Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,900
| This zip code: | $30,900 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 28442, 28431, 28432, 28433, 28450, 28455.
Housing units in zip code 28472 with a mortgage: 1,831 (119 second mortgage, 252 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,663
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $973
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $329
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 27.0% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.5% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 211
- 1995 to 1998: 706
- 1990 to 1994: 802
- 1980 to 1989: 1,368
- 1970 to 1979: 1,758
- 1960 to 1969: 1,301
- 1950 to 1959: 902
- 1940 to 1949: 554
- 1939 or earlier: 601
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Whiteville, NC (28472): |
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- no bedroom: 16
- 1 bedrooms: 160
- 2 bedrooms: 1,146
- 3 bedrooms: 3,226
- 4 bedrooms: 754
- 5 or more bedrooms: 118
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 24
- 1 bedrooms: 326
- 2 bedrooms: 976
- 3 bedrooms: 574
- 4 bedrooms: 69
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 28472 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 322
- 1 vehicle: 1,695
- 2 vehicles: 2,207
- 3 vehicles: 935
- 4 vehicles: 222
- 5 or more vehicles: 39
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 461
- 1 vehicle: 986
- 2 vehicles: 442
- 3 vehicles: 69
- 4 vehicles: 7
- 5 or more vehicles: 12
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28472:
- Less than $10,000: 237
- $10,000 to $14,999: 118
- $15,000 to $19,999: 64
- $20,000 to $24,999: 87
- $25,000 to $29,999: 120
- $30,000 to $34,999: 141
- $35,000 to $39,999: 134
- $40,000 to $49,999: 285
- $50,000 to $59,999: 317
- $60,000 to $69,999: 262
- $70,000 to $79,999: 264
- $80,000 to $89,999: 272
- $90,000 to $99,999: 305
- $100,000 to $124,999: 813
- $125,000 to $149,999: 736
- $150,000 to $174,999: 324
- $175,000 to $199,999: 239
- $200,000 to $249,999: 297
- $250,000 to $299,999: 205
- $300,000 to $399,999: 185
- $400,000 to $499,999: 43
- $500,000 to $749,999: 33
- $750,000 to $999,999: 2
- $1,000,000 or more: 15
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28472:
- Less than $100: 98
- $100 to $149: 87
- $150 to $199: 113
- $200 to $249: 196
- $250 to $299: 214
- $300 to $349: 161
- $350 to $399: 163
- $400 to $449: 115
- $450 to $499: 33
- $500 to $549: 19
- $550 to $599: 28
- $600 to $649: 3
- $650 to $699: 10
- $700 to $749: 5
- $750 to $799: 6
- $1,000 to $1,249: 5
- No cash rent: 335
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $69,656.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $130,187
- Black or African American householders: $97,944
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $132,468
- Asian householders: $100,377
- Some other race householders: $29,961
- Two or more races householders: $418,241
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $92,469
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,151 (it was $68,800 in 2000)
| 28472: | $105,151 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,933 - $203,424
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $155,319| Here: | $155,319 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $119,172| Here: | $119,172 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 2-unit structures: $80,793| Here: | $80,793 | | State: | $153,934 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $153,244| Here: | $153,244 | | State: | $163,212 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $83,445| Here: | $83,445 | | State: | $169,602 |
Mobile homes: $38,396| Here: | $38,396 | | State: | $45,354 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,196
- One, attached: 61
- Two: 133
- 3 or 4: 200
- 5 to 9: 147
- 10 to 19: 9
- 20 to 49: 47
- 50 or more: 24
- Mobile homes: 2,385
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,854 (83%)
- Carpooled: 821 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
- Railroad: 8 (0%)
- Taxi: 5 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
- Bicycle: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 113 (2%)
- Other means: 139 (2%)
- Worked at home: 80 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 384
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1187
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1340
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1181
- 20 to 24 minutes: 734
- 25 to 29 minutes: 163
- 30 to 34 minutes: 643
- 35 to 39 minutes: 122
- 40 to 44 minutes: 171
- 45 to 59 minutes: 509
- 60 to 89 minutes: 340
- 90 or more minutes: 193
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 18,142
- In family households: 15,676 (3,542 male householders, 1,556 female householders)
3,726 spouses, 5,671 children (5,153 natural, 117 adopted, 401 stepchildren), 488 grandchildren, 91 brothers or sisters, 72 parents, 204 other relatives, 326 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,466 (909 male householders (771 living alone)), 1,365 female householders (1,320 living alone)), 192 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 989 (774 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,174 2-persons, 1,296 3-persons, 987 4-persons, 397 5-persons, 159 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,091 1-person, 170 2-persons, 13 3-persons.
2,599 married couples with children.
1,493 single-parent households (209 men, 1,284 women).
96.8% of residents of 28472 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% very well, 16% well, 23% not well, 9% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% very well, 20% well, 12% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% very well, 48% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (44% very well, 56% well).
