28697 Zip Code (Wilkesboro, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 14,051
Zip code population in 2010: 12,930
Zip code population in 2000: 12,222

Houses and condos: 6,564
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,027
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28697: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 63.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 221 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: $1,479 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,217 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 28697:

• High school or higher: 85.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
• Unemployed: 4.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28697:

• Never married: 24.0%
• Now married: 49.4%
• Separated: 2.9%
• Widowed: 12.1%
• Divorced: 11.6%

• 
• • 11,54582.2%White
  • 1,3469.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6364.5%Black
  • 2862.0%Two or more races
  • 2011.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 190.1%American Indian
  • 150.1%Some other race

Urban population: 5,302
Rural population: 8,748

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28697, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $68,242 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$68,242
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $48,056 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$48,056
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1135.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3579.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6376.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9488.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15498.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 81020.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,601 (reported on 35.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,601
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.6% for AGIs below $25k, 31.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 112.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 185.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2462.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $12,806 (reported on 22.6% of returns)

Here:	$12,806
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.1% for AGIs below $25k, 86.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 162.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 272.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 893.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 20062.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$23,712 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	+$23,712
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.4% for AGIs below $25k, 38.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 163.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 212.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1515.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 34844.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$17,648 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	+$17,648
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 133.7% for AGIs below $25k, 174.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 200.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 515.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 903.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13786.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $22,209 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

28697:	$22,209
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.3% for AGIs below $25k, 149.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 303.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 761.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1504.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6314.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $14,633 (reported on 0.5% of returns)

28697:	$14,633
North Carolina:	$26,749

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 146.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $42,794 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	$42,794
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 120.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 191.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 305.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1153.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 16560.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $17,876 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$17,876
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 408.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7672.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,972 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

28697:	$8,972
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 36.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 291.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3328.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,174 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,174
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.2% for AGIs below $25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.9%

Here:	96%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.1% for AGIs below $25k, 97.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 96.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28697, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $60,896 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,896
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $42,126 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$42,126
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.5% for AGIs below $25k, 76.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 30.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,902 (reported on 38.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,902
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $9,841 (reported on 25.7% of returns)

Here:	$9,841
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$40,537 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	+$40,537
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 33.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,046 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	+$13,046
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $20,547 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

28697:	$20,547
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $30,500 (reported on 0.6% of returns)

28697:	$30,500
North Carolina:	$21,078

Total itemized deductions: $25,072 (19% of AGI, reported on 30.9% of returns)

Here:	$25,072
State:	$23,438

Here:	18.6% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 10.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $6,469 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$6,469
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,375 (reported on 30.7% of returns)

28697:	$9,375
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,249 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,249
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.3%

Here:	66%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 61.1% for AGIs below $25k, 64.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 88.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28697, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $55,026 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,026
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $40,507 (reported on 82.8% of returns)

Here:	$40,507
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.4% for AGIs below $10k, 78.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,184 (reported on 49.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,184
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,019 (reported on 31.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,019
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$12,930 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	+$12,930
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,697 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	+$11,697
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,511 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

28697:	$3,511
North Carolina:	$2,967

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $16,085 (reported on 0.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,085
North Carolina:	$14,754

Total itemized deductions: $25,397 (22% of AGI, reported on 34.5% of returns)

Here:	$25,397
State:	$19,464

Here:	22.1% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.0% for AGIs below $10k, 8.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $7,249 (7% of AGI, reported on 31.1% of returns)

Here:	$7,249
State:	$4,035

Here:	6.6% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $9,737 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

28697:	$9,737
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,682 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,682
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.1%

Here:	73%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 67.8% for AGIs below $10k, 73.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28654, 28659, 28606, 28635, 28669, 28649.
Wilkesboro Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,059
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,921

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 198 (123 now married, 73 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,781 (1,329 now married, 1,454 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28697 with a mortgage: 2,037 (333 second mortgage, 342 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,305
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $333

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

• Zip code 28697 household income distribution in 2022

• 295Less than $10,000
• 334$10,000 to $14,999
• 556$15,000 to $19,999
• 242$20,000 to $24,999
• 440$25,000 to $29,999
• 247$30,000 to $34,999
• 382$35,000 to $39,999
• 221$40,000 to $44,999
• 212$45,000 to $49,999
• 434$50,000 to $59,999
• 514$60,000 to $74,999
• 776$75,000 to $99,999
• 426$100,000 to $124,999
• 354$125,000 to $149,999
• 232$150,000 to $199,999
• 194$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28697

