Estimated zip code population in 2019: 25,129 Zip code population in 2010: 24,734 Zip code population in 2000: 26,497
Houses and condos: 11,520 Renter-occupied apartments: 4,205
% of renters here:
45%
State:
35%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 28144: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 29.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 841 people per square mile
(low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.0% ($1,473)
North Carolina:
0.8% ($1,493)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,534 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,311 (1.0%)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28144, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $48,732 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$48,732
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $36,750 (reported on 81.3% of returns)
Here:
$36,750
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.6% for AGIs below $25k, 77.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 40.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,783 (reported on 28.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,783
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $12,419 (reported on 18.3% of returns)
Here:
$12,419
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$16,757 (reported on 14.5% of returns)
Here:
+$16,757
State:
+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$10,147 (reported on 14.5% of returns)
Here:
+$10,147
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,552 (reported on 11.1% of returns)
28144:
$14,552
North Carolina:
$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Self-employment retirement plans: $15,000 (reported on 0.4% of returns)
28144:
$15,000
North Carolina:
$21,078
Total itemized deductions: $25,183 (23% of AGI, reported on 28.6% of returns)
Here:
$25,183
State:
$23,438
Here:
23.0% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $25k, 11.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 17.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $7,212 (reported on 24.9% of returns)
Here:
$7,212
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $9,033 (reported on 28.5% of returns)
28144:
$9,033
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,513 (reported on 30.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,513
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.7%
Here:
64%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 61.9% for AGIs below $25k, 61.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 88.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28144, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $44,326 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$44,326
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $34,567 (reported on 81.8% of returns)
Here:
$34,567
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 151.7% for AGIs below $10k, 77.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 46.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,060 (reported on 37.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,060
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $9,463 (reported on 23.8% of returns)
Here:
$9,463
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$12,849 (reported on 17.8% of returns)
Here:
+$12,849
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$12,536 (reported on 12.1% of returns)
Here:
+$12,536
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,204 (reported on 2.0% of returns)
28144:
$3,204
North Carolina:
$2,967
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $14,086 (reported on 0.8% of returns)
Here:
$14,086
North Carolina:
$14,754
Total itemized deductions: $21,086 (24% of AGI, reported on 35.1% of returns)
Here:
$21,086
State:
$19,464
Here:
24.0% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.9% for AGIs below $10k, 10.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 16.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $6,252 (7% of AGI, reported on 32.7% of returns)
Here:
$6,252
State:
$4,035
Here:
6.9% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $7,981 (reported on 65.8% of returns)
28144:
$7,981
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,831 (reported on 24.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,831
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.5%
Here:
71%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 68.8% for AGIs below $10k, 75.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,667 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 7,695
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 202 (85 now married, 114 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 5,617 (1,744 now married, 3,893 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 28144 with a mortgage: 3,365 (66 second mortgage, 394 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,851
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,170 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $383
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
18.1%
Whole state:
13.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
10.4%
Whole state:
7.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.5
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 28144: Salisbury Country Club (A), Jaycee Optimist Sports Complex (B), Wallace Building (C), Rowan Public Library (D), Rowan County Jail (E), Rowan County Courthouse (F), Fire Station Number 1 (G), Rowan Museum (H), State Transportation Museum (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 28144 include: Lilys Chapel Holiness Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Main Street Church (C), Spencer Presbyterian Church (D), Spencer Methodist Protestant Church (E), Southern City Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (F), Shady Grove Baptist Church (G), Long Street Methodist Episcopal Church (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Union Hill Cemetery (1), Dixonville Cemetery (2), Salisbury National Cemetery Annex (3), Salisbury National Cemetery (4), Memorial Park Cemetery (5), Chestnut Hill Cemetery (6), Old English Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Deals Creek (A), Second Creek (B), South Yadkin River (C), Grants Creek (D), Jump and Run Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 28144 include: Lincoln Park (1), Coleman Recreational Center (2), Long Street Park (3), Confederate Prison Site (4), Mahaley Park (5), Doctor Josephus Hall House (6), Miller Park (7), YMCA (8), Spencer Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 2,492 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,671 2-persons, 1,408 3-persons, 689 4-persons, 597 5-persons, 165 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 3,102 1-person, 758 2-persons, 11 3-persons
1,833 married couples with children.
2,315 single-parent households (379 men, 1,936 women).
91.6% of residents of 28144 zip code speak English at home.
7.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 12% well, 17% not well, 5% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 9% well, 3% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (96% very well, 4% well).
