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28139 Zip Code (Rutherfordton, NC) Detailed Profile




Cities: Rutherfordton, NC (2.35%), Ruth, NC (0.24%), Spindale, NC (0.03%)
Counties: Rutherford County, NC (90.07%), Polk County, NC (9.93%)
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 19,030
Zip code population in 2010: 20,111
Zip code population in 2000: 17,943

Houses and condos: 9,156
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,573
% of renters here:

19%
State:

33%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28139: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 175.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 109 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.5% ($1,127)
North Carolina:

0.6% ($1,769)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,100 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,160 (0.6%)

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Males: 8,912  (46.8%)
Females: 10,120  (53.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 28139:

  • High school or higher: 86.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28139:

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 52.0%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 10.6%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

Zip code 28139 compared to state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Races in zip code 28139 (2022)
    • 16,65687.5%White
    • 1,0445.5%Black
    • 8014.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4382.3%Two or more races
    • 330.2%Asian
    • 360.2%Some other race
    • 200.1%American Indian
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Urban population: 5,627
Rural population: 13,402

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $215,736
28139:

$215,736
North Carolina:

$280,600



According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 49 registered sex offenders living in 28139 zip code as of April 27, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 28139 is 404 to 1.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

49.2 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.3 people
North Carolina:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28139, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,441 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$54,441
State:

$70,020

Salary/wage: $46,541 (reported on 79.9% of returns)
Here:

$46,541
State:

$58,387
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1136.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3669.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6909.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10256.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17626.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 78012.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $916 (reported on 30.3% of returns)
This zip code:

$916
North Carolina:

$1,479
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.7% for AGIs below $25k, 19.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 48.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 105.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 914.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,244 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:

$5,244
State:

$7,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.2% for AGIs below $25k, 39.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 102.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 142.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 418.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2982.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,550 (reported on 12.8% of returns)
Here:

+$12,550
State:

+$23,652
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 28.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 121.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 191.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 808.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14470.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,871 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
Here:

+$12,871
State:

+$11,710
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 141.3% for AGIs below $25k, 203.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 234.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 316.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1001.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8588.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,068 (reported on 10.9% of returns)
28139:

$18,068
North Carolina:

$20,247
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.5% for AGIs below $25k, 122.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 260.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 479.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1063.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6826.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $34,207 (reported on 5.2% of returns)
Here:

$34,207
State:

$34,549
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.9% for AGIs below $25k, 64.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 181.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 315.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1278.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8674.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $13,257 (reported on 4.4% of returns)
Here:

$13,257
State:

$13,360
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 15.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 39.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 416.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3834.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,255 (reported on 5.2% of returns)
28139:

$7,255
State:

$7,586
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 9.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 321.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1796.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,290 (reported on 19.6% of returns)
Here:

$2,290
State:

$2,337
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.4% for AGIs below $25k, 83.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.3%
Here:

93%
State:

93%
(% for various income ranges: 93.1% for AGIs below $25k, 93.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 95.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28139, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,935 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$45,935
State:

$54,937

Salary/wage: $39,844 (reported on 80.4% of returns)
Here:

$39,844
State:

$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 55.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,133 (reported on 33.3% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,133
North Carolina:

$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,878 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:

$3,878
State:

$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,956 (reported on 12.1% of returns)
Here:

+$6,956
State:

+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,526 (reported on 18.1% of returns)
Here:

+$9,526
State:

+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,882 (reported on 12.0% of returns)
28139:

$14,882
North Carolina:

$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $12,550 (reported on 0.3% of returns)
28139:

$12,550
North Carolina:

$21,078

Total itemized deductions: $21,329 (24% of AGI, reported on 29.3% of returns)
Here:

$21,329
State:

$23,438

Here:

24.0% of AGI
State:

21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $25k, 10.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,608 (reported on 24.4% of returns)
Here:

$5,608
State:

$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,792 (reported on 29.2% of returns)
28139:

$6,792
State:

$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,252 (reported on 23.0% of returns)
Here:

$2,252
State:

$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 61.1%
Here:

61%
State:

53%
(% for various income ranges: 56.3% for AGIs below $25k, 61.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 84.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28139, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,380 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$39,380
State:

$45,376

Salary/wage: $34,708 (reported on 83.5% of returns)
Here:

$34,708
State:

$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 166.1% for AGIs below $10k, 76.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,968 (reported on 39.0% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,968
North Carolina:

$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,766 (reported on 18.6% of returns)
Here:

$2,766
State:

$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,443 (reported on 14.1% of returns)
Here:

+$8,443
State:

