Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2016:
This zip code:
0.5% ($1,380)
North Carolina:
0.8% ($1,402)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,290 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,514 (0.6%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2016: $275,590
28717:
$275,590
North Carolina:
$165,400
According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 3 registered sex offenders living in 28717 zip code as of August 23, 2019. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 28717 is 586 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
41.1 years
North Carolina median age:
38.7 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.3 people
North Carolina:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28717, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $60,480 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$60,480
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $36,938 (reported on 72.7% of returns)
Here:
$36,938
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.1% for AGIs below $25k, 71.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 24.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,654 (reported on 38.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,654
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $10,688 (reported on 26.4% of returns)
Here:
$10,688
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$20,873 (reported on 27.3% of returns)
Here:
+$20,873
State:
+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 22.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$14,200 (reported on 28.1% of returns)
Here:
+$14,200
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.5% for AGIs below $25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $23,625 (reported on 16.5% of returns)
28717:
$23,625
North Carolina:
$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Total itemized deductions: $31,082 (26% of AGI, reported on 37.2% of returns)
Here:
$31,082
State:
$23,438
Here:
26.4% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs below $25k, 13.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 24.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 18.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $6,554 (reported on 32.2% of returns)
Here:
$6,554
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $8,229 (reported on 37.2% of returns)
28717:
$8,229
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $1,883 (reported on 14.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,883
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.6%
Here:
64%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 63.3% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28717, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $72,955 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$72,955
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $37,428 (reported on 67.3% of returns)
Here:
$37,428
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 44.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $3,792 (reported on 49.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$3,792
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $12,123 (reported on 35.5% of returns)
Here:
$12,123
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$60,690 (reported on 33.9% of returns)
Here:
+$60,690
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$24,480 (reported on 31.9% of returns)
Here:
+$24,480
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.6% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,824 (reported on 4.1% of returns)
28717:
$3,824
North Carolina:
$2,967
Self-employed pension: $19,471 (reported on 1.4% of returns)
Here:
$19,471
North Carolina:
$14,754
Total itemized deductions: $35,616 (25% of AGI, reported on 40.2% of returns)
Here:
$35,616
State:
$19,464
Here:
24.8% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 18.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $12,526 (8% of AGI, reported on 34.5% of returns)
Here:
$12,526
State:
$4,035
Here:
8.0% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $13,649 (reported on 78.3% of returns)
28717:
$13,649
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,453 (reported on 12.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,453
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.1%
Here:
69%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 59.9% for AGIs below $10k, 65.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 117 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 624
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 72 (27 now married, 44 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 145 (118 now married, 24 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 28717 with a mortgage: 325 (3 second mortgage, 111 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 223
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,286 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $332
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2016:
This zip code:
20.8%
Whole state:
15.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2016:
This zip code:
14.6%
Whole state:
8.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.5
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.5
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Reservoirs: Lupton Lake (A), Hampton Lake (B), Cashiers Lake (C), Whiteside Lake (D), Meadow Lake (E), Sapphire Lake (F), Webb Lake (G), Hidden Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Glassyrock Creek (A), Glade Creek (B), Democrat Creek (C), Norton Mill Creek (D), Corbin Creek (E), Bryson Branch (F), Silver Run Creek (G), Nix Creek (H), Nicholson Licklog Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cars and other vehicles available in Cashiers, NC (28717) in owner-occupied houses/condos
0no vehicle
2011 vehicle
3402 vehicles
673 vehicles
94 vehicles
95+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Zip code 28717 population