• 95Less than $10,000
• 52$10,000 to $14,999
• 180$15,000 to $19,999
• 119$20,000 to $24,999
• 19$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 21$40,000 to $49,999
• 44$50,000 to $59,999
• 23$60,000 to $69,999
• 77$70,000 to $79,999
• 73$80,000 to $89,999
• 48$90,000 to $99,999
• 301$100,000 to $124,999
• 157$125,000 to $149,999
• 320$150,000 to $174,999
• 241$175,000 to $199,999
• 474$200,000 to $249,999
• 506$250,000 to $299,999
• 322$300,000 to $399,999
• 216$400,000 to $499,999
• 180$500,000 to $749,999
• 190$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28697

• 74$150 to $199
• 73$200 to $249
• 94$250 to $299
• 69$300 to $349
• 127$350 to $399
• 33$400 to $449
• 107$450 to $499
• 54$500 to $549
• 254$550 to $599
• 215$600 to $649
• 12$650 to $699
• 72$700 to $749
• 53$750 to $799
• 55$800 to $899
• 71$900 to $999
• 122$1,000 to $1,249
• 51$1,500 to $1,999
• 22$2,000 to $2,499
• 246No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $749.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $336,432.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $261,789
• Black or African American householders: $144,576
• Asian householders: $390,637
• Some other race householders: $754,126
• Two or more races householders: $204,691
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $191,117

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $219,558 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,164 - $318,973

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $325,172

Here:	$325,172
State:	$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,859,965

Here:	$1,859,965
State:	$317,935

Mobile homes: $76,049

Here:	$76,049
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,444
• One, attached: 7
• Two: 119
• 3 or 4: 79
• 5 to 9: 287
• 10 to 19: 151
• 20 to 49: 207
• 50 or more: 212
• Mobile homes: 1,016

Unemployment: 4.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28697

• 83.5%4,826Drove a car alone
• 4.7%270Carpooled
• 0.2%9Bus or trolley bus
• 0.3%20Motorcycle
• 0.9%52Walked
• 7.5%433Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28697

• 87Less than 5 minutes
• 8925 to 9 minutes
• 1,29110 to 14 minutes
• 1,05815 to 19 minutes
• 44220 to 24 minutes
• 11425 to 29 minutes
• 37930 to 34 minutes
• 6335 to 39 minutes
• 2040 to 44 minutes
• 43145 to 59 minutes
• 29360 to 89 minutes
• 10690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 14,051

• Male householders: 2,685 (516 living alone), Female householders: 3,275 (1,465 living alone)

• 2,451 spouses (2,451 opposite-sex spouses), 340 unmarried partners, (340 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,128 children (3,862 natural, 153 adopted, 109 stepchildren), 158 grandchildren, 156 brothers or sisters, 143 parents, 17 foster children, 169 other relatives, 172 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 390 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,498 2-persons, 1,170 3-persons, 420 4-persons, 271 5-persons, 238 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,977 1-person, 331 2-persons

2,026 married couples with children.
1,128 single-parent households (93 men, 1,035 women).

91.8% of residents of 28697 zip code speak English at home.
7.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% very well, 19% well, 2% not well, 1% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ANSELL PROTECTIVE PRODUCTS INCORPORATED (1000 SPRING STREET in WILKESBORO, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2001-9079, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2001-9079, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: KNITTING MILLS
  Business NAICS classification: OTHER KNIT FABRIC AND LACE MILLS.; OTHER KNIT FABRIC AND LACE MILLS.
  

• CHURCH AND CHURCH LUMBER CO (798 NEW BROWNS FORD ROAD in WILKESBORO, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00PP3D64FBEP85KB98, 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
  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: CHURCH AND CHR LUMBER CO BFR 1, CHURCH AND CHR LUMBER CO BFR 2, CHURCH AND CHURCH LUMBER CO-BF

• BOBBY HAMBY CONCRETE COMPANY INCORPORATED (2108 NC HWY 16 NORTH in WILKESBORO, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  

• ANSELL GOLDEN NEEDLES #4 INACTIVE (GOLDEN NEEDLES STREET in WILKESBORO, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, COTTON
  

• BOONE AGGREGATES COMPANY, INC. - CONCRET (606 OLD NC 268 in WILKESBORO, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  Alternative names: BOONE AGGREGATES COMPANY, INCORPORATED - CONCRETE PLANT

• BRYANT CHURCH HARDWOODS, INC. (BUCK ROAD in WILKESBORO, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -66AN2CF000YXNWA489NRR5M5P6, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  

• CARL ROSE AND SONS READY-MIX CONCRETE, INCORPORATED (ON NC 115, 100 YD. SOUTH OF INTERSECTION WITH US 4 in WILKESBORO, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  

• APPALACHIAN LUMBER COMPANY, INC. (5879 WEST US HIGHWAY 421 NORTH in WILKESBORO, NC)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: HARDWOOD DIMENSION AND FLOORING MILLS
  Business NAICS classification: SAWMILLS.
  

