Estimated zip code population in 2019: 1,969 Zip code population in 2010: 1,729 Zip code population in 2000: 1,537
Houses and condos: 3,011 Renter-occupied apartments: 172
% of renters here:
19%
State:
35%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 28717: 86.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 51.3 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 38 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.4% ($1,359)
North Carolina:
0.8% ($1,493)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,270 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,476 (0.4%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $387,786
28717:
$387,786
North Carolina:
$193,200
According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in 28717 zip code as of August 16, 2022. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 28717 is 1,759 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
56.5 years
North Carolina median age:
39.1 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.2 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: 53 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 848
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 40 (0 now married, 39 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 228 (93 now married, 134 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 28717 with a mortgage: 434 (4 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 292
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,348 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $444
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
9.9%
Whole state:
13.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
7.3%
Whole state:
7.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.0
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.5
State:
4.4
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
In group quarters: 9 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 319 2-persons, 123 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 28 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 319 1-person, 48 2-persons
111 married couples with children.
163 single-parent households (146 men, 17 women).
97.6% of residents of 28717 zip code speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (12% very well, 73% not well, 15% not at all).
Foreign born population: 67 (3.4%) (9.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.4%
Whole state:
8.4%
87%Honduras
9%Serbia
77%American
4%English
3%Scotch-Irish
1%Russian
1%Irish
1%European
0%Dutch
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
532010 or later
622000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
5Before 1990
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: 0.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%
50.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
30.9%Electricity
7.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6.1%Wood
5.5%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: 732
Northeast: 183
Midwest: 332
South: 484
West: 118
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.
91% of the 28717 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 70
Here:
35.4%
North Carolina:
11.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
North Carolina:
9.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
North Carolina:
19.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
63,766Sales and related occupations
37,338Food preparation and serving related occupations
33,091Personal care and service occupations
32,444Office and administrative support occupations
31,023Management occupations
22,295Transportation occupations
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)
Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
Construction: New Housing Operative Builders (50-99: 1)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 14)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 17. The highest number of fire incidents - 45 took place in 2010, and the least - 0 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (56.9%), and Outside Fires (32.4%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28717
(48.9%)
(51.1%)
Nearest zip codes: 29686, 28774, 28741, 28736, 29676, 29664.
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 17. The highest number of fire incidents - 45 took place in 2010, and the least - 0 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (56.9%), and Outside Fires (32.4%).