28159 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Spencer, NC Rowan County, NC Zip code population (2000): 3,055 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 3,087 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 28159 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 1,306 Renter-occupied apartments: 453 % of renters here:   39% State:   31% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 28159: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 2.0 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 1571 people per square mile   (low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.2% ($716) North Carolina:   1.1% ($826) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 1,480   (48.4%) Females: 1,575   (51.6%) Recent posts about zip code 28159 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Charlotte:struggling to keep our identity  (199 replies) Where do you love to have BBQ?  (63 replies) Best kept secrets!!!!  (72 replies) Town of Salisbury, NC? -- any feedback?  (62 replies) Where have you lived?  (57 replies) Northeast Transplants - If You Want to Laugh, Look at This Difference  (50 replies) Urban population: 3,018 Rural population: 37 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $116,043 28159:   $116,043 North Carolina:   $145,700 According to our research of public records there were 6 registered sex offenders living in 28159 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   37.5 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.5 people North Carolina:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28159, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,097 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $32,097 State:   $45,376 Salary/wage: $29,458 (reported on 86.2% of returns) Here:   $29,458 State:   $39,442 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.2% for AGIs below $10k, 80.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.6% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,034 (reported on 28.8% of returns) This zip code:   $1,034 North Carolina:   $1,515 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,303 (reported on 17.5% of returns) Here:   $2,303 State:   $4,016 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$1,067 (reported on 9.0% of returns) Here:   +$1,067 State:   +$11,152 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$4,801 (reported on 10.2% of returns) Here:   +$4,801 State:   +$9,490 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,700 (reported on 0.7% of returns) 28159:   $2,700 North Carolina:   $2,967 Total itemized deductions: $15,995 (2% of AGI, reported on 32.1% of returns) Here:   $15,995 State:   $19,464 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $10k, 12.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 17.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,542 (6.1% of AGI, reported on 29.1% of returns) Here:   $3,542 North Carolina:   $4,035 Here:   6.1% of AGI State:   4.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $3,839 (reported on 62.2% of returns) 28159:   $3,839 State:   $7,257 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.1% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,873 (reported on 27.6% of returns) Here:   $1,873 State:   $1,851 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.8% Here:   69% State:   62% (% for various income ranges: 66.5% for AGIs below $10k, 71.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.2% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$39,038
North Carolina:	$44,670

Nearest zip codes: 28144, 28072, 28146, 27299, 28147, 28138.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	62.9%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	5.2%
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 28159 with a mortgage: 374 (62 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 292

This zip code:	12.2%
Whole state:	14.3%

This zip code:	3.2%
Whole state:	6.0%

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
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 2007 in zip code 28159: Less than $10,000: 6 $10,000 to $14,999: 3 $35,000 to $39,999: 2 $40,000 to $49,999: 9 $50,000 to $59,999: 38 $60,000 to $69,999: 29 $70,000 to $79,999: 35 $80,000 to $89,999: 48 $90,000 to $99,999: 82 $100,000 to $124,999: 179 $125,000 to $149,999: 135 $150,000 to $174,999: 60 $175,000 to $199,999: 46 $200,000 to $249,999: 36 $250,000 to $299,999: 14 $300,000 to $399,999: 3 $400,000 to $499,999: 6

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28159: $150 to $199: 14 $200 to $249: 14 $250 to $299: 36 $300 to $349: 49 $350 to $399: 69 $400 to $449: 30 $450 to $499: 30 $500 to $549: 56 $550 to $599: 42 $600 to $649: 25 No cash rent: 78

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $89,883.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,369
• Black or African American householders: $124,255

28159:	$110,428
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $123,384

Here:	$123,384
State:	$217,106

In 2-unit structures: $51,911

Here:	$51,911
State:	$153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $161,311

Here:	$161,311
State:	$163,212

Mobile homes: $26,875

Here:	$26,875
State:	$45,354

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,056
• Two: 82
• 3 or 4: 32
• 5 to 9: 67
• 10 to 19: 4
• 20 to 49: 24
• 50 or more: 7
• Mobile homes: 21

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 943 (72%) Carpooled: 290 (22%) Bus or trolley bus: 20 (2%) Walked: 23 (2%) Other means: 14 (1%) Worked at home: 26 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 52 5 to 9 minutes: 185 10 to 14 minutes: 315 15 to 19 minutes: 212 20 to 24 minutes: 152 25 to 29 minutes: 39 30 to 34 minutes: 111 35 to 39 minutes: 13 40 to 44 minutes: 95 45 to 59 minutes: 66 60 to 89 minutes: 9 90 or more minutes: 41

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.0%

Household type by relationship
Households: 2,903

• In family households: 2,430 (500 male householders, 246 female householders)

  620 spouses, 795 children (702 natural, 26 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 68 other relatives, 47 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 473 (197 male householders (160 living alone)), 221 female householders (215 living alone)), 55 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 141 (107 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 309 2-persons, 166 3-persons, 145 4-persons, 87 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 375 1-person, 26 2-persons, 17 3-persons.

415 married couples with children.
222 single-parent households (40 men, 182 women).

88.1% of residents of 28159 zip code speak English at home.
10.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 4% well, 21% not well, 33% not at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 20% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 192 (6.3%)
(54.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 916

United States or American: 485

German: 386

English: 144

Scotch-Irish: 80

Irish: 69

Subsaharan African:: 69

African: 69

Scottish: 52

Italian: 34

French (except Basque): 14

Polish: 12

European: 10

Swedish: 10

Dutch: 7

Welsh: 6

British: 4

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BRANDON CABINET & FIXTURE (612 N SALISBURY AVE in SPENCER, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: WOOD KITCHEN CABINETS
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,376

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

• This state: 2123
• Northeast: 217
• Midwest: 82
• South: 381
• West: 40

53% of the 28159 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in North Carolina.

Population in 1990: 4,083. Population change in the 1990s: -1,028 (-25.2%).

Here:	6.9%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	0.0%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	29.5%
North Carolina:	20.2%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• WALL INDUSTRIES INC (1615 N LEE ST in SPENCER, NC; small business): $171,801 in 4 contracts from 2003 to 2004

  $93,471 with Navy for Miscellaneous Items. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2003-09-03. Completion date: 2003-10-29.
  $38,325 with Navy for Fiber Rope, Cordage, and Twine. Signed on 2004-06-28. Completion date: 2004-08-26.
  $34,180 with Navy for Special Service Vessels. Signed on 2003-03-11. Completion date: 2003-04-18.
  $5,825 with Army for Converters, Electrical, Nonrotating. Signed on 2004-06-04. Completion date: 2004-08-06.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)

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