+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,188 (reported on 17.9% of returns)
Here:

+$9,188
State:

+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,070 (reported on 2.3% of returns)
28139:

$3,070
North Carolina:

$2,967
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $14,967 (reported on 0.4% of returns)
Here:

$14,967
North Carolina:

$14,754

Total itemized deductions: $18,397 (24% of AGI, reported on 30.5% of returns)
Here:

$18,397
State:

$19,464

Here:

23.9% of AGI
State:

22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.1% for AGIs below $10k, 8.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,048 (6% of AGI, reported on 26.6% of returns)
Here:

$5,048
State:

$4,035

Here:

6.3% of AGI
State:

4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,750 (reported on 71.1% of returns)
28139:

$5,750
State:

$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,760 (reported on 20.2% of returns)
Here:

$1,760
State:

$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.7%
Here:

69%
State:

62%
(% for various income ranges: 61.3% for AGIs below $10k, 70.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$56,454
North Carolina:

$67,481
Rutherfordton, NC (28139) map Nearest zip codes: 28160, 28043, 28722, 28167, 28782, 28756.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

39.8%
North Carolina:

46.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

6.4%
North Carolina:

47.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,406
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6,717


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 149 (111 now married, 39 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,769 (1,617 now married, 2,151 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 28139 with a mortgage: 3,317 (193 second mortgage, 184 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 213

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,043
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $341

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

16.3%
Whole state:

12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

8.4%
Whole state:

6.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.3
State:

4.4
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 28139: Cleghorn Country Club (A), Rutherfordton Golf and Country Club (B), Rutherford County Courthouse (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 28139 include: Huntley Church (A), The Bible Tabernacle (B), The Little White Country Church (C), Mathews Church (D), West Memorial Church (E), Westminister Church (F), Mitchell Chapel (G), Wheat Creek Church (H), Calvary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Cemeteries: Gold Hill Cemetery (1), Walker Cemetery (2), Mountain Creek Cemetery (3), Saint Francis Cemetery (4), Union Cemetery (5), Kistlers Chapel Cemetery (6), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Lakes and reservoirs: Lyles Lake (A), Hayes Lake (B), Bell Lake (C), Lake Brooks (D), Sunnyside Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dills Creek (A), Cleghorn Creek (B), Charles Creek (C), Big Camp Creek (D), White Oak Creek (E), Wheat Creek (F), Arrowood Branch (G), Cedar Creek (H), Cove Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 512020 or later
  • 5332010 to 2019
  • 1,7162000 to 2009
  • 1,8631990 to 1999
  • 8851980 to 1989
  • 9611970 to 1979
  • 9461960 to 1969
  • 6081950 to 1959
  • 4021940 to 1949
  • 7801939 or earlier

Zip code 28139 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rutherfordton, NC (28139)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rutherfordton, NC (28139)
  • 27no bedroom
  • 1581 bedroom
  • 1,1862 bedrooms
  • 4,0213 bedrooms
  • 8744 bedrooms
  • 2385+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rutherfordton, NC (28139)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rutherfordton, NC (28139)
  • 13no bedroom
  • 891 bedroom
  • 5122 bedrooms
  • 8023 bedrooms
  • 1004 bedrooms
  • 495+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherfordton, NC (28139) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherfordton, NC (28139) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 191no vehicle
  • 1,2351 vehicle
  • 2,6242 vehicles
  • 1,7273 vehicles
  • 5264 vehicles
  • 2345+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherfordton, NC (28139) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherfordton, NC (28139) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 179no vehicle
  • 7021 vehicle
  • 5082 vehicles
  • 1643 vehicles
  • 174 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 28139 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 28139 household income distribution in 2022
  • 584Less than $10,000
  • 673$10,000 to $14,999
  • 319$15,000 to $19,999
  • 249$20,000 to $24,999
  • 573$25,000 to $29,999
  • 381$30,000 to $34,999
  • 276$35,000 to $39,999
  • 233$40,000 to $44,999
  • 378$45,000 to $49,999
  • 644$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,025$60,000 to $74,999
  • 766$75,000 to $99,999
  • 772$100,000 to $124,999
  • 542$125,000 to $149,999
  • 251$150,000 to $199,999
  • 358$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28139