• DML LINEBERRY (151 LINEBERRY ROAD in WILKESBORO, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: HAND AND EDGE TOOLS, EXCEPT MACHINE TOOLS AND HANDSAWS
  Business NAICS classification: HAND AND EDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING.
  Alternative names: DML INDL. PRODS. LINEBERRY DIV., DML LINEBERRY **INACTIVE**

• DML-LINEBERRY TRUCK HOUSE (INDUSTRIAL PARK RD in WILKESBORO, NC)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: VERMONT AMERICAN CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BRYANT CHURCH HARDWOODS INC (683 BUCK RD in WILKESBORO, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.4%

Population in 1990: 11,889. Population change in the 1990s: +333 (+2.8%).

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

• This state: 10,282
• Northeast: 362
• Midwest: 763
• South: 1,745
• West: 141

63% of the 28697 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

93% of the 28697 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 493
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 137 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 60

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• WILKES COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTM (201 CURTIS STREET in WILKESBORO, NC) : $315,025 in 11 contracts from 2000 to 2006

  Contracts for Guard Services, Other Professional Services, Other Social Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $38,250; 2001: $33,675; 2002: $36,153; 2003: $39,177; 2004: $82,278; 2005: $57,066; 2006: $28,426.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $41,139 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Guard Services. Signed on 2004-04-01. Completion date: 2004-04-02.
  $41,139 with Army for Guard Services. Signed on 2004-04-01. Completion date: 2004-04-02.
  $39,177 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2003-03-04. Completion date: 2003-04-01.
  $38,250 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Social Services. Signed on 2000-02-29. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
  

• MIKE'S BIKES INC (7850 W US HIGHWAY 421 in WILKESBORO, NC; small business) : $16,678 in 2 contracts in 2004

  $8,339 with Army for Ground Effect Vehicles. Signed on 2004-09-10. Completion date: 2004-09-14.
  $8,339 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Ground Effect Vehicles. Signed on 2004-09-10. Completion date: 2004-09-14.
  

• LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC (2003 W US HIGHWAY 421 in WILKESBORO, NC) : $500 in 2 contracts in 2004

  $250 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2004-09-22. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
  $250 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2004-09-22. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
  

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 7 establishments, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 5)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 57. The highest number of fire incidents - 100 took place in 2015, and the least - 11 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (47.7%), and Outside Fires (32.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28697
• 40647.7%Structure Fires
• 28032.9%Outside Fires
• 8810.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 789.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28697, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28697 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	121	74.1 years
William	95	75.3 years
John	81	75.8 years
Mary	70	79.3 years
Robert	52	75.5 years
Charles	44	72.6 years
Ruby	44	78.7 years
Ruth	39	77.7 years
Thomas	35	72.7 years
Annie	33	80.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 28697 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Anderson	98	78.9 years
Johnson	74	75.0 years
Church	71	76.2 years
Minton	63	74.0 years
Harris	53	76.0 years
Miller	50	79.8 years
Call	47	73.0 years
Brown	47	78.5 years
Eller	46	73.5 years
Foster	46	77.0 years

Businesses in zip code 28697
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		Maurices	1
Advance Auto Parts	1		McDonald's	1
Applebee's	1		Nike	4
Arby's	1		Nissan	1
Burger King	1		Papa John's Pizza	1
Chevrolet	1		Penske	1
Chick-Fil-A	1		Pizza Hut	1
Curves	1		RadioShack	1
Dunkin Donuts	2		Ruby Tuesday	1
FedEx	1		Rue21	1
GNC	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
H&R Block	1		Sears	1
Hardee's	1		Staples	1
Hilton	1		Subway	2
Holiday Inn	1		T-Mobile	1
JCPenney	1		Taco Bell	1
Jones New York	1		U-Haul	1
KFC	1		U.S. Cellular	1
Kincaid	1		UPS	5
Kohl's	1		Walmart	1
Long John Silver's	1		Wendy's	1
Lowe's	1		YMCA	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	2