Foreign born population: 788 (3.1%) (20.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CAROLINA COLOR CORPORATION (100 EAST 17TH STREET in SALISBURY, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3X8BGV0N, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -1639, AIR PROGRAM National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS Organizations: JOHN CARTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
CATAWBA COLLEGE (2300 WEST INNES STREET in SALISBURY, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC and NAICS classification: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS Organizations: CATAWBA COLLEGE INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CATAWBA COLLEGE *INACTIVE*
BLUE RIDGE SPAS INCORPORATED (615 INDUSTRIAL AVENUE in SALISBURY, NC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS Alternative names: BLUE RIDGE SPA INCorporated, BLUE RIDGE SPAC INC
BELL 60 MINUTE CLEANERS - DC (1701 W INNES ST in SALISBURY, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: SONIA OH (CONTACT/OWNER)
CAROLINA FABRICATORS (220 DOLLY MADISON DRIVE in SALISBURY, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERED; METAL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Business NAICS classification: METAL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: CAROLINA METAL AND FINISHING INCORPORATED
CITY OF SALISBURY (405 NORTH JACKSON STREET in SALISBURY, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM, -66AN2CF0005EGDA489NTR3RXDY, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -NC0180010, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
AQUASOURCE, INCORPORATED (PINE VALLLEY SUBDIVISION in SALISBURY, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3Y819RY8, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -10187, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: AQUASOURCE, INC.-PINE VALLEY, AQUASOURCE INC PINE VLY WWTP, PINE VALLEY WWTP
BELL CLEANERS II DC (1001 W INNES ST in SALISBURY, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Alternative names: BELL CLEANERS II - DC *INACTIVE*
CAROLINA SAND COMPANY, INC. (HANNAH FERRY ROAD in SALISBURY, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3X8322SM, WASTEWATER FACILITY National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE Alternative names: CAROLINA SAND COMPANY INCORPORATED
CNA HOLDINGS INCORPORATED (NEEDMORE ROAD in SALISBURY, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00SAAD84AY3WR8VJ3E, WASTEWATER FACILITY National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: CNA HOLDINGS, INC./NEEDMORE, NEEDMORE ROAD LANDFILL
AMERICAN & EFIRD INCORPORATED DELTA PLANT (1310 RICHARDS STREET in SALISBURY, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM, -66AN2CF000EJXDA489NRR38G67, WASTEWATER FACILITY TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: THREAD MILLS Alternative names: AMERICAN AND EFIRD INCORPORATED, AMERICAN & EFIRD INCORPORATED DELTA PLANT INACTIV, AMERICAN & EFIRD INC. PLANT 10
CARROLL T OVERTON ELEMENTARY (1825 PARK RD W in SALISBURY, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-315 Organizations: ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CAROLINA STALITE CORP (205 KLUMAC RD in SALISBURY, NC)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1980-0035, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: MINERALS AND EARTHS, GROUND OR OTHERWISE TREATED
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.0%
48.6%Utility gas
47.7%Electricity
1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.6%Wood
Population in 1990: 34,563.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 16,245
Northeast: 2,686
Midwest: 922
South: 3,399
West: 665
54% of the 28144 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
83% of the 28144 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 382
Here:
15.8%
North Carolina:
11.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 66
Here:
6.6%
North Carolina:
9.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,706
Here:
70.5%
North Carolina:
19.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
122,612Legal occupations
57,125Management occupations
56,517Business and financial operations occupations
54,367Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
51,959Computer and mathematical occupations
51,724Life, physical, and social science occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (SALISBURY, NC):
ROWAN, COUNTY OF (130 W INNES ST; small business)
$827,854 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Signed on 2005-04-13. Completion date: 2009-03-31.
POWER CURBERS INC. (402 BRINGLE FERRY ROAD; small business)
$109,900 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Construction Equipment. Taking place in AZ. Signed on 2000-04-27. Completion date: 2000-06-12.
CATAWBA COLLEGE (2300 W INNES ST) : $47,000 in 3 contractsfrom 2003 to 2004
$30,600 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2003-05-30. Completion date: 2003-05-30.
$8,200, same as above.Signed on 2004-07-13. Completion date: 2004-07-13.
$8,200, same as above.Signed on 2004-04-06. Completion date: 2004-04-06.
ALEXANDER COMPANIES, INC , THE (1918 W INNES ST; small business)
$9,600 with Army for Tires and Tubes, Pneumatic, Except Aircraft. Signed on 2004-03-15. Completion date: 2004-03-10.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 2 establishments)
Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (over 1000: 1, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 1)
Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (500-999: 1, 250-499: 1, 20-49: 1)
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 152. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 206 took place in 2005, and the least - 79 in 2012. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (62.9%), and Outside Fires (19.5%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28144