Cars and other vehicles available in Cashiers, NC (28717) in renter-occupied apartments
0no vehicle
761 vehicle
1072 vehicles
03 vehicles
04 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Zip code 28717 population
Zip code 28717 household income distribution in 2016
65Less than $10,000
70$10,000 to $14,999
69$15,000 to $19,999
8$20,000 to $24,999
29$25,000 to $29,999
52$30,000 to $34,999
40$35,000 to $39,999
20$40,000 to $44,999
107$45,000 to $49,999
26$50,000 to $59,999
10$60,000 to $74,999
146$75,000 to $99,999
50$100,000 to $124,999
17$125,000 to $149,999
14$150,000 to $199,999
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2016 in zip code 28717
7Less than $10,000
6$10,000 to $14,999
11$25,000 to $29,999
20$30,000 to $34,999
28$50,000 to $59,999
24$70,000 to $79,999
3$90,000 to $99,999
15$100,000 to $124,999
11$125,000 to $149,999
13$150,000 to $174,999
13$175,000 to $199,999
102$200,000 to $249,999
60$250,000 to $299,999
63$300,000 to $399,999
52$500,000 to $749,999
18$750,000 to $999,999
92$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
29$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in zip code 28717
31$100 to $149
16$400 to $449
10$500 to $549
21$700 to $749
24$900 to $999
33$1,000 to $1,249
46No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2016: $854.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $6,091,177.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2016 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $417,922
Asian householders: $298,516
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $275,590
28717:
$275,590
North Carolina:
$165,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $138,179 - $660,140
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $721,056
Here:
$721,056
State:
$235,833
Mobile homes: $50,677
Here:
$50,677
State:
$74,306
Owners and renters by unit type (%)
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,336
One, attached: 69
Two: 43
3 or 4: 158
5 to 9: 49
Mobile homes: 146
Unemployment: 2.3%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 28717
68.7%505Drove a car alone
27.1%199Carpooled
3.4%25Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28717
43Less than 5 minutes
1175 to 9 minutes
21810 to 14 minutes
13015 to 19 minutes
11120 to 24 minutes
4540 to 44 minutes
3045 to 59 minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.5%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,750
In family households: 1,303 (241 male householders, 234 female householders)
325 spouses, 310 children (292 natural, 1 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 54 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 11 other relatives, 70 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 449 (90 male householders (58 living alone)), 177 female householders (143 living alone)), 184 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 257 2-persons, 127 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 12 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 202 1-person, 42 2-persons, 24 4-persons
162 married couples with children.
145 single-parent households (99 men, 46 women).
96.3% of residents of 28717 zip code speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (13% very well, 70% not well, 16% not at all).
Foreign born population: 101 (5.7%) (38.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
5.7%
Whole state:
7.8%
Most common first ancestries reported in 28717 (%)
65%American
5%English
4%Irish
3%Canadian
2%French
2%Russian
1%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
942010 or later
572000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
10Before 1990
Note: State values scaled to 28717 population
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CASHIERS DRY CLEANERS (HIGHWAY 64 EAST in CASHIERS, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL (95 BOBCAT DRIVE in CASHIERS, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-316 Organizations: JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BIG SHEEPCLIFF WATER SYS (STATE RD 107 in CASHIERS, NC)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1997-0550, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-04-2000-0801,
CASHIERS CLEANERS INC (HWY 64 E in CASHIERS, NC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: ROBERTA FELCHLIN (CONTACT/OWNER)
CASHIERS WWTP (NCSR 1114 in CASHIERS, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: TUCKASEIGEE W&SA-CASHIERS WWTP
CEDAR CREEK WWTP (NCSR 1120 in CASHIERS, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: MCKEE DEVELOPMENT/CEDAR CREEK, MCKEE DEV CEDAR CRK WWTP
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.2% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%
Most commonly used house heating fuel
46%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
25%Electricity
11%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10%Wood
8%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 1,099. Population change in the 1990s: +438 (+39.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 727
Northeast: 128
Midwest: 181
South: 450
West: 131
56% of the 28717 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
85% of the 28717 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
Here:
13.2%
North Carolina:
10.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
North Carolina:
8.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
North Carolina:
17.5%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
61,433Management occupations
56,324Sales and related occupations
28,105Construction and extraction occupations
27,085Food preparation and serving related occupations
9,725Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
Note: State values scaled to 28717 population
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 5 establishments, 1-4 employees: 10 establishments)
Nearest zip codes: 29686, 28774, 28741, 28736, 29676, 29664.
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