28640 Zip Code (Jefferson, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 5,039
Zip code population in 2010: 4,719
Zip code population in 2000: 4,079

Houses and condos: 2,878
Renter-occupied apartments: 742
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 28640: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 38.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 130 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,265 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,085 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 28640:

• High school or higher: 85.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
• Unemployed: 6.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28640:

• Never married: 27.9%
• Now married: 50.5%
• Separated: 3.6%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 10.3%

• 
• • 4,28690.8%White
  • 3146.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 501.1%Black
  • 320.7%Asian
  • 280.6%Two or more races
  • 50.1%American Indian
  • 40.08%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28640, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,578 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,578
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $34,938 (reported on 78.4% of returns)

Here:	$34,938
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.1% for AGIs below $25k, 77.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 27.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,762 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,762
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,230 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$6,230
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,018 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	+$13,018
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,032 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$11,032
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,384 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

28640:	$11,384
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $25,169 (24% of AGI, reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	$25,169
State:	$23,438

Here:	23.9% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 11.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,932 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,932
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,524 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

28640:	$7,524
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,041 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,041
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.5%

Here:	61%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 56.7% for AGIs below $25k, 58.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28640, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,917 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,917
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $29,615 (reported on 80.2% of returns)

Here:	$29,615
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.1% for AGIs below $10k, 74.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 25.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $3,037 (reported on 46.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$3,037
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $5,888 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$5,888
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$17,338 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$17,338
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,960 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	+$10,960
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.9% for AGIs below $10k, 7.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,891 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

28640:	$2,891
North Carolina:	$2,967

Self-employed pension: $20,364 (reported on 0.6% of returns)

Here:	$20,364
North Carolina:	$14,754

Total itemized deductions: $19,088 (19% of AGI, reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	$19,088
State:	$19,464

Here:	18.8% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $10k, 8.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,572 (4% of AGI, reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,572
State:	$4,035

Here:	4.0% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,816 (reported on 71.0% of returns)

28640:	$6,816
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,598 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,598
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.8%

Here:	72%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 66.4% for AGIs below $10k, 72.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28694, 28629, 28617, 28672, 28644, 28651.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 298
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,819

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 43 (14 now married, 28 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 872 (418 now married, 452 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28640 with a mortgage: 654 (15 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 736

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,017
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $307

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 28640 household income distribution in 2019

• 214Less than $10,000
• 154$10,000 to $14,999
• 129$15,000 to $19,999
• 100$20,000 to $24,999
• 150$25,000 to $29,999
• 152$30,000 to $34,999
• 128$35,000 to $39,999
• 107$40,000 to $44,999
• 64$45,000 to $49,999
• 150$50,000 to $59,999
• 337$60,000 to $74,999
• 153$75,000 to $99,999
• 151$100,000 to $124,999
• 46$125,000 to $149,999
• 32$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 28640

• 61Less than $10,000
• 23$10,000 to $14,999
• 85$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$40,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $69,999
• 47$70,000 to $79,999
• 82$80,000 to $89,999
• 33$90,000 to $99,999
• 162$100,000 to $124,999
• 56$125,000 to $149,999
• 97$150,000 to $174,999
• 96$175,000 to $199,999
• 231$200,000 to $249,999
• 100$250,000 to $299,999
• 120$300,000 to $399,999
• 29$400,000 to $499,999
• 37$500,000 to $749,999
• 16$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 28640

• 2Less than $100
• 89$100 to $149
• 23$150 to $199
• 14$200 to $249
• 15$250 to $299
• 23$300 to $349
• 82$350 to $399
• 101$400 to $449
• 32$450 to $499
• 52$500 to $549
• 111$550 to $599
• 5$600 to $649
• 15$650 to $699
• 11$700 to $749
• 27$800 to $899
• 2$1,000 to $1,249
• 3$1,500 to $1,999
• 81No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $581.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $170,290.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $183,215
• Black or African American householders: $160,538

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $170,617 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $96,872 - $250,867

