28538 Zip Code (Hookerton, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,269
Zip code population in 2010: 2,175
Zip code population in 2000: 2,341

Houses and condos: 990
Renter-occupied apartments: 436
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28538: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 29.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 78 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $740 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $896 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 28538:

• High school or higher: 78.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28538:

• Never married: 40.0%
• Now married: 32.4%
• Separated: 2.7%
• Widowed: 11.0%
• Divorced: 13.9%

• 
• • 1,09648.3%White
  • 90539.9%Black
  • 2149.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 401.8%Asian
  • 120.5%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28538, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $41,301 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,301
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $36,628 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$36,628
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1454.2% for AGIs below $25k, 4405.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6690.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13920.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 24370.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $694 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$694
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 11.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 226.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,175 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,175
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 30.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,660 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,660
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $25k, 309.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,350 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,350
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 105.2% for AGIs below $25k, 76.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 416.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,280 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

28538:	$8,280
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 39.0% for AGIs below $25k, 293.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $28,833 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

Here:	$28,833
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 865.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Charity contributions: $5,800 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

Here:	$5,800
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $5,400 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

28538:	$5,400
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 162.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,511 (reported on 26.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,511
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 160.3% for AGIs below $25k, 82.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 87.9%

Here:	88%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28538, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,662 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,662
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $29,141 (reported on 89.1% of returns)

Here:	$29,141
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.7% for AGIs below $25k, 84.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $815 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$815
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $775 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	$775
State:	$6,213

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,550 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,550
State:	+$12,740

Profit/loss from business: +$5,446 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,446
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,320 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

28538:	$9,320
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $18,147 (22% of AGI, reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,147
State:	$23,438

Here:	22.1% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,179 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,179
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,188 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

28538:	$5,188
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,707 (reported on 32.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,707
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.6%

Here:	58%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 58.7% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28538, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,401 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,401
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $26,223 (reported on 89.1% of returns)

Here:	$26,223
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.9% for AGIs below $10k, 86.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $779 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$779
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $611 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	$611
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$567 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	+$567
State:	+$11,152

Profit/loss from business: +$4,457 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,457
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,429 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

28538:	$2,429
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $13,820 (26% of AGI, reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$13,820
State:	$19,464

Here:	25.5% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,561 (6% of AGI, reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,561
State:	$4,035

Here:	6.4% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,393 (reported on 59.3% of returns)

28538:	$3,393
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,010 (reported on 33.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,010
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.5%

Here:	70%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 62.2% for AGIs below $10k, 75.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28554, 28580, 28530, 27828, 28513, 28501.
Hookerton Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 176
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 735

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 45 (11 now married, 32 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 502 (136 now married, 364 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28538 with a mortgage: 154
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $673
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $408

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 28538 household income distribution in 2022

• 65Less than $10,000
• 50$10,000 to $14,999
• 32$15,000 to $19,999
• 42$20,000 to $24,999
• 70$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 34$35,000 to $39,999
• 55$40,000 to $44,999
• 17$45,000 to $49,999
• 137$50,000 to $59,999
• 125$60,000 to $74,999
• 100$75,000 to $99,999
• 88$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 62$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28538

• 12Less than $10,000
• 39$10,000 to $14,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 30$40,000 to $49,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $69,999
• 40$70,000 to $79,999
• 63$80,000 to $89,999
• 22$90,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 37$175,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 to $249,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999
• 8$300,000 to $399,999
• 5$400,000 to $499,999
• 16$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28538

• 21$100 to $149
• 8$200 to $249
• 27$350 to $399
• 7$400 to $449
• 6$450 to $499
• 106$500 to $549
• 41$550 to $599
• 23$600 to $649
• 12$650 to $699
• 7$700 to $749
• 72$750 to $799
• 22$800 to $899
• 19$2,000 to $2,499
• 41No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $939.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $128,886
• Black or African American householders: $120,379

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $98,550 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,998 - $150,263

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $157,193

Here:	$157,193
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $78,308

Here:	$78,308
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 479
• Two: 71
• 5 to 9: 13
• 10 to 19: 3
• 20 to 49: 15
• Mobile homes: 382

Unemployment: 1.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28538

• 86.9%1,107Drove a car alone
• 4.9%62Carpooled
• 0.6%8Walked
• 3.3%42Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28538

• 10Less than 5 minutes
• 675 to 9 minutes
• 25310 to 14 minutes
• 5615 to 19 minutes
• 10420 to 24 minutes
• 3425 to 29 minutes
• 32430 to 34 minutes
• 3035 to 39 minutes
• 11740 to 44 minutes
• 10745 to 59 minutes
• 1460 to 89 minutes
• 5590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 30.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,269

• Male householders: 335 (205 living alone), Female householders: 575 (184 living alone)

• 297 spouses (297 opposite-sex spouses), 52 unmarried partners, (52 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 613 children (587 natural, 0 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 286 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 foster children, 20 other relatives, 44 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 196 2-persons, 123 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 388 1-person, 32 2-persons, 15 3-persons

166 married couples with children.
167 single-parent households (167 women).

87.7% of residents of 28538 zip code speak English at home.
9.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% very well, 50% well, 27% not well, 1% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (7% very well, 93% well).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CLAY RIDGE FARM (1167 MORRIS BBQ RD in HOOKERTON, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

• DIRT ROAD FARM (SR 1407 in HOOKERTON, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: BROWN MARSH FARMS LLC DIRT RD

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.2%

Population in 1990: 2,112. Population change in the 1990s: +229 (+10.8%).

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

• This state: 1,762
• Northeast: 169
• Midwest: 7
• South: 137
• West: 2

65% of the 28538 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

86% of the 28538 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14

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

• Construction: Tile and Terrazzo Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 4)
• Wholesale Trade: Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (5-9: 1)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (5-9: 1)

2002 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2017 the average number of fire incidents per year is 20. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 33 took place in 2005, and the least - 7 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (53.0%), and Outside Fires (34.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28538
• 17053.0%Structure Fires
• 11134.6%Outside Fires
• 3310.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 72.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28538, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28538 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	24	66.5 years
Robert	12	72.9 years
William	11	69.8 years
John	11	66.0 years
Mary	11	76.4 years
Willie	8	76.2 years
Mattie	7	82.7 years
George	6	61.4 years
Charlie	6	71.3 years
Annie	6	71.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 28538 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	26	68.5 years
Suggs	19	76.4 years
Stocks	18	69.3 years
Williams	16	69.6 years
Harper	12	79.8 years
Joyner	10	71.9 years
Moore	10	71.2 years
Sutton	9	67.4 years
Johnson	9	76.3 years
Rouse	9	70.0 years