28439 Zip Code (Fair Bluff, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 898
Zip code population in 2010: 1,595
Zip code population in 2000: 1,745

Houses and condos: 581
Renter-occupied apartments: 103
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28439: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 24.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 37 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: $982 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $801 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 28439:

• High school or higher: 87.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
• Unemployed: 6.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28439:

• Never married: 26.4%
• Now married: 50.0%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 5.7%
• Divorced: 16.0%

• 
• • 37141.5%Black
  • 36340.6%White
  • 12614.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 192.1%American Indian
  • 111.2%Two or more races
  • 50.6%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28439, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $38,525 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,525
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $34,570 (reported on 82.7% of returns)

Here:	$34,570
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1311.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3965.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5543.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $222 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$222
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 30.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $925 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	$925
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,033 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,033
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 303.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,125 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,125
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.7% for AGIs below $25k, 76.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,300 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

28439:	$11,300
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 125.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $3,059 (reported on 32.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,059
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 212.2% for AGIs below $25k, 138.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.3%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% 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 28439, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,855 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,855
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $30,038 (reported on 81.0% of returns)

Here:	$30,038
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.2% for AGIs below $25k, 76.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $875 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$875
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,100 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,100
State:	$6,213

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,733 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,733
State:	+$12,740

Profit/loss from business: +$8,757 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	+$8,757
State:	+$10,311

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,175 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

28439:	$7,175
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $18,373 (23% of AGI, reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$18,373
State:	$23,438

Here:	23.0% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,233 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$5,233
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,318 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

28439:	$6,318
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,630 (reported on 34.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,630
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.4%

Here:	72%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 71.0% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28439, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,454 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,454
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $25,123 (reported on 86.7% of returns)

Here:	$25,123
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.5% for AGIs below $10k, 84.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,255 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,255
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $7,487 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	$7,487
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,474 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$9,474
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,864 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,864
State:	+$9,490

Total itemized deductions: $18,133 (27% of AGI, reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$18,133
State:	$19,464

Here:	27.1% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,450 (5% of AGI, reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,450
State:	$4,035

Here:	4.8% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,526 (reported on 56.7% of returns)

28439:	$4,526
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,152 (reported on 40.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,152
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 81.7%

Here:	82%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 78.6% for AGIs below $10k, 83.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28430, 29545, 28369, 29581, 28438, 28431.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 1.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 98
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 270

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 22 (23 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 120 (27 now married, 91 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28439 with a mortgage: 73 (9 second mortgage, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $916
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $400

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

• Zip code 28439 household income distribution in 2022

• 14Less than $10,000
• 38$10,000 to $14,999
• 52$15,000 to $19,999
• 51$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 42$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 30$60,000 to $74,999
• 40$75,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 24$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28439

• 2Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$25,000 to $29,999
• 21$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 35$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 10$90,000 to $99,999
• 31$100,000 to $124,999
• 18$150,000 to $174,999
• 10$175,000 to $199,999
• 40$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28439

• 8$250 to $299
• 6$300 to $349
• 33$400 to $449
• 20$500 to $549
• 4$900 to $999
• 37No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $925.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $174,211
• Black or African American householders: $135,410
• Asian householders: $362,941

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $114,557 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,714 - $200,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $147,795

Here:	$147,795
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $61,313

Here:	$61,313
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 359
• Two: 10
• 3 or 4: 31
• 5 to 9: 12
• 20 to 49: 9
• Mobile homes: 149

Unemployment: 6.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28439

• 83.6%286Drove a car alone
• 11.1%38Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28439

• 55 to 9 minutes
• 2110 to 14 minutes
• 4715 to 19 minutes
• 4420 to 24 minutes
• 4325 to 29 minutes
• 6230 to 34 minutes
• 4040 to 44 minutes
• 1345 to 59 minutes
• 3760 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

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

Household type by relationship:

Households: 898

• Male householders: 183 (60 living alone), Female householders: 181 (72 living alone)

• 184 spouses (184 opposite-sex spouses), 11 unmarried partners, (11 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 291 children (286 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 foster children, 20 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 94 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 5 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 132 1-person, 11 2-persons

119 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (11 women).

93.2% of residents of 28439 zip code speak English at home.
6.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 53% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• B & F FARMS, INC. (888 MONROE ENZOR RD in FAIR BLUFF, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: B&F FARMS INC B & F FARMS INC

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 23.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.2%

Population in 1990: 1,931.

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

• This state: 627
• Northeast: 55
• South: 154

71% of the 28439 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

95% of the 28439 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% 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): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Electrical and Electronic Appliance, Television, and Radio Set Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (10-19: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 14. The highest number of fires - 33 took place in 2004, and the least - 2 in 2009. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (60.1%), and Outside Fires (28.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28439
• 13160.1%Structure Fires
• 6228.4%Outside Fires
• 2310.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 20.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28439, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28439 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	18	71.4 years
John	16	76.4 years
William	15	71.4 years
Mary	11	75.9 years
Robert	10	68.5 years
Henry	10	74.2 years
George	9	68.9 years
Willie	7	66.8 years
Ruby	7	83.7 years
Annie	6	84.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 28439 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Strickland	26	71.1 years
Enzor	24	78.3 years
Meares	23	73.8 years
Bullock	18	72.2 years
Graham	18	74.1 years
Hammond	17	72.6 years
Hinson	16	70.0 years
Waddell	15	75.7 years
Anderson	14	79.2 years
Small	12	81.0 years

Businesses in zip code 28439

• Ford: 1
• True Value: 1