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28139
  • 147Less than $10,000
  • 60$10,000 to $14,999
  • 34$15,000 to $19,999
  • 79$20,000 to $24,999
  • 53$25,000 to $29,999
  • 42$30,000 to $34,999
  • 19$35,000 to $39,999
  • 152$40,000 to $49,999
  • 225$50,000 to $59,999
  • 218$60,000 to $69,999
  • 38$70,000 to $79,999
  • 172$80,000 to $89,999
  • 127$90,000 to $99,999
  • 413$100,000 to $124,999
  • 320$125,000 to $149,999
  • 441$150,000 to $174,999
  • 340$175,000 to $199,999
  • 681$200,000 to $249,999
  • 803$250,000 to $299,999
  • 658$300,000 to $399,999
  • 350$400,000 to $499,999
  • 532$500,000 to $749,999
  • 90$750,000 to $999,999
  • 74$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28139

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28139
  • 10Less than $100
  • 14$100 to $149
  • 27$150 to $199
  • 9$200 to $249
  • 1$250 to $299
  • 40$300 to $349
  • 83$350 to $399
  • 31$400 to $449
  • 47$450 to $499
  • 121$500 to $549
  • 69$550 to $599
  • 124$600 to $649
  • 154$650 to $699
  • 93$700 to $749
  • 53$750 to $799
  • 195$800 to $899
  • 49$900 to $999
  • 17$1,250 to $1,499
  • 42$1,500 to $1,999
  • 329No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $886.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,142,264.

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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $242,702
  • Black or African American householders: $175,421
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $612,886
  • Asian householders: $374,541
  • Some other race householders: $323,603
  • Two or more races householders: $149,816
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $308,622

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $215,736
28139:

$215,736
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $116,939 - $329,247

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $267,706
Here:

$267,706
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $281,172
Here:

$281,172
State:

$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $304,890
Here:

$304,890
State:

$250,488

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $337,711
Here:

$337,711
State:

$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $242,933
Here:

$242,933
State:

$329,290

Mobile homes: $104,769
Here:

$104,769
State:

$124,933

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $13,280
Here:

$13,280
State:

$107,261
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 28139
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,706
  • One, attached: 249
  • Two: 98
  • 3 or 4: 77
  • 5 to 9: 48
  • 20 to 49: 124
  • 50 or more: 16
  • Mobile homes: 1,712
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44

Unemployment: 2.1%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 28139

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 28139
  • 71.3%5,613Drove a car alone
  • 14.6%1,147Carpooled
  • 1.2%98Motorcycle
  • 0.2%18Bicycle
  • 1.7%135Walked
  • 1.0%78Other means
  • 8.0%631Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28139

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28139
  • 264Less than 5 minutes
  • 6185 to 9 minutes
  • 95310 to 14 minutes
  • 1,30815 to 19 minutes
  • 1,04420 to 24 minutes
  • 45425 to 29 minutes
  • 51730 to 34 minutes
  • 22635 to 39 minutes
  • 20740 to 44 minutes
  • 60145 to 59 minutes
  • 64560 to 89 minutes
  • 18890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 68.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 19,030
  • Male householders: 4,207 (1,245 living alone), Female householders: 3,877 (1,241 living alone)
  • 3,928 spouses (3,856 opposite-sex spouses), 540 unmarried partners, (538 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,387 children (3,747 natural, 67 adopted, 582 stepchildren), 573 grandchildren, 143 brothers or sisters, 232 parents, 8 foster children, 255 other relatives, 359 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 573 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,837 2-persons, 1,315 3-persons, 579 4-persons, 404 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2,487 1-person, 293 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 2 4-persons

1,744 married couples with children.
1,254 single-parent households (362 men, 892 women).

95.3% of residents of 28139 zip code speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 15% well, 9% not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% very well, 3% well, 1% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 618 (3.2%)
(65.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

3.2%
Whole state:

8.6%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 25%Honduras
  • 10%Chile
  • 10%Russia
  • 9%Costa Rica
  • 9%Bolivia
  • 8%Venezuela
  • 8%Bhutan
Most common first ancestries reported in 28139
  • 24%American
  • 22%English
  • 8%Irish
  • 8%German
  • 5%Italian
  • 3%Scotch-Irish
  • 2%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1472010 or later
  • 2742000 to 2009
  • 1181990 to 1999
  • 160Before 1990

