Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,056
| This zip code: | $32,056 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 24348, 28627, 28644, 28623, 28668, 28663.
Housing units in zip code 28675 with a mortgage: 648 (74 second mortgage, 82 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 603
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $826
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $273
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 19.2% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 28675 include: White Plains Union Baptist Church (A), Zion Primitive Baptist Church (B), Shiloh United Methodist Church (C), Chestnut Grove Church (D), Pleasant Home Union Baptist Church (E), Glade Creek Church (F), Glade Valley Presbyterian Church (G), Laura Glenn Church (H), Macedonia Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Laurel Glenn Cemetery (1), Glade Valley Cemetery (2), Macedonia Cemetery (3), New Haven Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rock Creek (A), Bledsoe Creek (B), Vile Creek (C), Jewel Creek (D), Wolf Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 95
- 1995 to 1998: 207
- 1990 to 1994: 232
- 1980 to 1989: 583
- 1970 to 1979: 822
- 1960 to 1969: 503
- 1950 to 1959: 328
- 1940 to 1949: 189
- 1939 or earlier: 284
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sparta, NC (28675): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 32
- 2 bedrooms: 328
- 3 bedrooms: 1,272
- 4 bedrooms: 229
- 5 or more bedrooms: 90
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 4
- 1 bedrooms: 152
- 2 bedrooms: 270
- 3 bedrooms: 222
- 4 bedrooms: 26
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 28675 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 149
- 1 vehicle: 493
- 2 vehicles: 767
- 3 vehicles: 405
- 4 vehicles: 114
- 5 or more vehicles: 23
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 134
- 1 vehicle: 311
- 2 vehicles: 170
- 3 vehicles: 49
- 4 vehicles: 14
- 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 28675:
- Less than $10,000: 32
- $10,000 to $14,999: 16
- $15,000 to $19,999: 11
- $20,000 to $24,999: 11
- $25,000 to $29,999: 11
- $30,000 to $34,999: 24
- $35,000 to $39,999: 23
- $40,000 to $49,999: 51
- $50,000 to $59,999: 79
- $60,000 to $69,999: 69
- $70,000 to $79,999: 65
- $80,000 to $89,999: 62
- $90,000 to $99,999: 126
- $100,000 to $124,999: 320
- $125,000 to $149,999: 230
- $150,000 to $174,999: 186
- $175,000 to $199,999: 137
- $200,000 to $249,999: 128
- $250,000 to $299,999: 90
- $300,000 to $399,999: 66
- $400,000 to $499,999: 60
- $500,000 to $749,999: 41
- $750,000 to $999,999: 15
- $1,000,000 or more: 48
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28675:
- Less than $100: 57
- $100 to $149: 16
- $150 to $199: 24
- $200 to $249: 56
- $250 to $299: 78
- $300 to $349: 50
- $350 to $399: 37
- $400 to $449: 38
- $450 to $499: 67
- $500 to $549: 12
- $550 to $599: 8
- No cash rent: 88
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $83,039.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $127,449
- Black or African American householders: $97,336
- Asian householders: $386,606
- Some other race householders: $34,219
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $37,261
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $134,241 (it was $85,500 in 2000)
| 28675: | $134,241 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,527 - $144,258
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $233,269| Here: | $233,269 | | State: | $217,106 |
In 2-unit structures: $158,697| Here: | $158,697 | | State: | $153,934 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $292,620| Here: | $292,620 | | State: | $163,212 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $90,342| Here: | $90,342 | | State: | $169,602 |
Mobile homes: $33,668| Here: | $33,668 | | 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: 2,454
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 63
- 3 or 4: 61
- 5 to 9: 128
- 10 to 19: 49
- 20 to 49: 26
- 50 or more: 4
- Mobile homes: 428
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,062 (72%)
- Carpooled: 626 (22%)
- Taxi: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 63 (2%)
- Other means: 19 (1%)
- Worked at home: 104 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 265
- 5 to 9 minutes: 569
- 10 to 14 minutes: 836
- 15 to 19 minutes: 283
- 20 to 24 minutes: 266
- 25 to 29 minutes: 33
- 30 to 34 minutes: 156
- 35 to 39 minutes: 70
- 40 to 44 minutes: 31
- 45 to 59 minutes: 121
- 60 to 89 minutes: 65
- 90 or more minutes: 84
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,850
- In family households: 4,848 (1,317 male householders, 408 female householders)
1,403 spouses, 1,419 children (1,298 natural, 52 adopted, 69 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 97 other relatives, 82 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,002 (318 male householders (282 living alone)), 585 female householders (531 living alone)), 99 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 169 (150 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 861 2-persons, 442 3-persons, 309 4-persons, 94 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 813 1-person, 80 2-persons, 10 3-persons.
