Median household income (1999): $71,420
Estimated median household income in 2005: $71,657
| This zip code | $71,657 | | North Carolina: | $40,729 |
Nearest zip codes: 28273, 29708, 28012, 28032, 28217, 28134.
Housing units in zip code 28278 with a mortgage: 1,625 (228 second mortgage, 324 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 342
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,373
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $287
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.7 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 281
- 1995 to 1998: 627
- 1990 to 1994: 439
- 1980 to 1989: 582
- 1970 to 1979: 230
- 1960 to 1969: 227
- 1950 to 1959: 242
- 1940 to 1949: 66
- 1939 or earlier: 73
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Charlotte, NC (28278):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 42
- 2 bedrooms: 352
- 3 bedrooms: 1,263
- 4 bedrooms: 538
- 5 or more bedrooms: 81
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 7
- 2 bedrooms: 57
- 3 bedrooms: 125
- 4 bedrooms: 8
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 28278 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 8
- 1 vehicle: 414
- 2 vehicles: 1,159
- 3 vehicles: 507
- 4 vehicles: 145
- 5 or more vehicles: 43
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 22
- 1 vehicle: 99
- 2 vehicles: 53
- 3 vehicles: 22
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 28278:
- $40,000 to $49,999: 10
- $50,000 to $59,999: 29
- $60,000 to $69,999: 21
- $70,000 to $79,999: 16
- $80,000 to $89,999: 12
- $90,000 to $99,999: 52
- $100,000 to $124,999: 116
- $125,000 to $149,999: 353
- $150,000 to $174,999: 341
- $175,000 to $199,999: 330
- $200,000 to $249,999: 180
- $250,000 to $299,999: 197
- $300,000 to $399,999: 146
- $400,000 to $499,999: 83
- $500,000 to $749,999: 58
- $750,000 to $999,999: 17
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 28278:
- Less than $100: 14
- $200 to $249: 7
- $250 to $299: 14
- $300 to $349: 8
- $350 to $399: 8
- $400 to $449: 7
- $600 to $649: 27
- $650 to $699: 8
- $700 to $749: 23
- $800 to $899: 7
- $900 to $999: 8
- $1,000 to $1,249: 7
- No cash rent: 51
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $192,300
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $218,996
- Black or African American householders: $146,524
- Some other race householders: $79,038
- Two or more races householders: $372,451
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $219,847
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,407
- One, attached: 81
- 3 or 4: 29
- 5 to 9: 35
- 10 to 19: 74
- 50 or more: 7
- Mobile homes: 134

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,842 (83%)
- Carpooled: 370 (11%)
- Walked: 10 (0%)
- Other means: 39 (1%)
- Worked at home: 177 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 13
- 5 to 9 minutes: 139
- 10 to 14 minutes: 334
- 15 to 19 minutes: 422
- 20 to 24 minutes: 540
- 25 to 29 minutes: 403
- 30 to 34 minutes: 688
- 35 to 39 minutes: 121
- 40 to 44 minutes: 146
- 45 to 59 minutes: 304
- 60 to 89 minutes: 62
- 90 or more minutes: 89
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,211
- In family households: 5,407 (1,564 male householders, 286 female householders)
1,720 spouses, 1,592 children (1,407 natural, 57 adopted, 128 stepchildren), 75 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 85 other relatives, 59 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 804 (389 male householders (283 living alone)), 228 female householders (183 living alone)), 187 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 898 2-persons, 457 3-persons, 351 4-persons, 105 5-persons, 39 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 466 1-person, 130 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 7 5-persons.
1,124 married couples with children.
120 single-parent households (42 men, 78 women).
94.9% of residents of 28278 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% very well, 15% well, 6% not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% very well, 27% well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% very well, 33% well, 36% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 131 (2.1%)
(61.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Vietnam (24%)
- Germany (15%)
- United Kingdom (15%)
- Other Western Europe (13%)
- Other Northern Europe (8%)
- Netherlands (8%)
- Korea (8%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 15
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 7
- 1980 to 1984: 15
- 1975 to 1979: 30
- 1970 to 1974: 18
- 1970 to 1974: 12
- 1965 to 1969: 34
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 882
- German: 747
- English: 639
- Other groups: 638
- Irish: 365
- Scotch-Irish: 243
- Italian: 238
- Scottish: 179
- French (except Basque): 152
- Polish: 144
- European: 104
- Dutch: 83
- Welsh: 60
- Swiss: 57
- Swedish: 50
- Norwegian: 43
- British: 29
- Ukrainian: 27
- Brazilian: 24
- Subsaharan African:: 21
- African: 21
- French Canadian: 21
- Russian: 18
- Greek: 17
- Northern European: 13
- Slovak: 13
- Czech: 13
- Latvian: 11
- Albanian: 8
- Hungarian: 7
- Lebanese: 7
- Arab:: 7
- Croatian: 7
- Armenian: 6
- Portuguese: 6
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6
- Jamaican: 6
- Finnish: 5
- Lithuanian: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $76,100


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (47%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3040
- Northeast: 768
- Midwest: 641
- South: 1430
- West: 119
52% of the 28278 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 5,411. Population change in the 1990s: +764 (+14.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 75
| Here: | 10.9% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 57
| Here: | 19.3% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 65
| Here: | 43.6% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CAROLINA RECORDING SYSTEMS, IN (13000F YORK ROAD # 226 in CHARLOTTE, NC; small business)
$52,989 with Navy for ADP Central Processing Unit (CPU, Computer), Digital. Signed on 2005-05-05. Completion date: 2005-06-06.
- SOCIETY FOR IN VITRO BIOLOGY (13000-F YORK RD , #304 in CHARLOTTE, NC): $15,000 in 2 contracts in 2005
$10,000 with Army for Other Professional Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2005-06-27. Completion date: 2005-06-24.
$5,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-23. Completion date: 2005-06-24.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Construction: Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Appliance Repair and Maintenance (100-249: 1)
- Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 1-4: 2)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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