Zip code 28139 topographic map

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • BROYHILL FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED RUTHERFORD PLANT (300 BROYHILL ROAD in RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
    AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3WR1898P, WASTEWATER FACILITY
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 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: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED; WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERED
    Business NAICS classification: NONUPHOLSTERED WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: BROYHILL FURNITURE INDS, INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , INTERCO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: BROYHILL FURNITURE IND INC, BROYHILL FURNITURE RUTHERFORD PLT, BROYHILL-RUTHERFORD PLT
  • CARPTENTER DESIGN INCORPORATED (217 BELT COURT in RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: WOOD PALLETS AND SKIDS
    Alternative names: CARPENTER DESIGN INC, CARPENTER DESIGN/WELDING, INC.
  • AALLIED DIE CASTING CO OF NC (401 AALLIED DRIVE in RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: ALUMINUM DIE-CASTINGS; RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
    Business NAICS classification: ALUMINUM DIE-CASTING FOUNDRIES.; RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
    Alternative names: AALIED DIE CASTING COMPANY OF NC, AALLIED DIE CASTING OF N C, ALLIED DIE CASTING OF N C
  • AMERI-CON MATERIALS INC (10 JOHN WATSON ROAD in RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
    Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  • ALL AMERICAN HOMES (2015 HIGHWAY 221 S AND HIGHWAY in RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    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: PREFABRICATED WOOD BUILDINGS AND COMPONENTS
    Organizations: ALL AMERICAN HOMES LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ALL AMERICAN HOMES-NC, INC., ALL AMERICAN HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA L.L.C., ALL AMERICAN HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA LLC
  • BROW CONDIMINIUMS, THE (366 BARBER ROAD in RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2000-0454, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-04-2001-0768,
    Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  • CARSON PROPERTY (WEST FIFTH STREET in RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: THE MANAGER (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • BRAD WICKHAM'S TOPLAND SERVICE (HINES RD in RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Alternative names: BRAD WICKHAM'S TOPLAND SERV HI
  • CAFFELL ENTERPRISES, INC. - DBA GEPPETT (160 EXECUTIVE DRIVE in RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: WOOD KITCHEN CABINETS
  • ASSOCIATED PRINTING SERVICES (905 NORTH MAIN ST in RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: JOE & VIRGINIA WELLS (CONTACT/OWNER)

Zip code 28139 marital status for males
Zip code 28139 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.7%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 64.1%Electricity
  • 14.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 9.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 7.2%Utility gas
  • 3.9%Wood
  • 0.7%No fuel used

Population in 1990: 10,091. Population change in the 1990s: +7,852 (+77.8%).

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

  • This state: 11,214
  • Northeast: 1,880
  • Midwest: 1,245
  • South: 3,538
  • West: 358

60% of the 28139 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

88% of the 28139 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Rutherfordton, NC (28139)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 268
Here:

16.2%
North Carolina:

13.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41
Here:

5.5%
North Carolina:

11.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 181
Here:

26.1%
North Carolina:

19.3%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 81,388Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 63,323Transportation occupations
  • 62,958Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 62,840Management occupations
  • 62,114Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
  • 55,744Architecture and engineering occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • ENVIRO-MED INDUSTRIES, LLC (354 CHARLOTTE ROAD in RUTHERFORDTON, NC; small business) : $305,713 in 7 contracts from 2004 to 2005
    Contracts for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments, Engine Fuel System Components, Nonaircraft by Defense Logistics Agency
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $75,950; 2005: $229,763; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $95,550 with Defense Logistics Agency for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments. Signed on 2005-03-07. Completion date: 2005-04-06.
    $73,500, same as above. Signed on 2005-11-17. Completion date: 2005-12-22.
    $49,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-14. Completion date: 2005-04-04.
    $44,100 with Defense Logistics Agency for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments. Taking place in IL. Signed on 2004-11-05. Completion date: 2005-03-05.

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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
  • Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (100-249: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 338 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 161 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 46 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 19 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 10 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 425 people in nursing homes
  • 150 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 76 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 5
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 5
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 96. The highest number of reported fires - 159 took place in 2007, and the least - 11 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 28139 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (45.1%), and Outside Fires (38.0%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28139
    • 69045.1%Structure Fires
    • 58238.0%Outside Fires
    • 15710.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 1016.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28139, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28139 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James17472.8 years
William15773.5 years
John13675.9 years
Mary13679.1 years
Robert9571.9 years
Charles8071.9 years
George7273.6 years
Annie6680.3 years
Ruth4580.1 years
Joseph4573.9 years
Most common last names in zip code 28139 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Miller8578.5 years
Smith7475.9 years
Hill5576.6 years
Davis4977.2 years
Hodge4878.7 years
Jones4679.7 years
Taylor4477.0 years
Arrowood4277.1 years
Walker4279.9 years
Moore4276.0 years
Businesses in zip code 28139
NameCountNameCount
Advance Auto Parts1Lane Furniture1
CVS1Rite Aid1
Domino's Pizza1U-Haul1
FedEx1U.S. Cellular1
GNC1UPS4
KFC1Waffle House1
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