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $181,750

Here:	$181,750
State:	$265,100

Townhouses or other attached units: $199,546

Here:	$199,546
State:	$217,635

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,744
• One, attached: 90
• Two: 200
• 3 or 4: 99
• 5 to 9: 102
• 10 to 19: 96
• 20 to 49: 15
• 50 or more: 52
• Mobile homes: 456

Unemployment: 6.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28640

• 77.6%1,802Drove a car alone
• 8.8%204Carpooled
• 5.2%121Walked
• 0.1%2Other means
• 8.5%197Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28640

• 151Less than 5 minutes
• 4215 to 9 minutes
• 69010 to 14 minutes
• 14315 to 19 minutes
• 24320 to 24 minutes
• 9025 to 29 minutes
• 12630 to 34 minutes
• 1535 to 39 minutes
• 6240 to 44 minutes
• 17645 to 59 minutes
• 360 to 89 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,039

• Male householders: 1,049 (230 living alone), Female householders: 1,077 (403 living alone)

• 971 spouses (970 opposite-sex spouses), 241 unmarried partners, (241 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 888 children (823 natural, 4 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 65 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 19 foster children, 3 other relatives, 409 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 272 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 804 2-persons, 221 3-persons, 122 4-persons, 148 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 633 1-person, 99 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 59 4-persons

425 married couples with children.
237 single-parent households (14 men, 223 women).

91.4% of residents of 28640 zip code speak English at home.
7.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 39% well, 7% not well, 4% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN EMERGENCY VEHICLES (165 AMERICAN WAY in JEFFERSON, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLES AND PASSENGER CAR BODIES
  Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING.; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: HORTON EMERGENCY VEHICLES (CONTACT/OWNER) , HALCORE GROUP INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: HALCORE GROUP, INC, HALCORE GROUP, INC

• ASHE COUNTY CONSOLIDATED HIGH (184 CAMPUS DRIVE in WEST JEFFERSON, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-302
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Organizations: ASHE COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ASHE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INACTIVE (HIGHWAY 221 SOUTH in JEFFERSON, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
  

• ASHE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (IVY STREET in JEFFERSON, NC)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• ASHE COUNTY SCHOOLS (320 SOUTH ST. in JEFFERSON, NC)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• ASHE COUNTY LANDFILL (739 FRED PUGH RD in JEFFERSON, NC)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.9%

Population in 1990: 3,080. Population change in the 1990s: +999 (+32.4%).

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

• This state: 3,483
• Northeast: 234
• Midwest: 309
• South: 482
• West: 157

61% of the 28640 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

95% of the 28640 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% 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): 15 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• VANNOY, JAMES R & SONS CONSTRU (1608 HWY 221 N in JEFFERSON, NC)
  300 employees, $124997126 revenue: $144,000 in 3 contracts in 2000

  $64,000 with National Park Service for Other Buildings. Signed on 2000-01-15. Completion date: 1997-11-15.
  $58,000 with National Park Service for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 1999-10-15.
  $22,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-02-15. Completion date: 1999-10-15.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (100-249: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 3, 1-4: 3)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 14. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 38 took place in 2014, and the least - 1 in 2003. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (51.5%), and Outside Fires (23.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28640
• 11951.5%Structure Fires
• 5423.4%Outside Fires
• 4318.6%Other
• 156.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28640, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28640 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	47	73.7 years
Mary	44	80.8 years
William	34	78.0 years
John	32	75.8 years
Robert	29	73.9 years
Ruth	25	80.7 years
Walter	21	78.0 years
Thomas	19	71.4 years
Pearl	17	83.5 years
Joseph	17	78.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 28640 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bare	74	79.7 years
Miller	70	76.5 years
Little	36	78.2 years
Jones	29	75.8 years
Blevins	29	76.7 years
Severt	27	74.9 years
Sheets	27	75.5 years
Taylor	26	72.3 years
Barker	25	77.0 years
Eldreth	22	80.6 years

Businesses in zip code 28640
Name	Count		Name	Count
Best Western	1		Pizza Hut	1
Curves	1		Rite Aid	1
H&R Block	1		UPS	2
Hardee's	1