877 married couples with children.
225 single-parent households (41 men, 184 women).
93.8% of residents of 28675 zip code speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% very well, 9% well, 35% not well, 22% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 32% well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% very well, 52% well, 26% not well).
Foreign born population: 276 (4.5%)
(19.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (81%)
- Vietnam (8%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Other South Central Asia (4%)
- Germany (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 198
- 1990 to 1994: 34
- 1985 to 1989: 12
- 1980 to 1984: 4
- 1975 to 1979: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 11
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 11
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White population: 5,859
Black population: 88
American Indian population: 4
Asian population: 17
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 84
Two or more races population: 57

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 1650 |
|  English: 673 |
|  Other groups: 456 |
|  German: 334 |
|  Irish: 314 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 235 |
|  French (except Basque): 46 |
|  Dutch: 35 |
|  Scottish: 33 |
|  Polish: 31 |
|  Welsh: 21 |
|  British: 18 |
|  European: 16 |
|  Italian: 15 |
|  Hungarian: 12 |
|  Danish: 10 |
|  French Canadian: 7 |
|  Canadian: 6 |
|  Croatian: 5 |
|  Yugoslavian: 5 |
|  Lithuanian: 4 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BRISTOL COMPRESSORS SPARTA INCORPORATED (114 INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE in SPARTA, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3WG7TSGV, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -4457, AIR PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS; AIR-CONDITIONING AND WARM AIR HEATING EQUIPMENT AND COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; AIR-CONDITIONING AND WARM AIR HEATING EQUIPMENT AND COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.; AIR-CONDITIONING AND WARM AIR HEATING EQUIPMENT AND COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: MARTIN MARIETTA COMPOSITES INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BRISTOL COMPRESSORS DIVISION OF YI, MARTIN MARIETTA COMPOSITES INCORPORATED, MARTIN MARIETTA COMPOSITES INC - SPARTA FACILITY, MARTIN MARIETTA COMPOSITES INC., MARTIN MARIETTA COMPOSITES - S, MARTIN MARIETTA MTRL INC MARTI
- CARDINAL STONE COMPANY INCORPORATED (US 221 AND US 21 in SPARTA, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN GRANITE
- CHARLESTON FORGE-SPARTA PLANT (593 ANDREWS RIDGE ROAD in SPARTA, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC and NAICS classification: METAL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Alternative names: CHARLESTON FORGE, INC. - SPARTA PLANT, HEARTHSTONE ENTERPRISES, INC-CHARLESTON
- ALLEGHANY HIGH SCHOOL (404 TROJAN AVENUE in SPARTA, NC)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-304
Organizations: ALLEGHANY COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ALLEGHANY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (233 DOCTORS STREET in SPARTA, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Alternative names: ALLEGHANY COMPANY MEM HOSP
- CAROLINA NARROW FABRIC CO (604 MEMORIAL PARK DR in SPARTA, NC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: HORACE L FREEMAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHOATE MOTOR COMPANY (118 E WHITEHEAD ST in SPARTA, NC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DAVID CHOATE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CITY BODY SHOP (JONES ST in SPARTA, NC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CLINTON MCGRADY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ALLEGHANY COUNTY SCH DIST. (ONE PEACHTREE STREET in SPARTA, NC)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: ALLEGHANY CNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- C A MELLOTT DBA BULLHEAD PROD (FARM RD in SPARTA, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN GRANITE
- CARL ROSE & SONS READY-MIX CONCRETE, IN (164 PINE SWAMP ROAD in SPARTA, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Alternative names: CARL ROSE & SONS INC-SPARTA READY MIX
- CHARLESTON FORGE (534 NAPCO RD in SPARTA, NC)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BARBER INVESTMENTS LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- CHARLESTON FORGE PLT #3 (STATE ROAD 1427 in SPARTA, NC)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: BABBER INVESTMENTS LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BARBER INVESTMENTS LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,290
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (54%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (9%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3939
- Northeast: 273
- Midwest: 100
- South: 1390
- West: 28
64% of the 28675 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 5,746. Population change in the 1990s: +364 (+6.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 1.5% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18
| Here: | 11.2% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- G&A TREE SERVICE, INC (154 HICKORY VIEW DRIVE in SPARTA, NC; small business): $37,663 in 2 contracts in 2000
$37,663 with Navy for Tree Thinning Services. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2000-06-06. Completion date: 2000-07-11.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2000-06-06. Completion date: 2000-07-11.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 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.)
People in group quarters
- 122 people in nursing homes
- 26 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9 people in other group homes
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
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