28135 Zip Code (Polkton, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 5,535
Zip code population in 2010: 6,123
Zip code population in 2000: 4,151

Houses and condos: 1,571
Renter-occupied apartments: 494
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28135: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 100.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 55 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: $1,599 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,075 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 28135:

• High school or higher: 81.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
• Unemployed: 0.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28135:

• Never married: 42.3%
• Now married: 38.6%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 6.5%
• Divorced: 11.2%

• 
• • 2,62247.4%White
  • 2,23540.4%Black
  • 4828.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1673.0%Two or more races
  • 140.3%American Indian
  • 110.2%Asian
  • 20.04%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28135, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,089 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,089
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $37,657 (reported on 84.3% of returns)

Here:	$37,657
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1426.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3863.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7689.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10784.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16381.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $646 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$646
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 12.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 23.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 172.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,136 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,136
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.2% for AGIs below $25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 28.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 427.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,027 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,027
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.4% for AGIs below $25k, 37.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 844.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,958 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$11,958
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.4% for AGIs below $25k, 146.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 360.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2252.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,127 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

28135:	$15,127
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.8% for AGIs below $25k, 164.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1155.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $28,657 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$28,657
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 181.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1878.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $13,783 (reported on 3.5% of returns)

Here:	$13,783
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 884.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,471 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

28135:	$6,471
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 454.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,400 (reported on 26.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 133.6% for AGIs below $25k, 108.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 89.0%

Here:	89%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 82.1% for AGIs below $25k, 93.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28135, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,201 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,201
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $32,132 (reported on 85.1% of returns)

Here:	$32,132
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.7% for AGIs below $25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $618 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$618
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,473 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,473
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,422 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,422
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,383 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,383
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,700 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

28135:	$8,700
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,821 (25% of AGI, reported on 24.1% of returns)

Here:	$16,821
State:	$23,438

Here:	25.4% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,945 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,945
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,191 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

28135:	$5,191
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,696 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,696
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.3%

Here:	72%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 72.1% for AGIs below $25k, 71.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28135, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,593 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,593
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $29,650 (reported on 88.1% of returns)

Here:	$29,650
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.7% for AGIs below $10k, 84.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $915 (reported on 34.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$915
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $926 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$926
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,195 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,195
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,665 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,665
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,355 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,355
State:	-$3,231

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,022 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

28135:	$3,022
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $14,532 (25% of AGI, reported on 25.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,532
State:	$19,464

Here:	25.4% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,817 (7% of AGI, reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,817
State:	$4,035

Here:	6.5% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,680 (reported on 64.1% of returns)

28135:	$3,680
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,983 (reported on 30.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,983
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.8%

Here:	81%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 77.4% for AGIs below $10k, 85.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28170, 28007, 28103, 28133, 28128, 28129.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 383
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,087

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (0 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,354 (365 now married, 984 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28135 with a mortgage: 373 (7 second mortgage, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,327
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $436

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

• Zip code 28135 household income distribution in 2022

• 72Less than $10,000
• 141$10,000 to $14,999
• 62$15,000 to $19,999
• 84$20,000 to $24,999
• 78$25,000 to $29,999
• 28$30,000 to $34,999
• 66$35,000 to $39,999
• 58$40,000 to $44,999
• 127$45,000 to $49,999
• 76$50,000 to $59,999
• 168$60,000 to $74,999
• 173$75,000 to $99,999
• 113$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 126$150,000 to $199,999
• 46$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28135

• 35Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 34$50,000 to $59,999
• 41$70,000 to $79,999
• 19$80,000 to $89,999
• 120$100,000 to $124,999
• 82$125,000 to $149,999
• 47$150,000 to $174,999
• 3$175,000 to $199,999
• 172$200,000 to $249,999
• 72$250,000 to $299,999
• 100$300,000 to $399,999
• 89$400,000 to $499,999
• 4$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28135

• 2$150 to $199
• 37$200 to $249
• 41$250 to $299
• 21$300 to $349
• 18$400 to $449
• 20$450 to $499
• 32$500 to $549
• 15$550 to $599
• 75$600 to $649
• 31$700 to $749
• 8$800 to $899
• 4$1,000 to $1,249
• 166No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $868.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $206,413
• Black or African American householders: $149,816
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $136,196
• Asian householders: $226,994

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $184,319 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $126,694 - $290,251

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $235,709

Here:	$235,709
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $136,885

Here:	$136,885
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,102
• 3 or 4: 23
• 5 to 9: 26
• Mobile homes: 391

Unemployment: 0.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28135

• 76.1%1,292Drove a car alone
• 12.6%214Carpooled
• 9.1%154Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28135

• 29Less than 5 minutes
• 405 to 9 minutes
• 23210 to 14 minutes
• 15515 to 19 minutes
• 16620 to 24 minutes
• 13625 to 29 minutes
• 37130 to 34 minutes
• 5935 to 39 minutes
• 7740 to 44 minutes
• 15745 to 59 minutes
• 4760 to 89 minutes
• 2890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 47.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,535

• Male householders: 667 (144 living alone), Female householders: 786 (223 living alone)

• 723 spouses (723 opposite-sex spouses), 103 unmarried partners, (103 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,045 children (906 natural, 11 adopted, 130 stepchildren), 136 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 0 foster children, 23 other relatives, 242 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,704 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 471 2-persons, 242 3-persons, 152 4-persons, 112 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 366 1-person, 69 2-persons, 26 3-persons

385 married couples with children.
219 single-parent households (219 women).

91.4% of residents of 28135 zip code speak English at home.
8.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 23% well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ANSON CO-WASTE MGMT FACILITY (RT #1 BOX 235 in POLKTON, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

• ANSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (HWY 74 in POLKTON, NC)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%

Population in 1990: 6,679.

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

• This state: 4,354
• Northeast: 308
• Midwest: 95
• South: 400
• West: 117

68% of the 28135 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

82% of the 28135 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 62

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

• Wholesale Trade: Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (10-19: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Landfill (10-19: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (10-19: 1)

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 13. The highest number of fire incidents - 38 took place in 2007, and the least - 3 in 2017. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (49.5%), and Outside Fires (23.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28135
• 9349.5%Structure Fires
• 4523.9%Outside Fires
• 2613.8%Other
• 2412.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28135, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28135 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	42	72.8 years
John	27	69.0 years
William	25	69.4 years
Robert	18	69.8 years
Mary	18	72.4 years
Henry	13	71.4 years
George	11	74.8 years
Annie	11	80.5 years
Charles	10	69.8 years
Margaret	10	78.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 28135 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Thomas	48	76.8 years
Parker	19	82.5 years
Preslar	18	77.4 years
Martin	17	76.3 years
Horne	17	80.6 years
Edwards	15	79.5 years
Baucom	14	80.1 years
Allen	14	71.5 years
Ledbetter	14	75.7 years
Taylor	14	72.5 years