Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,965
| This zip code: | $43,965 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 28556, 28510, 28515, 28529, 28532, 28537.
Housing units in zip code 28571 with a mortgage: 379 (31 second mortgage, 92 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 385
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,502
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $395
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 15.5% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.3% | | 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: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 53
- 1995 to 1998: 226
- 1990 to 1994: 198
- 1980 to 1989: 364
- 1970 to 1979: 277
- 1960 to 1969: 180
- 1950 to 1959: 79
- 1940 to 1949: 59
- 1939 or earlier: 180
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Oriental, NC (28571): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 38
- 2 bedrooms: 242
- 3 bedrooms: 632
- 4 bedrooms: 61
- 5 or more bedrooms: 15
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 16
- 2 bedrooms: 91
- 3 bedrooms: 38
- 4 bedrooms: 34
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Vehicles available in 28571 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 66
- 1 vehicle: 297
- 2 vehicles: 477
- 3 vehicles: 118
- 4 vehicles: 28
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 32
- 1 vehicle: 83
- 2 vehicles: 53
- 3 vehicles: 15
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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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 28571:
- Less than $10,000: 21
- $10,000 to $14,999: 11
- $15,000 to $19,999: 12
- $20,000 to $24,999: 10
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $30,000 to $34,999: 1
- $35,000 to $39,999: 6
- $40,000 to $49,999: 21
- $50,000 to $59,999: 13
- $60,000 to $69,999: 32
- $70,000 to $79,999: 34
- $80,000 to $89,999: 35
- $90,000 to $99,999: 10
- $100,000 to $124,999: 41
- $125,000 to $149,999: 80
- $150,000 to $174,999: 35
- $175,000 to $199,999: 40
- $200,000 to $249,999: 106
- $250,000 to $299,999: 123
- $300,000 to $399,999: 111
- $400,000 to $499,999: 67
- $500,000 to $749,999: 72
- $750,000 to $999,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 22
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28571:
- $100 to $149: 10
- $150 to $199: 5
- $200 to $249: 8
- $250 to $299: 7
- $300 to $349: 5
- $350 to $399: 24
- $400 to $449: 28
- $450 to $499: 25
- $500 to $549: 10
- $550 to $599: 17
- $600 to $649: 3
- $650 to $699: 7
- $750 to $799: 3
- $800 to $899: 12
- No cash rent: 32
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $133,837.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $270,107
- Black or African American householders: $85,017
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $232,685 (it was $148,200 in 2000)
| 28571: | $232,685 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,909 - $370,048
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $311,217| Here: | $311,217 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $700,266| Here: | $700,266 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 2-unit structures: $157,086| Here: | $157,086 | | State: | $153,934 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $596,495| Here: | $596,495 | | State: | $163,212 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $317,038| Here: | $317,038 | | State: | $169,602 |
Mobile homes: $43,668| Here: | $43,668 | | State: | $45,354 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $137,500| Here: | $137,500 | | State: | $48,806 |
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: 1,126
- One, attached: 56
- Two: 16
- 3 or 4: 8
- 5 to 9: 49
- 10 to 19: 2
- Mobile homes: 348
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 621 (75%)
- Carpooled: 59 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 16 (2%)
- Bicycle: 16 (2%)
- Walked: 50 (6%)
- Other means: 4 (0%)
- Worked at home: 60 (7%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 54
- 5 to 9 minutes: 94
- 10 to 14 minutes: 77
- 15 to 19 minutes: 92
- 20 to 24 minutes: 96
- 25 to 29 minutes: 14
- 30 to 34 minutes: 27
- 35 to 39 minutes: 47
- 40 to 44 minutes: 26
- 45 to 59 minutes: 122
- 60 to 89 minutes: 56
- 90 or more minutes: 61
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,406
- In family households: 2,001 (620 male householders, 190 female householders)
701 spouses, 348 children (311 natural, 19 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 22 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 405 (206 male householders (182 living alone)), 155 female householders (147 living alone)), 44 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 593 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 12 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 329 1-person, 25 2-persons, 7 3-persons.
211 married couples with children.
87 single-parent households (18 men, 69 women).
94.7% of residents of 28571 zip code speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 25% well, 9% not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 18% well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% very well, 27% well).
Foreign born population: 91 (3.6%)
(84.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (37%)
- United Kingdom (33%)
- Mexico (18%)
- Vietnam (7%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (2%)
- Canada (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 22
- 1975 to 1979: 14
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 3
- 1965 to 1969: 48
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White population: 1,963
Black population: 480
American Indian population: 14
Asian population: 5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 15
Two or more races population: 21

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 413 |
|  English: 339 |
|  German: 300 |
|  United States or American: 194 |
|  Irish: 158 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 70 |
|  Italian: 66 |
|  Polish: 52 |
|  Scottish: 45 |
|  French (except Basque): 27 |
|  Swedish: 24 |
|  Swiss: 22 |
|  Greek: 18 |
|  European: 17 |
|  British: 16 |
|  Canadian: 15 |
|  Dutch: 13 |
|  Hungarian: 10 |
|  French Canadian: 9 |
|  Austrian: 9 |
|  Welsh: 8 |
|  Norwegian: 7 |
|  Ukrainian: 6 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5 |
|  West Indian: 5 |
|  Arab:: 3 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 3 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 2 |
|  Slovak: 2 |
|  Armenian: 2 |
|  Danish: 2 |
|  Russian: 2 |
|  Scandinavian: 2 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $63,203
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (60%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1236
- Northeast: 481
- Midwest: 237
- South: 279
- West: 78
68% of the 28571 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 1,985. Population change in the 1990s: +513 (+25.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 10.5% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 8.0% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 3.7% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- COASTAL WATER PROOFING , INC (4627 KERSHAW RD in ORIENTAL, NC; small business): $1,003,151 in 130 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Industrial Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $135,118; 2001: $0; 2002: $42,893; 2003: $26,621; 2004: $199,999; 2005: $368,550; 2006: $105,720.
Biggest contracts:
$32,600 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Industrial Buildings. Signed on 2004-09-08. Completion date: 2004-11-08.
$30,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-16. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$29,200 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities. Signed on 2000-03-01. Completion date: 2000-05-28.
$26,367 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Industrial Buildings. Signed on 2005-04-13. Completion date: 2005-05-13.
- ONLINE MARINE (705 BROAD STREET STE A in ORIENTAL, NC; small business): $5,669 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$2,890 with Navy for Machine Tools, Portable. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-04-11. Completion date: 2005-04-13.
$2,779 with Navy for ADP Components. Signed on 2003-08-14. Completion date: 2003-08-03.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Wholesale Trade: Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Other Building Finishing Contractors (20-49: 1)
- Construction: Residential Remodelers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Information: Newspaper Publishers (10-19: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
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.)
2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
2 people in other workers' dormitories
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