Estimated zip code population in 2019: 17,963 Zip code population in 2010: 17,477 Zip code population in 2000: 17,019
Houses and condos: 8,970 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,003
% of renters here:
27%
State:
35%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 28716: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 158.0 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 114 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.7% ($1,182)
North Carolina:
0.8% ($1,493)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,287 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,058 (0.7%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $178,136
28716:
$178,136
North Carolina:
$193,200
According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 26 registered sex offenders living in 28716 zip code as of May 19, 2022. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 28716 is 670 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
42.8 years
North Carolina median age:
39.1 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
North Carolina:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28716, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,311 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$40,311
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $36,902 (reported on 82.3% of returns)
Here:
$36,902
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.8% for AGIs below $25k, 78.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 51.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $914 (reported on 33.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$914
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,161 (reported on 12.1% of returns)
Here:
$3,161
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,491 (reported on 8.9% of returns)
Here:
+$5,491
State:
+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,591 (reported on 14.8% of returns)
Here:
+$6,591
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,164 (reported on 9.9% of returns)
28716:
$10,164
North Carolina:
$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $17,953 (25% of AGI, reported on 26.1% of returns)
Here:
$17,953
State:
$23,438
Here:
24.8% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 9.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $3,777 (reported on 19.9% of returns)
Here:
$3,777
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $5,466 (reported on 26.1% of returns)
28716:
$5,466
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,182 (reported on 22.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,182
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.2%
Here:
60%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $25k, 59.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28716, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,121 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,121
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $31,807 (reported on 83.7% of returns)
Here:
$31,807
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.6% for AGIs below $10k, 70.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $991 (reported on 41.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$991
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,734 (reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,734
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$8,520 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
Here:
+$8,520
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,750 (reported on 16.5% of returns)
Here:
+$5,750
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,793 (reported on 1.7% of returns)
28716:
$2,793
North Carolina:
$2,967
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Total itemized deductions: $16,387 (27% of AGI, reported on 26.6% of returns)
Here:
$16,387
State:
$19,464
Here:
27.3% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $10k, 9.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,241 (5% of AGI, reported on 21.7% of returns)
Here:
$3,241
State:
$4,035
Here:
5.1% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,724 (reported on 73.4% of returns)
28716:
$3,724
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,752 (reported on 19.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,752
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.9%
Here:
68%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 59.3% for AGIs below $10k, 69.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 929 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6,511
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 240 (120 now married, 118 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,525 (1,934 now married, 1,575 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 28716 with a mortgage: 3,025 (19 second mortgage, 371 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,443
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,148 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $317
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
14.7%
Whole state:
13.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
7.7%
Whole state:
7.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.8
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 28716: Daniel Boone Camp (A), Camp Hope (B), Fryingpan Mountain Lookout (C), Sunburst Recreation Area (D), Mount Pisgah Recreation Site (E), Haywood County Farm (F), Shining Rock Parking Area (G), Canton Plaza (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 28716 include: North Canton Church (A), Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church (B), Meadow Grove Church (C), Longs Chapel (D), Long Branch Church (E), Laurel Grove Church (F), Inman Church (G), Spring Hill Baptist Church (H), Burnetts Siding Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Henderson Cemetery (1), Hall Cemetery (2), Spring Hill Cemetery (3), Mount Zion Cemetery (4), Longs Cemetery (5), Bon-A-Venture Cemetery (6), Clark Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake Logan (A), Camp Daniel Boone Lake (B), Canton Reservoir (C), Lake Logan (D), Fishers Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Inman Branch (A), Hungry Creek (B), Henderson Branch (C), Hemlock Branch (D), Haywood Gap Stream (E), Harley Branch (F), Green Creek (G), Panther Branch (H), Greasy Cove Prong (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 191 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,199 2-persons, 1,182 3-persons, 839 4-persons, 272 5-persons, 123 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 2,254 1-person, 416 2-persons, 72 3-persons
1,948 married couples with children.
1,014 single-parent households (195 men, 819 women).
