28723 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Cullowhee, NC Jackson County, NC Zip code population (2000): 8,655 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 9,742 Homes for Sale in Cullowhee. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 28723 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 3,841 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,197 % of renters here:   42% State:   31% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 28723: 86.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 145.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 67 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   0.6% ($489) North Carolina:   1.1% ($826) Profiles of local businesses: Western Carolina Properties List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 4,360   (50.4%) Females: 4,295   (49.6%) Recent posts about zip code 28723 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Western NC official Photo thread  (65 replies) Waynesville  (95 replies) Where are you orginally from?  (124 replies) Anyone NOT like Charlotte?  (233 replies) Big universities in NC  (18 replies) towns outside of Asheville  (20 replies) Urban population: 4,085 Rural population: 4,570 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $167,753 28723:   $167,753 North Carolina:   $145,700 According to our research of public records there were 5 registered sex offenders living in 28723 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   22.8 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.2 people North Carolina:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28723, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,018 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $37,018 State:   $45,376 Salary/wage: $31,295 (reported on 85.4% of returns) Here:   $31,295 State:   $39,442 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $10k, 79.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.1% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,189 (reported on 46.9% of returns) This zip code:   $1,189 North Carolina:   $1,515 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,414 (reported on 19.2% of returns) Here:   $2,414 State:   $4,016 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$9,653 (reported on 15.1% of returns) Here:   +$9,653 State:   +$11,152 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$7,847 (reported on 19.3% of returns) Here:   +$7,847 State:   +$9,490 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 6.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,901 (reported on 2.8% of returns) 28723:   $2,901 North Carolina:   $2,967 Total itemized deductions: $19,236 (1% of AGI, reported on 24.7% of returns) Here:   $19,236 State:   $19,464 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.5% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,660 (4.7% of AGI, reported on 20.8% of returns) Here:   $3,660 North Carolina:   $4,035 Here:   4.7% of AGI State:   4.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $5,068 (reported on 72.9% of returns) 28723:   $5,068 State:   $7,257 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,506 (reported on 15.8% of returns) Here:   $1,506 State:   $1,851 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.1% Here:   54% State:   62% (% for various income ranges: 41.1% for AGIs below $10k, 57.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.9% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$34,637
North Carolina:	$44,670

Nearest zip codes: 28736, 28783, 28779, 28725, 28717, 28707.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	54.2%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 28723 with a mortgage: 591 (46 second mortgage, 93 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 415

This zip code:	25.6%
Whole state:	14.3%

This zip code:	11.6%
Whole state:	6.0%

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Notable location: Tuckasegee Power Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in zip code 28723 include: Yellow Mountain Church (A), Catherine Chapel (B), Ochre Hill Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Wyke Cemetery (1), Stephenson Cemetery (2), Hoyle Cemetery (3), Evvitt Cemetery (4), Coward Cemetery (5), Brasstown Cemetery (6), Norman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Hidden Lake (A), Tuckasegee Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Frady Creek (A), Flint Spring Creek (B), Piney Mountain Creek (C), Doubletop Creek (D), Dickson Creek (E), Rich Mountain Branch (F), Craig Creek (G), Coppermine Creek (H), Rough Butt Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28723: Less than $10,000: 24 $10,000 to $14,999: 12 $15,000 to $19,999: 5 $20,000 to $24,999: 16 $25,000 to $29,999: 30 $30,000 to $34,999: 13 $35,000 to $39,999: 19 $40,000 to $49,999: 41 $50,000 to $59,999: 40 $60,000 to $69,999: 35 $70,000 to $79,999: 50 $80,000 to $89,999: 73 $90,000 to $99,999: 58 $100,000 to $124,999: 180 $125,000 to $149,999: 203 $150,000 to $174,999: 187 $175,000 to $199,999: 158 $200,000 to $249,999: 234 $250,000 to $299,999: 153 $300,000 to $399,999: 175 $400,000 to $499,999: 83 $500,000 to $749,999: 38 $750,000 to $999,999: 12 $1,000,000 or more: 27

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28723: $150 to $199: 51 $200 to $249: 69 $250 to $299: 68 $300 to $349: 132 $350 to $399: 206 $400 to $449: 251 $450 to $499: 60 $500 to $549: 51 $550 to $599: 11 $600 to $649: 49 $650 to $699: 15 $700 to $749: 13 $750 to $799: 5 $900 to $999: 16 $1,000 to $1,249: 27 No cash rent: 40

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $171,098.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $174,292
• Black or African American householders: $506,908
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $98,856
• Two or more races householders: $285,164

28723:	$166,708
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $239,382

Here:	$239,382
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $237,416

Here:	$237,416
State:	$176,568

In 2-unit structures: $193,649

Here:	$193,649
State:	$153,934

Mobile homes: $69,437

Here:	$69,437
State:	$45,354

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,374
• One, attached: 37
• Two: 138
• 3 or 4: 117
• 5 to 9: 170
• 10 to 19: 86
• 20 to 49: 84
• 50 or more: 25
• Mobile homes: 821
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,878 (73%) Carpooled: 569 (14%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 342 (9%) Worked at home: 118 (3%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 362 5 to 9 minutes: 607 10 to 14 minutes: 613 15 to 19 minutes: 542 20 to 24 minutes: 559 25 to 29 minutes: 115 30 to 34 minutes: 443 35 to 39 minutes: 47 40 to 44 minutes: 98 45 to 59 minutes: 224 60 to 89 minutes: 162 90 or more minutes: 35

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.3%

Household type by relationship
Households: 6,199

• In family households: 4,320 (1,220 male householders, 323 female householders)

  1,247 spouses, 1,264 children (1,214 natural, 2 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 42 other relatives, 120 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,879 (607 male householders (418 living alone)), 661 female householders (412 living alone)), 611 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,525 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 832 2-persons, 333 3-persons, 243 4-persons, 101 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 830 1-person, 325 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 30 4-persons.

740 married couples with children.
236 single-parent households (75 men, 161 women).

95.2% of residents of 28723 zip code speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 23% well, 24% not well, 2% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 17% well, 1% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% very well, 6% well, 31% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 114 (1.3%)
(19.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	1.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 863

German: 844

Other groups: 823

English: 739

Scotch-Irish: 703

Irish: 683

Scottish: 289

French (except Basque): 146

Italian: 120

Dutch: 105

European: 81

Polish: 47

Norwegian: 46

Swedish: 33

Russian: 31

Subsaharan African:: 30

Welsh: 29

British: 25

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 23

African: 21

Czech: 13

Portuguese: 11

Dutch West Indian: 11

Austrian: 10

Danish: 10

Belgian: 9

Nigerian: 9

Greek: 8

Celtic: 8

Jamaican: 8

Slovak: 7

Croatian: 6

Swiss: 6

Lebanese: 5

Arab:: 5

Bermudan: 4

French Canadian: 3

Yugoslavian: 3

Canadian: 2

Lithuanian: 2

Armenian: 2

Hungarian: 1

Median worth of mobile homes: $85,963

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5107
• Northeast: 610
• Midwest: 746
• South: 1847
• West: 266

42% of the 28723 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in North Carolina.

Population in 1990: 2,886. Population change in the 1990s: +5,769 (+199.9%).

Here:	4.9%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	9.2%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	3.5%
North Carolina:	20.2%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (340 H F ROBINSN BLDG 340 in CULLOWHEE, NC)

  $10,000 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 2001-06-15. Completion date: 2001-07-15.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)

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