Foreign born population: 267 (1.4%)
(42.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (37%)
- Philippines (12%)
- Germany (7%)
- Honduras (4%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
- Japan (4%)
- Thailand (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 77
- 1990 to 1994: 89
- 1985 to 1989: 21
- 1980 to 1984: 12
- 1975 to 1979: 11
- 1970 to 1974: 19
- 1970 to 1974: 5
- 1965 to 1969: 33
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White population: 12,179
Black population: 6,140
American Indian population: 197
Asian population: 75
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 6
Some other race population: 235
Two or more races population: 128

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 6654 |
|  United States or American: 3510 |
|  English: 1118 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 401 |
|  Irish: 391 |
|  German: 334 |
|  European: 259 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 235 |
|  African: 232 |
|  Scottish: 140 |
|  French (except Basque): 122 |
|  Italian: 99 |
|  Welsh: 26 |
|  Norwegian: 20 |
|  British: 18 |
|  Dutch: 18 |
|  Polish: 17 |
|  Swedish: 11 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 11 |
|  Arab:: 10 |
|  Canadian: 10 |
|  Jamaican: 7 |
|  French Canadian: 6 |
|  Egyptian: 5 |
|  Lebanese: 5 |
|  Slavic: 5 |
|  Lithuanian: 4 |
|  Czech: 4 |
|  Danish: 4 |
|  Turkish: 4 |
|  Other Subsaharan African: 3 |
|  Ukrainian: 3 |
|  Barbadian: 2 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 2 |
|  West Indian: 2 |

Public primary/middle school in zip code 28472 not listed on the city page:- NAKINA ALTERNATIVE (Students: 31; Location: 9822 SEVEN CREEKS HWY, NAKINA, NC; Grades: 06 - 12)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CHAMBERS DEVELOPMENT CO-COLUMB (LANDFILL ROAD in WHITEVILLE, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00NX7W64FBEQRCCAH9, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
- CITY OF WHITEVILLE (1000 NOLAN AVENUE in WHITEVILLE, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -66AN2CF000AEVD848WJT04Y6KB, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: WHITEMARSH WTP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WHITEVILLE, CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WHITEVILLE (CITY) WWTP, WHITEVILLE WHITEMARSH WWTP
- CENTRAL MIDDLE (310 S MARTIN L KING JR AVE in WHITEVILLE, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-304
Organizations: WHITEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BARNHILL CONTRACTING COMPANY (864 GEORGIA-PACIFIC ROAD in WHITEVILLE, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: APAC-ATLANTIC INCORPORATED COASTAL CAROLINA DIVISION, APAC CAROLINA INC - CROWELL, APAC CAROLINA INCORPORATED CROWELL DIVISION W, BARNHILL CONTRACTING CO WHITEV
- CAMPBELL OIL & GAS COMPANY (1476 S. JK POWELL BLVD. in WHITEVILLE, NC). Tribal Land
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 28472
- Best Western Premiere Inn, 503 N JK Powell Blvd, Whiteville, NC 28472, Phone: (910) 642-2378, Fax: (910) 642-2378
- Holiday Inn Express, 1415 N J K Powell Blvd, Whiteville, NC 28472, Phone: (910) 641-0644, Fax: (910) 641-3715
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 28472
Median worth of mobile homes: $48,287
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (49%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15207
- Northeast: 666
- Midwest: 360
- South: 2334
- West: 235
66% of the 28472 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 18,066. Population change in the 1990s: +894 (+4.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 116
| Here: | 4.8% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60
| Here: | 5.1% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81
| Here: | 11.0% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (WHITEVILLE, NC):
- JW COOK & SONS, INC (282 FLOWERS PRIDGEN DRIVE): $387,038 in 7 contracts from 1999 to 2004
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Office Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Troop Housing Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Airfield Structures, and more by Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $105,952; 2001: $0; 2002: $169,950; 2003: $0; 2004: $157,058; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$177,010 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2004-06-04. Completion date: 2004-06-04.
$170,000 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-07-02. Completion date: 2002-08-05.
$105,952 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Troop Housing Facilities. Signed on 2000-03-13. Completion date: 2000-03-13.
$0 with Navy for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Airfield Structures. Signed on 1999-10-27. Completion date: 1995-11-01.
- AXEL MCPHERSON CONSTR INC (315 JACK HAYES RD; small business): $12,350 in 2 contracts in 2006
$7,000 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2006-01-17. Completion date: 2005-12-16.
$5,350, same as above. Signed on 2006-06-23. Completion date: 2006-07-07.
- BLACK'S TIRE SERVICE, INC (30 BITMORE ROAD; small business): $10,557 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$6,057 with Army for Tires and Tubes, Pneumatic, Except Aircraft. Signed on 2003-08-18. Completion date: 2003-09-12.
$4,500, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-17. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
- BAWCUTT HOSPITALITY LLC (1007 N JK POWELL BLVD): $2,376 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2003
$1,344 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-01-22. Completion date: 2003-01-23.
$1,032 with Army for Other Housekeeping Services. Signed on 2002-10-31. Completion date: 2002-11-03.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (100-249: 3, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 4, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 8, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 11)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Employment Placement Agencies (250-499: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 11, 1-4: 14)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 686 people in state prisons
- 172 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 85 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 27 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 9 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- 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
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