25k, 71.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.1%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 92.4% for AGIs below $25k, 94.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28129, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,315 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,315
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $43,285 (reported on 85.1% of returns)

Here:	$43,285
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.3% for AGIs below $25k, 80.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 21.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,180 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,180
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,915 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,915
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,548 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,548
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,739 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$7,739
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,214 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

28129:	$11,214
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,666 (21% of AGI, reported on 33.6% of returns)

Here:	$19,666
State:	$23,438

Here:	21.3% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $25k, 9.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,769 (reported on 27.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,769
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,563 (reported on 33.6% of returns)

28129:	$6,563
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,053 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,053
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.1%

Here:	68%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 63.1% for AGIs below $25k, 67.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28129, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,852 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,852
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $37,656 (reported on 86.2% of returns)

Here:	$37,656
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $10k, 78.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,255 (reported on 40.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,255
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,922 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,922
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,020 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,020
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,561 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,561
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,143 (reported on 1.8% of returns)

28129:	$3,143
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $16,244 (22% of AGI, reported on 31.7% of returns)

Here:	$16,244
State:	$19,464

Here:	22.2% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,626 (5% of AGI, reported on 26.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,626
State:	$4,035

Here:	4.8% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,325 (reported on 76.7% of returns)

28129:	$5,325
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,743 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,743
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.5%

Here:	74%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 64.1% for AGIs below $10k, 76.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28097, 28163, 28001, 28128, 28124, 28107.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 222
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,160

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 48 (22 now married, 25 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,299 (702 now married, 599 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28129 with a mortgage: 1,370 (78 second mortgage, 74 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 96

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,291
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $379

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

• Zip code 28129 household income distribution in 2022

• 103Less than $10,000
• 14$10,000 to $14,999
• 25$15,000 to $19,999
• 47$20,000 to $24,999
• 98$25,000 to $29,999
• 101$30,000 to $34,999
• 79$35,000 to $39,999
• 95$40,000 to $44,999
• 120$45,000 to $49,999
• 223$50,000 to $59,999
• 322$60,000 to $74,999
• 502$75,000 to $99,999
• 259$100,000 to $124,999
• 107$125,000 to $149,999
• 161$150,000 to $199,999
• 145$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28129

• 1Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 31$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 24$40,000 to $49,999
• 50$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$60,000 to $69,999
• 9$70,000 to $79,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 32$90,000 to $99,999
• 128$100,000 to $124,999
• 98$125,000 to $149,999
• 109$150,000 to $174,999
• 102$175,000 to $199,999
• 298$200,000 to $249,999
• 378$250,000 to $299,999
• 269$300,000 to $399,999
• 205$400,000 to $499,999
• 166$500,000 to $749,999
• 13$750,000 to $999,999
• 4$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28129

• 1$200 to $249
• 2$250 to $299
• 1$300 to $349
• 15$350 to $399
• 2$400 to $449
• 21$450 to $499
• 54$500 to $549
• 27$550 to $599
• 3$600 to $649
• 3$650 to $699
• 14$700 to $749
• 51$800 to $899
• 5$900 to $999
• 3$1,000 to $1,249
• 13$1,250 to $1,499
• 97No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $821.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,369,960.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $282,131
• Black or African American householders: $200,706
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $244,273
• Some other race householders: $140,314
• Two or more races householders: $195,298
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $165,252

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $275,822 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $168,534 - $358,085

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $305,899

Here:	$305,899
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $170,343

Here:	$170,343
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,100
• Two: 49
• 3 or 4: 5
• 5 to 9: 2
• Mobile homes: 446

Unemployment: 0.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28129

• 79.8%2,411Drove a car alone
• 6.7%202Carpooled
• 12.0%362Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28129

• 20Less than 5 minutes
• 1785 to 9 minutes
• 25810 to 14 minutes
• 33215 to 19 minutes
• 27820 to 24 minutes
• 14725 to 29 minutes
• 47430 to 34 minutes
• 9535 to 39 minutes
• 10840 to 44 minutes
• 47645 to 59 minutes
• 17560 to 89 minutes
• 6990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 50.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,814

• Male householders: 1,066 (185 living alone), Female householders: 1,328 (270 living alone)

• 1,211 spouses (1,204 opposite-sex spouses), 125 unmarried partners, (120 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,524 children (1,334 natural, 42 adopted, 149 stepchildren), 181 grandchildren, 75 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 11 foster children, 140 other relatives, 95 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 979 2-persons, 454 3-persons, 278 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 62 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 455 1-person, 85 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 4 4-persons

651 married couples with children.
242 single-parent households (88 men, 154 women).

95.6% of residents of 28129 zip code speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 12% well, 13% not well, 11% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AUTOTECH BODY SHOP INC (19328 WADE RD in OAKBORO, NC)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: BILLY J HUNEYCUTT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%

Population in 1990: 6,336.

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

• This state: 4,616
• Northeast: 492
• Midwest: 79
• South: 391
• West: 49

70% of the 28129 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

91% of the 28129 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 88
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Wholesale Trade: Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 1-4: 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 29. The highest number of fire incidents - 68 took place in 2007, and the least - 14 in 2017. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (42.2%), and Structure Fires (38.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28129
• 20742.2%Outside Fires
• 18938.6%Structure Fires
• 6012.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 346.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28129, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28129 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	39	75.1 years
William	25	74.7 years
John	21	75.8 years
Bessie	18	81.2 years
Robert	14	66.2 years
Charles	14	73.1 years
Mary	13	80.5 years
Thomas	13	78.9 years
Joe	13	73.9 years
Annie	11	81.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 28129 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Huneycutt	60	77.3 years
Smith	54	76.3 years
Whitley	47	79.1 years
Burris	44	82.3 years
Helms	36	72.3 years
Tucker	35	81.1 years
Little	31	69.8 years
Hatley	30	81.4 years
Barbee	29	75.8 years
Hinson	28	74.8 years

Businesses in zip code 28129

• Subway: 1
• U-Haul: 1