Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,227
| This zip code: | $32,227 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 28765, 28740, 28755, 28777, 37687, 28714.
Housing units in zip code 28705 with a mortgage: 452 (10 second mortgage, 60 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 573
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $805
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $256
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 17.8% | | 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: | 5.6 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 28705 include: Bethlehem Church (A), Cloudland Church (B), Rockdale Church (C), Roan Valley Church (D), Fork Mountain Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Roan Valley Cemetery (1), Edwards Cemetery (2), Ingram Cemetery (3), Hughes Cemetery (4), Stanley Cemetery (5), Major Cemetery (6), Hobson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Piney Branch (A), Fall Creek (B), Edwards Branch (C), Powers Branch (D), Laurel Creek (E), Reuben Creek (F), Cook Creek (G), Charles Creek (H), Carvers Gap Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 90
- 1995 to 1998: 275
- 1990 to 1994: 168
- 1980 to 1989: 388
- 1970 to 1979: 631
- 1960 to 1969: 345
- 1950 to 1959: 318
- 1940 to 1949: 273
- 1939 or earlier: 469
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bakersville, NC (28705): |
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- no bedroom: 10
- 1 bedrooms: 47
- 2 bedrooms: 648
- 3 bedrooms: 980
- 4 bedrooms: 241
- 5 or more bedrooms: 25
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 36
- 2 bedrooms: 213
- 3 bedrooms: 100
- 4 bedrooms: 37
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 28705 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 155
- 1 vehicle: 540
- 2 vehicles: 822
- 3 vehicles: 299
- 4 vehicles: 97
- 5 or more vehicles: 38
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 84
- 1 vehicle: 128
- 2 vehicles: 138
- 3 vehicles: 31
- 4 vehicles: 13
- 5 or more vehicles: 3
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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 28705:
- Less than $10,000: 64
- $10,000 to $14,999: 32
- $15,000 to $19,999: 61
- $20,000 to $24,999: 46
- $25,000 to $29,999: 25
- $30,000 to $34,999: 35
- $35,000 to $39,999: 33
- $40,000 to $49,999: 89
- $50,000 to $59,999: 108
- $60,000 to $69,999: 100
- $70,000 to $79,999: 106
- $80,000 to $89,999: 115
- $90,000 to $99,999: 109
- $100,000 to $124,999: 326
- $125,000 to $149,999: 250
- $150,000 to $174,999: 85
- $175,000 to $199,999: 81
- $200,000 to $249,999: 131
- $250,000 to $299,999: 48
- $300,000 to $399,999: 39
- $400,000 to $499,999: 8
- $500,000 to $749,999: 12
- $750,000 to $999,999: 6
- $1,000,000 or more: 4
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28705:
- Less than $100: 29
- $100 to $149: 42
- $150 to $199: 11
- $200 to $249: 17
- $250 to $299: 22
- $300 to $349: 17
- $350 to $399: 17
- $400 to $449: 26
- $550 to $599: 32
- $600 to $649: 11
- $700 to $749: 2
- $1,000 to $1,249: 5
- No cash rent: 84
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $68,439.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $109,503
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $121,670
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $68,439
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $106,451 (it was $67,800 in 2000)
| 28705: | $106,451 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,072 - $165,265
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $145,989| Here: | $145,989 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $77,340| Here: | $77,340 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 2-unit structures: $143,995| Here: | $143,995 | | State: | $153,934 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $54,596| Here: | $54,596 | | State: | $169,602 |
Mobile homes: $42,064| Here: | $42,064 | | State: | $45,354 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $16,500| Here: | $16,500 | | 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: 2,138
- One, attached: 24
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 10
- 5 to 9: 11
- 10 to 19: 16
- 20 to 49: 26
- Mobile homes: 717
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,729 (72%)
- Carpooled: 609 (25%)
- Walked: 18 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 37 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 27
- 5 to 9 minutes: 256
- 10 to 14 minutes: 266
- 15 to 19 minutes: 289
- 20 to 24 minutes: 324
- 25 to 29 minutes: 118
- 30 to 34 minutes: 431
- 35 to 39 minutes: 57
- 40 to 44 minutes: 95
- 45 to 59 minutes: 317
- 60 to 89 minutes: 96
- 90 or more minutes: 82
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,501
- In family households: 4,777 (1,497 male householders, 287 female householders)
1,496 spouses, 1,270 children (1,155 natural, 55 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 51 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 63 parents, 35 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 724 (276 male householders (253 living alone)), 376 female householders (343 living alone)), 72 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 41 (15 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,007 2-persons, 467 3-persons, 235 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 596 1-person, 46 2-persons, 10 4-persons.
881 married couples with children.
168 single-parent households (45 men, 123 women).
96.4% of residents of 28705 zip code speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 16% well, 20% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% very well, 6% well, 29% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 37 (0.7%)
(16.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (54%)
- Brazil (24%)
- Australia (11%)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (5%)
- Ecuador (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 26
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 3
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 6
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White population: 5,541
Black population: 7
American Indian population: 29
Asian population: 4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 19
Two or more races population: 26

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 998 |
|  English: 602 |
|  Irish: 304 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 290 |
|  Other groups: 250 |
|  German: 241 |
|  Scottish: 87 |
|  Polish: 38 |
|  Italian: 26 |
|  European: 25 |
|  Dutch: 22 |
|  Swedish: 21 |
|  British: 16 |
|  Welsh: 12 |
|  French (except Basque): 11 |
|  Brazilian: 9 |
|  Norwegian: 7 |
|  Russian: 6 |
|  Swiss: 5 |
|  French Canadian: 4 |
|  Portuguese: 3 |
|  Czech: 2 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 2 |
|  African: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BOWMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (410 SOUTH MITCHELL AVENUE in BAKERSVILLE, NC)
(Geographic Names Information System)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-302
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: MITCHELL COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BULADEAN ELEMENTARY (12190 NORTH HWY 226 in BAKERSVILLE, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-308
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: MITCHELL COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: BULADEAU SCHOOL
- APPALACHIAN PAVING AND GRADING INCORPORATED (312 GRANITE LANE in BAKERSVILLE, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
- BEAR CREEK CHURCH PARSONAGE (476 BEAR CREEK CHURCH ROAD in BAKERSVILLE, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AY3X87U28F, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
- BURLESON LARRY SFR (160 GREASY CREEK RD in BAKERSVILLE, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: BURLESON, MARY - RESIDENCE
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,132
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4221
- Northeast: 177
- Midwest: 184
- South: 847
- West: 47
67% of the 28705 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 6,862. Population change in the 1990s: -1,236 (-18.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
| Here: | 5.8% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
| Here: | 6.9% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32
| Here: | 19.6% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (20-49: 1)
- Educational Services: Automobile Driving Schools (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 9)
- Construction: Residential Remodelers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (10-19: 1, 5-9: 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
- 13 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
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