Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,943
| This zip code: | $40,943 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 28160, 28043, 28167, 28018, 28756, 28019.
Housing units in zip code 28139 with a mortgage: 1,876 (171 second mortgage, 340 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,249
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $984
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $296
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 13.8% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 28139 include: Mountain Creek Church (A), The Little White Country Church (B), Zion Church (C), Chapel Hill Church (D), Pleasant Hill Church (E), Mathews Church (F), Pleasant Grove Church (G), Pisgah Church (H), Gilboa Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Gilboa Cemetery (1), Mountain Creek Cemetery (2), Miller-Twitty Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Bell Lake (A), Lake Brooks (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Maple Creek (A), Cherry Creek (B), Cedar Creek (C), Knob Creek (D), Island Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 228
- 1995 to 1998: 908
- 1990 to 1994: 962
- 1980 to 1989: 1,191
- 1970 to 1979: 1,205
- 1960 to 1969: 970
- 1950 to 1959: 795
- 1940 to 1949: 475
- 1939 or earlier: 825
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rutherfordton, NC (28139): |
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- no bedroom: 19
- 1 bedrooms: 119
- 2 bedrooms: 1,479
- 3 bedrooms: 2,887
- 4 bedrooms: 707
- 5 or more bedrooms: 162
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 256
- 2 bedrooms: 797
- 3 bedrooms: 360
- 4 bedrooms: 82
- 5 or more bedrooms: 22
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Vehicles available in 28139 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 253
- 1 vehicle: 1,245
- 2 vehicles: 2,397
- 3 vehicles: 1,034
- 4 vehicles: 318
- 5 or more vehicles: 126
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 223
- 1 vehicle: 758
- 2 vehicles: 417
- 3 vehicles: 88
- 4 vehicles: 8
- 5 or more vehicles: 23
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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 28139:
- Less than $10,000: 126
- $10,000 to $14,999: 63
- $15,000 to $19,999: 56
- $20,000 to $24,999: 78
- $25,000 to $29,999: 106
- $30,000 to $34,999: 117
- $35,000 to $39,999: 103
- $40,000 to $49,999: 207
- $50,000 to $59,999: 288
- $60,000 to $69,999: 218
- $70,000 to $79,999: 225
- $80,000 to $89,999: 248
- $90,000 to $99,999: 268
- $100,000 to $124,999: 657
- $125,000 to $149,999: 721
- $150,000 to $174,999: 398
- $175,000 to $199,999: 300
- $200,000 to $249,999: 394
- $250,000 to $299,999: 271
- $300,000 to $399,999: 218
- $400,000 to $499,999: 111
- $500,000 to $749,999: 57
- $750,000 to $999,999: 15
- $1,000,000 or more: 15
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28139:
- Less than $100: 57
- $100 to $149: 41
- $150 to $199: 22
- $200 to $249: 125
- $250 to $299: 106
- $300 to $349: 207
- $350 to $399: 147
- $400 to $449: 54
- $450 to $499: 80
- $500 to $549: 18
- $550 to $599: 17
- $650 to $699: 48
- $700 to $749: 16
- $750 to $799: 10
- $2,000 or more: 4
- No cash rent: 293
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $139,464.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $135,510
- Black or African American householders: $97,944
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $342,197
- Asian householders: $209,120
- Some other race householders: $180,680
- Two or more races householders: $83,648
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $172,315
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,439 (it was $79,200 in 2000)
| 28139: | $121,439 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,366 - $222,885
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $181,130| Here: | $181,130 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $131,325| Here: | $131,325 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 2-unit structures: $96,453| Here: | $96,453 | | State: | $153,934 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $206,661| Here: | $206,661 | | State: | $169,602 |
Mobile homes: $41,622| Here: | $41,622 | | State: | $45,354 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,105| Here: | $12,105 | | 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: 4,965
- One, attached: 89
- Two: 124
- 3 or 4: 159
- 5 to 9: 111
- 10 to 19: 52
- 20 to 49: 25
- 50 or more: 21
- Mobile homes: 1,985
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,676 (83%)
- Carpooled: 1,066 (13%)
- Walked: 98 (1%)
- Other means: 26 (0%)
- Worked at home: 185 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 273
- 5 to 9 minutes: 967
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1365
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1604
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1099
- 25 to 29 minutes: 384
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1011
- 35 to 39 minutes: 173
- 40 to 44 minutes: 130
- 45 to 59 minutes: 414
- 60 to 89 minutes: 289
- 90 or more minutes: 157
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 17,430
- In family households: 15,323 (4,190 male householders, 913 female householders)
4,283 spouses, 5,092 children (4,507 natural, 106 adopted, 479 stepchildren), 329 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 120 other relatives, 264 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,107 (774 male householders (650 living alone)), 1,055 female householders (981 living alone)), 278 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 711 (692 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,314 2-persons, 1,300 3-persons, 945 4-persons, 344 5-persons, 132 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,631 1-person, 151 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 17 5-persons.
3,134 married couples with children.
764 single-parent households (196 men, 568 women).
96.2% of residents of 28139 zip code speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% very well, 7% well, 18% not well, 1% not at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% very well, 26% well, 15% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% very well, 29% well, 53% not well).
Foreign born population: 246 (1.4%)
(42.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (20%)
- Germany (16%)
- Taiwan (10%)
- Canada (9%)
- South Africa (8%)
- Poland (7%)
- Ireland (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 43
- 1990 to 1994: 36
- 1985 to 1989: 15
- 1980 to 1984: 54
- 1975 to 1979: 20
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1965 to 1969: 58
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White population: 16,226
Black population: 1,442
American Indian population: 35
Asian population: 47
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 95
Two or more races population: 96

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 3474 |
|  Other groups: 1949 |
|  English: 1438 |
|  German: 1348 |
|  Irish: 1137 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 587 |
|  Scottish: 443 |
|  Italian: 239 |
|  French (except Basque): 233 |
|  Dutch: 117 |
|  European: 75 |
|  British: 54 |
|  African: 54 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 54 |
|  Norwegian: 49 |
|  Swedish: 43 |
|  Polish: 40 |
|  Austrian: 35 |
|  Belgian: 32 |
|  French Canadian: 29 |
|  Greek: 23 |
|  Ukrainian: 23 |
|  Lithuanian: 22 |
|  Swiss: 20 |
|  Canadian: 15 |
|  Hungarian: 14 |
|  Slovak: 13 |
|  Maltese: 13 |
|  Welsh: 10 |
|  Scandinavian: 8 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 7 |
|  Czech: 7 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7 |
|  Haitian: 7 |

Facitilies 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)
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,747
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%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Utility gas (10%)
- Wood (5%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 13058
- Northeast: 785
- Midwest: 704
- South: 3021
- West: 227
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, 53% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 10,091. Population change in the 1990s: +7,852 (+77.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 249
| Here: | 11.5% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 56
| Here: | 6.0% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 107
| Here: | 15.2% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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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 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
- 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 2006
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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