28740 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,764
Zip code population in 2010: 1,364
Zip code population in 2000: 2,386

Houses and condos: 1,334
Renter-occupied apartments: 138
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28740: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 55.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,218 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,122 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 28740:

• High school or higher: 87.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
• Unemployed: 5.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28740:

• Never married: 13.0%
• Now married: 70.3%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 9.7%
• Divorced: 6.7%

• 
• • 1,69396.0%White
  • 392.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 241.4%Two or more races
  • 50.3%Some other race
  • 10.06%American Indian
  • 10.06%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28740, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,840 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,840
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $43,447 (reported on 79.8% of returns)

Here:	$43,447
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1221.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3651.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6470.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9552.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17096.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $586 (reported on 29.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$586
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.8% for AGIs below $25k, 13.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 108.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,989 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,989
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.0% for AGIs below $25k, 141.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 104.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,444 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	+$11,444
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1650.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,953 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,953
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 173.3% for AGIs below $25k, 164.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 193.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 178.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,733 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

28740:	$12,733
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 159.0% for AGIs below $25k, 614.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,178 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,178
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 128.1% for AGIs below $25k, 58.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.8%

Here:	97%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.8% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28740, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,428 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,428
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $34,303 (reported on 78.8% of returns)

Here:	$34,303
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.6% for AGIs below $25k, 79.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $700 (reported on 36.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$700
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,543 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,543
State:	$6,213

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$678 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	+$678
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,171 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,171
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,550 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

28740:	$8,550
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,192 (29% of AGI, reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,192
State:	$23,438

Here:	28.7% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $4,127 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,127
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $4,431 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

28740:	$4,431
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,043 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,043
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.5%

Here:	64%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 61.1% for AGIs below $25k, 65.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28740, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,909 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,909
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $27,397 (reported on 81.3% of returns)

Here:	$27,397
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs below $10k, 67.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 97.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $866 (reported on 42.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$866
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,469 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,469
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,118 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,118
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,938 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,938
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs below $10k, 11.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,053 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

28740:	$3,053
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $14,674 (28% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,674
State:	$19,464

Here:	27.8% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,495 (6% of AGI, reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,495
State:	$4,035

Here:	6.2% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $2,847 (reported on 74.6% of returns)

28740:	$2,847
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,700 (reported on 23.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.6%

Here:	75%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 68.8% for AGIs below $10k, 78.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 37692, 28705, 37650, 37687, 28714, 37682.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 44
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 790

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (6 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 204 (116 now married, 88 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28740 with a mortgage: 224 (2 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,192
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $336

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 28740 household income distribution in 2022

• 57Less than $10,000
• 89$10,000 to $14,999
• 19$15,000 to $19,999
• 23$20,000 to $24,999
• 51$25,000 to $29,999
• 40$30,000 to $34,999
• 40$35,000 to $39,999
• 16$40,000 to $44,999
• 46$45,000 to $49,999
• 76$50,000 to $59,999
• 65$60,000 to $74,999
• 118$75,000 to $99,999
• 40$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$125,000 to $149,999
• 111$150,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28740

• 7Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 30$15,000 to $19,999
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 34$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $69,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 50$100,000 to $124,999
• 46$125,000 to $149,999
• 32$150,000 to $174,999
• 32$175,000 to $199,999
• 88$200,000 to $249,999
• 65$250,000 to $299,999
• 108$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999
• 16$500,000 to $749,999
• 80$750,000 to $999,999
• 7$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28740

• 13$400 to $449
• 8$500 to $549
• 4$600 to $649
• 10$650 to $699
• 23$900 to $999
• 82No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $996.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $250,452
• Two or more races householders: $169,432

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $230,429 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $129,867 - $349,796

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $312,459

Here:	$312,459
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $116,030

Here:	$116,030
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,097
• One, attached: 7
• 20 to 49: 31
• Mobile homes: 190

Unemployment: 5.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28740

• 83.3%476Drove a car alone
• 5.1%29Carpooled
• 0.5%3Bus or trolley bus
• 1.9%11Walked
• 0.7%4Other means
• 3.7%21Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28740

• 10Less than 5 minutes
• 2010 to 14 minutes
• 4515 to 19 minutes
• 14220 to 24 minutes
• 2725 to 29 minutes
• 9530 to 34 minutes
• 2835 to 39 minutes
• 4445 to 59 minutes
• 11160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 48.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,764

• Male householders: 335 (32 living alone), Female householders: 509 (160 living alone)

• 553 spouses (553 opposite-sex spouses), 15 unmarried partners, (15 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 302 children (288 natural, 5 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 47 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 506 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 37 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 191 1-person, 19 5-persons

157 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (9 women).

100.5% of residents of 28740 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• APPLIED INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS CORP (NC HWY 197 NORTH in GREEN MOUNTAIN, NC)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: APPLIED INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS CORP. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

Population in 1990: 1,471. Population change in the 1990s: +915 (+62.2%).

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

• This state: 919
• Northeast: 147
• Midwest: 170
• South: 478
• West: 14

71% of the 28740 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

99% of the 28740 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 192% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Information: Periodical Publishers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining (10-19: 1)
• Construction: New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 7. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 14 took place in 2005, and the least - 2 in 2013. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (43.5%), and Outside Fires (34.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28740
• 5443.5%Structure Fires
• 4334.7%Outside Fires
• 2016.1%Other
• 75.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28740, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28740 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	14	78.6 years
John	14	78.6 years
Charles	11	75.4 years
Mary	11	86.7 years
William	10	72.1 years
Robert	10	73.6 years
George	7	77.6 years
Frank	7	74.9 years
Cora	6	82.2 years
Fred	6	74.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 28740 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Peterson	65	75.7 years
Hughes	35	79.4 years
Bennett	26	73.8 years
Tipton	25	78.3 years
Whitson	23	80.4 years
Robinson	23	73.3 years
Miller	17	74.8 years
Adkins	15	79.5 years
Thomas	15	69.6 years
Deyton	14	82.7 years