95.7% of residents of 28716 zip code speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% very well, 12% well, 34% not well, 5% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 443 (2.5%) (12.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.5%
Whole state:
8.4%
55%Honduras
11%Armenia
5%Malaysia
4%Belgium
4%Cambodia
4%France
3%Thailand
30%American
13%English
9%German
7%Irish
4%Scotch-Irish
3%Italian
2%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1392010 or later
1272000 to 2009
1511990 to 1999
115Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BLUE RIDGE PAPER PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED (175 MAIN STREET in CANTON, NC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1977-0012, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3V0BW3ST, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -4993, AIR PROGRAM, -858, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) PERFORMANCE TRACK (National Environmental Performance Track) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) 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: PULP MILLS; PAPER MILLS; ELECTRIC SERVICES; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Business NAICS classification: PAPER (EXCEPT NEWSPRINT) MILLS.; PAPER (EXCEPT NEWSPRINT) MILLS.; PAPER (EXCEPT NEWSPRINT) MILLS. Organizations: BLUE RIDGE PAPER PRODUCTS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BLUE RIDGE PAPER PRODUCTS, INC. (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BLUE RDG PAPER PRODUCTS INC CA, BLUE RIDGE PAPER PRODUCTS - CANTON MILL, CHAMPION INT CORP, CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL
CANTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (60 PENLAND STREET in CANTON, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-320 Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CANTON (PO BOX 987 in CANTON, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -66AN2CF0006XNDA489NU013DP5, 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 Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL Alternative names: CANTON HARDWOOD COMPANY INCORPORATED
ADAMSON, ELDON (450 ZIONS TRACE in CANTON, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3X8EDRX9, WASTEWATER FACILITY National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: ADAMSON, ELDON - RESIDENCE
AMERICARB INC D/B/A IMERYS PIGMENTS AN (125 MAIN STREET in CANTON, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: INORGANIC PIGMENTS Business NAICS classification: INORGANIC DYE AND PIGMENT MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: AMERICARB INC D/B/A IMERYS PIGMENTS AND, AMERICARB INCORPORATED D/B/A IMERYS PIGMENTS AND ADDITIVES GROUP
BEN COOK USTS (OLD CLYDE ROAD in CANTON, NC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
CANTON HARDWOOD COMPANY INC (5373 THICKETY RD in CANTON, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
CASHIER VALLEY TROUT FARM (HWY 215 in CANTON, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Alternative names: SUNBURST TROUT CO L L C CASHIE
AMERICAN CLEANERS (111 PARK ST in CANTON, NC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: T W WILSON & BETTY SHUFORD (CONTACT/OWNER)
AN-TON CHEV OLDS BUICK PONT (I-40 EXIT 31 in CANTON, NC)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: FRED ANDERSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
CANTON AUTOMOTIVE INC (157 PARK ST in CANTON, NC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: CHARLES NANNEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
BENFIELD CHEMICALS (OLD CANTON CLYDE HYW in CANTON, NC)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.2%
54.2%Electricity
25.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
9.7%Wood
7.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.4%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 14,331. Population change in the 1990s: +2,688 (+18.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 13,368
Northeast: 604
Midwest: 923
South: 2,152
West: 338
63% of the 28716 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.
88% of the 28716 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 132
Here:
7.8%
North Carolina:
11.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36
Here:
4.6%
North Carolina:
9.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 98
Here:
16.1%
North Carolina:
19.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
98,921Architecture and engineering occupations
63,194Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
54,653Health technologists and technicians
53,489Transportation occupations
51,703Management occupations
51,584Business and financial operations occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
ALLTEC CORPORATION (110 CATALYST DRIVE in CANTON, NC)
$31,337 with Air Force for Installation of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2002-02-26. Completion date: 2002-04-19.
JOHNSON SUPPLY, INC (147 MAIN ST in CANTON, NC; small business) : $10,444 in 4 contractsfrom 2003 to 2004
$5,360 with Army for Cleaning and Polishing Compounds and Preparations. Signed on 2003-07-26. Completion date: 2003-08-08.
$5,084 with Army for Floor Polishers and Vacuum Cleaning Equipment. Signed on 2003-05-13. Completion date: 2003-06-30.
$4,858 with Navy for Floor Polishers and Vacuum Cleaning Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-25. Completion date: 2004-10-25.
-$4,858, same as above.Signed on 2004-12-17. Completion date: 2004-10-25.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Wholesale Trade: Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2)
2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 110. The highest number of reported fires - 190 took place in 2015, and the least - 11 in 2005. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (57.5%), and Outside Fires (30.4%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28716