Estimated zip code population in 2019: 2,713 Zip code population in 2010: 2,438 Zip code population in 2000: 2,357
Houses and condos: 1,524 Renter-occupied apartments: 242
% of renters here:
24%
State:
35%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 28450: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 39.0 sq. mi. Water area: 13.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 70 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.8% ($1,649)
North Carolina:
0.8% ($1,493)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,699 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,568 (0.7%)
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Males: 1,143
(42.1%)
Females: 1,570
(57.9%)
For population 25 years and over in 28450:
High school or higher: 85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
Unemployed: 8.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 28450:
Never married: 22.6%
Now married: 50.9%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 12.9%
Divorced: 11.2%
Zip code 28450 compared to state average:
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $214,073
28450:
$214,073
North Carolina:
$193,200
Median resident age:
This zip code:
46.4 years
North Carolina median age:
39.1 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
North Carolina:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28450, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,573 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$52,573
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $44,175 (reported on 79.2% of returns)
Here:
$44,175
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.3% for AGIs below $25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 54.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,353 (reported on 39.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,353
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,767 (reported on 18.8% of returns)
Here:
$4,767
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$128 (reported on 18.8% of returns)
Here:
+$128
State:
+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,213 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:
+$5,213
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,800 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
28450:
$12,800
North Carolina:
$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $21,575 (23% of AGI, reported on 37.5% of returns)
Here:
$21,575
State:
$23,438
Here:
23.3% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $25k, 14.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $4,629 (reported on 32.3% of returns)
Here:
$4,629
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $8,097 (reported on 37.5% of returns)
28450:
$8,097
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,210 (reported on 20.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,210
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.5%
Here:
63%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $25k, 58.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28450, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $48,552 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$48,552
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $39,339 (reported on 81.7% of returns)
Here:
$39,339
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.1% for AGIs below $10k, 77.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 46.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,763 (reported on 44.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,763
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $4,896 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:
$4,896
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$12,292 (reported on 15.3% of returns)
Here:
+$12,292
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,045 (reported on 14.2% of returns)
Here:
+$6,045
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,364 (reported on 1.2% of returns)
28450:
$3,364
North Carolina:
$2,967
Total itemized deductions: $17,484 (20% of AGI, reported on 38.8% of returns)
Here:
$17,484
State:
$19,464
Here:
19.5% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,759 (4% of AGI, reported on 34.9% of returns)
Here:
$3,759
State:
$4,035
Here:
4.0% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $8,133 (reported on 72.0% of returns)
28450:
$8,133
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,946 (reported on 21.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,946
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.5%
Here:
65%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 57.3% for AGIs below $10k, 66.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 132 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 886
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 1 (0 now married, 1 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 533 (269 now married, 262 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 28450 with a mortgage: 379 (15 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 404
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,483 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $508
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
15.0%
Whole state:
13.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
4.0%
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:
5.2
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 28450: Weavers Landing (A), Lake Waccamaw Wastewater Treatment Plant (B), Dupree Landing (C), Lake Waccamaw Police Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 28450 include: Union Chapel (A), Saint James Church (B), First Baptist Church of Lake Waccamaw (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Creek Branch (A), Slap Branch (B), Big Creek (C), Bogue Swamp (D), Richlands Branch (E), Reedy Branch (F), Ward Branch (G), Horse Branch (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 293 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 441 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 143 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 272 1-person, 23 2-persons, 1 5-persons
346 married couples with children.
166 single-parent households (39 men, 127 women).
98.6% of residents of 28450 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 50% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% very well, 43% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 29 (1.1%) (79.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.1%
Whole state:
8.4%
32%Haiti
18%Romania
14%France
11%Sweden
7%St. Vincent and the Grenadines
16%American
8%English
7%European
7%Scotch-Irish
2%German
2%Irish
2%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
42010 or later
62000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
16Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BOYS AND GIRLS HOME (BROAD ST in LAKE WACCAMAW, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-318 Organizations: COLUMBUS COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.9% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.1%
77.1%Electricity
19.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.6%Utility gas
1.5%Wood
Population in 1990: 1,941. Population change in the 1990s: +416 (+21.4%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,260
Northeast: 51
Midwest: 78
South: 242
West: 44
62% of the 28450 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
86% of the 28450 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% 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, 11% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Here:
3.7%
North Carolina:
11.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here:
4.4%
North Carolina:
9.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22
Here:
24.7%
North Carolina:
19.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
82,971Production occupations
58,866Business and financial operations occupations
55,309Community and social service occupations
52,639Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
48,290Management occupations
42,442Office and administrative support occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (20-49: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (10-19: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (5-9: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
168 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
48 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
20 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in 2000:
204 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
60 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Most common first names in zip code 28450 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
William
37
76.0 years
Mary
33
77.6 years
James
29
72.6 years
John
23
76.3 years
Robert
21
74.5 years
Margaret
10
79.3 years
Elizabeth
10
77.2 years
Henry
10
74.7 years
Joseph
10
71.2 years
Thomas
10
75.7 years
Most common last names in zip code 28450 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Smith
26
77.7 years
Ward
16
68.4 years
Graham
15
79.7 years
Spaulding
14
72.6 years
Martin
14
74.3 years
Jacobs
14
83.9 years
Young
12
71.3 years
Mitchell
12
76.8 years
Jones
11
80.5 years
Long
10
77.4 years
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