Estimated zip code population in 2017: 3,757 Zip code population in 2010: 3,929 Zip code population in 2000: 4,213
Houses and condos: 1,682 Renter-occupied apartments: 447
% of renters here:
35%
State:
35%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 28160: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 5.6 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 670 people per square mile
(low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
This zip code:
0.8% ($851)
North Carolina:
0.8% ($1,440)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $659 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,026 (0.9%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2017: $100,422
28160:
$100,422
North Carolina:
$171,200
According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 22 registered sex offenders living in 28160 zip code as of January 16, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 28160 is 171 to 1.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
36.9 years
North Carolina median age:
38.8 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.8 people
North Carolina:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28160, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $28,849 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$28,849
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $25,174 (reported on 84.7% of returns)
Here:
$25,174
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.3% for AGIs below $25k, 80.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $958 (reported on 21.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$958
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,936 (reported on 9.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,936
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$856 (reported on 6.3% of returns)
Here:
+$856
State:
+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,186 (reported on 15.3% of returns)
Here:
+$7,186
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,175 (reported on 8.3% of returns)
28160:
$8,175
North Carolina:
$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,013 (29% of AGI, reported on 16.0% of returns)
Here:
$18,013
State:
$23,438
Here:
29.0% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,263 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:
$4,263
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,922 (reported on 16.0% of returns)
28160:
$4,922
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,418 (reported on 38.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,418
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.3%
Here:
58%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 56.5% for AGIs below $25k, 59.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28160, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,931 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$26,931
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $23,333 (reported on 85.6% of returns)
Here:
$23,333
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.4% for AGIs below $10k, 79.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 35.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,177 (reported on 25.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,177
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $6,238 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:
$6,238
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$5,181 (reported on 7.3% of returns)
Here:
+$5,181
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.4% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,328 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
Here:
+$8,328
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $16,573 (28% of AGI, reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:
$16,573
State:
$19,464
Here:
28.0% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,424 (7% of AGI, reported on 14.4% of returns)
Here:
$4,424
State:
$4,035
Here:
7.1% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,146 (reported on 62.5% of returns)
28160:
$3,146
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,838 (reported on 32.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,838
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.4%
Here:
70%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 63.3% for AGIs below $10k, 73.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 236 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,025
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 77 (56 now married, 20 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 844 (286 now married, 559 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 28160 with a mortgage: 423 (21 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 400
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $802 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $359
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
11.9%
Whole state:
14.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
9.9%
Whole state:
8.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.2
State:
4.5
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Cars and other vehicles available in Spindale, NC (28160) in owner-occupied houses/condos
23no vehicle
3981 vehicle
2322 vehicles
1133 vehicles
404 vehicles
85+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Spindale, NC (28160) in renter-occupied apartments
102no vehicle
1181 vehicle
1772 vehicles
533 vehicles
04 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Zip code 28160 household income distribution in 2017
111Less than $10,000
147$10,000 to $14,999
52$15,000 to $19,999
134$20,000 to $24,999
92$25,000 to $29,999
71$30,000 to $34,999
20$35,000 to $39,999
88$40,000 to $44,999
14$45,000 to $49,999
149$50,000 to $59,999
156$60,000 to $74,999
129$75,000 to $99,999
68$100,000 to $124,999
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 28160
10Less than $10,000
28$30,000 to $34,999
6$35,000 to $39,999
31$40,000 to $49,999
136$50,000 to $59,999
24$60,000 to $69,999
53$70,000 to $79,999
63$80,000 to $89,999
32$90,000 to $99,999
147$100,000 to $124,999
68$125,000 to $149,999
80$150,000 to $174,999
16$200,000 to $249,999
30$400,000 to $499,999
Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 28160
52$100 to $149
44$300 to $349
13$350 to $399
60$400 to $449
55$450 to $499
42$500 to $549
24$550 to $599
27$600 to $649
7$700 to $749
21$800 to $899
23$900 to $999
41No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2017: $644.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2017: $150,418.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,422
Black or African American householders: $88,264
Two or more races householders: $134,211
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $100,422
28160:
$100,422
North Carolina:
$171,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,172 - $136,459
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,360
One, attached: 59
Two: 21
3 or 4: 88
5 to 9: 28
10 to 19: 27
20 to 49: 16
Mobile homes: 76
Unemployment: 8.2%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 28160
78.6%1,014Drove a car alone
18.6%240Carpooled
1.3%17Motorcycle
0.5%7Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28160
15Less than 5 minutes
2095 to 9 minutes
36510 to 14 minutes
31515 to 19 minutes
7520 to 24 minutes
3625 to 29 minutes
4130 to 34 minutes
2435 to 39 minutes
6940 to 44 minutes
1445 to 59 minutes
10060 to 89 minutes
690 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.0%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,515
In family households: 3,122 (544 male householders, 356 female householders)
630 spouses, 1,219 children (1,134 natural, 1 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 187 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 49 other relatives, 80 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 390 (136 male householders (136 living alone)), 228 female householders (216 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 239 (219 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 530 2-persons, 149 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 352 1-person, 12 2-persons
415 married couples with children.
295 single-parent households (255 men, 40 women).
95.3% of residents of 28160 zip code speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% very well, 15% well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 48 (1.3%) (83.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.3%
Whole state:
8.1%
87%Chile
13%American
10%European
8%German
7%Irish
6%English
2%Scotch-Irish
1%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
302010 or later
362000 to 2009
71990 to 1999
15Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
DUKE POWER COMPANY SPINDALE WATER PLANT (308 OAKLAND ROAD in SPINDALE, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Alternative names: BROAD RIVER WATER AUTHORITY - BROAD RIV, BROAD RIVER WATER AUTHORITY - BROAD RIVER WATER PLANT
CARVER CENTER (900 CARVER ST in SPINDALE, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-316 Organizations: RUTHERFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.8% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.3%
66.4%Electricity
17.6%Utility gas
8.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.4%No fuel used
1.4%Wood
Population in 1990: 4,017. Population change in the 1990s: +196 (+4.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,923
Northeast: 162
Midwest: 198
South: 323
West: 48
59% of the 28160 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
90% of the 28160 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from different county within same state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here:
2.3%
North Carolina:
10.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
Here:
7.8%
North Carolina:
10.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36
Here:
33.3%
North Carolina:
17.9%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
58,311Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
37,370Health technologists and technicians
33,262Transportation occupations
31,098Production occupations
30,799Office and administrative support occupations
25,284Sales and related occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: