Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2013:
This zip code:
0.7% ($1,060)
North Carolina:
0.8% ($1,304)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $1,143 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $1,028 (0.7%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,193
(46.6%)
Females: 1,369
(53.4%)
For population 25 years and over in 28617:
High school or higher: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
Unemployed: 10.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 28617:
Never married: 20.4%
Now married: 56.5%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 15.9%
Zip code 28617 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Races in zip code 28617
2,023White population
19Black population
8American Indian population
5Asian population
2Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population
Estimated median house/condo value in 2013: $159,200
28617:
$159,200
North Carolina:
$154,300
According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in 28617 zip code as of September 25, 2016. The ratio of number of residents in zip code 28617 to the number of sex offenders is 2,290 to 1.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
36.2 years
North Carolina median age:
37.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.5 people
North Carolina:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28617, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,620 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$37,620
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $30,921 (reported on 79.7% of returns)
Here:
$30,921
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.8% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 40.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,087 (reported on 39.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,087
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,456 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,456
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,327 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:
+$5,327
State:
+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,588 (reported on 21.5% of returns)
Here:
+$7,588
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,260 (reported on 12.7% of returns)
28617:
$10,260
North Carolina:
$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,120 (27% of AGI, reported on 19.0% of returns)
Here:
$18,120
State:
$23,438
Here:
26.9% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 9.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $3,291 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:
$3,291
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $5,400 (reported on 17.7% of returns)
28617:
$5,400
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,968 (reported on 24.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,968
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.6%
Here:
65%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28617, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,975 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$31,975
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $28,899 (reported on 80.8% of returns)
Here:
$28,899
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.0% for AGIs below $10k, 77.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,588 (reported on 48.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,588
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,412 (reported on 14.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,412
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$5,787 (reported on 12.1% of returns)
Here:
+$5,787
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,830 (reported on 19.7% of returns)
Here:
+$5,830
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,077 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
28617:
$3,077
North Carolina:
$2,967
Total itemized deductions: $15,513 (25% of AGI, reported on 19.6% of returns)
Here:
$15,513
State:
$19,464
Here:
24.9% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,806 (4% of AGI, reported on 17.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,806
State:
$4,035
Here:
4.3% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,916 (reported on 72.4% of returns)
28617:
$3,916
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,864 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,864
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.3%
Here:
68%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 59.5% for AGIs below $10k, 73.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.3% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 101 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 931
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 19 (19 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 645 (358 now married, 287 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 28617 with a mortgage: 292 (49 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 418
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $943 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: S370
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This zip code:
23.9%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This zip code:
18.3%
Whole state:
10.0%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.5
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Churches in zip code 28617 include: Healing Springs Church (A), Liberty Hill Church (B), Welcome Home Church (C), Chestnut Hill Church (D), Cox Grove Church (E), Senter Church (F), Shelter Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Silas Creek (A), Helton Creek (B), Millpond Branch (C), Long Shoals Creek (D), Long Branch (E), Foster Springs Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
419 married couples with children.
116 single-parent households (38 men, 78 women).
89.3% of residents of 28617 zip code speak English at home.
10.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% very well, 26% well, 19% not well, 15% not at all).
Foreign born population: 239 (9.3%) (6.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
9.3%
Whole state:
7.6%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents
86%Mexico
11%Guatemala
3%Malaysia
Most common first ancestries reported in 28617 (%)
41%American
20%Other groups
8%German
8%English
5%Irish
3%Italian
2%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
2012000 to 2009
271990 to 1999
11Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ASHE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SER. (739 FRED PUGH ROAD in CRUMPLER, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AY3VGCGX88, WASTEWATER FACILITY National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS; SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: ASHE CO ENVIRONMENTAL SER ASHE, ASHE COUNTY MUNICIPAL SOLID WA, ASHE COUNTY RECYCLING FACILITY
CHANDLER CONCRETE - CRUMPLER (1972 NC HWY 16 N in CRUMPLER, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE Alternative names: CHANDLER CNCRTE CO CHANDLER CN, WATAUGA READY MIX CORPORATION
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.6% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel
50%Electricity
32%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10%Wood
8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 2,532. Population change in the 1990s: -221 (-8.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,542
Northeast: 183
Midwest: 75
South: 523
71% of the 28617 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
96% of the 28617 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from different county within same state.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here:
2.5%
North Carolina:
9.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
North Carolina:
7.7%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
North Carolina:
17.3%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
53,917Management occupations
36,088Community and social service occupations
34,196Construction and extraction occupations
24,623Office and administrative support occupations
23,854Healthcare support occupations
22,065Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
Construction: New Housing Operative Builders (5-9: 1)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (5-9: 1)
Construction: Land Subdivision (1-4: 1)
Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (1-4: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 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 (Noninstitutionalized)
People in group quarters in 2010:
19 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in 2000:
11 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Most common first names in zip code 28617 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
William
27
79.6 years
James
18
73.8 years
John
14
76.7 years
Robert
11
70.1 years
Fred
8
75.1 years
Pauline
7
77.0 years
Paul
7
75.7 years
Thomas
6
78.7 years
Mary
6
79.5 years
Willie
5
65.4 years
Most common last names in zip code 28617 among deceased individuals
100% rural population.
Nearest zip codes: 28672, 28663, 28631, 28640, 28644, 28629.
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