28450 Zip Code (Lake Waccamaw, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,123
Zip code population in 2010: 2,438
Zip code population in 2000: 2,357

Houses and condos: 1,258
Renter-occupied apartments: 155
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28450: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 39.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 13.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 54 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: $1,881 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,888 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 28450:

• High school or higher: 87.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
• Unemployed: 3.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28450:

• Never married: 20.0%
• Now married: 55.2%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 8.9%
• Divorced: 14.4%

• 
• • 1,33863.1%White
  • 38718.3%American Indian
  • 21210.0%Black
  • 703.3%Two or more races
  • 582.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 411.9%Some other race
  • 140.7%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28450, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $62,530 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$62,530
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $49,892 (reported on 74.8% of returns)

Here:	$49,892
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1283.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3646.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8390.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10132.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18277.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $976 (reported on 36.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$976
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 200.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $7,395 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$7,395
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.0% for AGIs below $25k, 22.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 357.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1104.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,458 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	+$8,458
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 197.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 808.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,094 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$11,094
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 184.5% for AGIs below $25k, 167.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 573.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 875.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $20,427 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

28450:	$20,427
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.5% for AGIs below $25k, 637.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2134.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,200 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$29,200
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1001.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1775.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $9,143 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$9,143
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 295.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 577.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,771 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

28450:	$7,771
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 208.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 538.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 116.0% for AGIs below $25k, 73.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 89.3%

Here:	89%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 87.9% for AGIs below $25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28450, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,573 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,573
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $44,175 (reported on 79.2% of returns)

Here:	$44,175
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.3% for AGIs below $25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 54.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,353 (reported on 39.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,353
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,767 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,767
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$128 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$128
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,213 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,213
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,800 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

28450:	$12,800
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $21,575 (23% of AGI, reported on 37.5% of returns)

Here:	$21,575
State:	$23,438

Here:	23.3% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $25k, 14.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,629 (reported on 32.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,629
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,097 (reported on 37.5% of returns)

28450:	$8,097
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,210 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,210
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.5%

Here:	62%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $25k, 58.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28450, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $48,552 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,552
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $39,339 (reported on 81.7% of returns)

Here:	$39,339
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.1% for AGIs below $10k, 77.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 46.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,763 (reported on 44.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,763
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,896 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,896
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$12,292 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$12,292
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,045 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	+$6,045
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,364 (reported on 1.2% of returns)

28450:	$3,364
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $17,484 (20% of AGI, reported on 38.8% of returns)

Here:	$17,484
State:	$19,464

Here:	19.5% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,759 (4% of AGI, reported on 34.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,759
State:	$4,035

Here:	4.0% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $8,133 (reported on 72.0% of returns)

28450:	$8,133
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,946 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,946
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.5%

Here:	65%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 57.3% for AGIs below $10k, 66.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28442, 28423, 28434, 28472, 28424, 28433.
Lake Waccamaw Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 89
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 762

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 328 (169 now married, 159 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28450 with a mortgage: 400 (43 second mortgage, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,587
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $540

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

• Zip code 28450 household income distribution in 2022

• 33Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 23$15,000 to $19,999
• 88$20,000 to $24,999
• 31$25,000 to $29,999
• 53$30,000 to $34,999
• 42$35,000 to $39,999
• 35$40,000 to $44,999
• 42$45,000 to $49,999
• 32$50,000 to $59,999
• 87$60,000 to $74,999
• 87$75,000 to $99,999
• 85$100,000 to $124,999
• 42$125,000 to $149,999
• 67$150,000 to $199,999
• 87$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28450

• 10Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 1$60,000 to $69,999
• 15$70,000 to $79,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 16$90,000 to $99,999
• 39$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 40$150,000 to $174,999
• 36$175,000 to $199,999
• 36$200,000 to $249,999
• 97$250,000 to $299,999
• 136$300,000 to $399,999
• 106$400,000 to $499,999
• 81$500,000 to $749,999
• 4$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28450

• 8Less than $100
• 7$250 to $299
• 18$350 to $399
• 4$450 to $499
• 17$500 to $549
• 1$550 to $599
• 5$600 to $649
• 10$650 to $699
• 30$700 to $749
• 2$800 to $899
• 4$900 to $999
• 4$1,250 to $1,499
• 29No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $931.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,294,478.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $435,714
• Black or African American householders: $256,760
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $359,323
• Some other race householders: $627,754
• Two or more races householders: $219,271
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $627,754

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $305,566 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $138,329 - $439,697

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $436,032

Here:	$436,032
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $36,077

Here:	$36,077
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,035
• One, attached: 13
• Two: 21
• 3 or 4: 10
• Mobile homes: 168

Unemployment: 3.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28450

• 84.3%664Drove a car alone
• 3.0%24Carpooled
• 1.4%11Walked
• 0.4%3Other means
• 7.9%62Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28450

• 41Less than 5 minutes
• 495 to 9 minutes
• 8510 to 14 minutes
• 9715 to 19 minutes
• 9820 to 24 minutes
• 4825 to 29 minutes
• 8530 to 34 minutes
• 1335 to 39 minutes
• 2740 to 44 minutes
• 8445 to 59 minutes
• 4660 to 89 minutes
• 2690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,123

• Male householders: 415 (106 living alone), Female householders: 439 (138 living alone)

• 409 spouses (403 opposite-sex spouses), 25 unmarried partners, (25 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 498 children (471 natural, 0 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 0 foster children, 23 other relatives, 8 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 257 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 400 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 76 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 244 1-person, 17 2-persons

206 married couples with children.
104 single-parent households (11 men, 93 women).

98.1% of residents of 28450 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% very well, 29% well, 7% not well, 18% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BOYS AND GIRLS HOME (BROAD ST in LAKE WACCAMAW, NC)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-318
  Organizations: COLUMBUS COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%

Population in 1990: 1,941. Population change in the 1990s: +416 (+21.4%).

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

• This state: 1,546
• Northeast: 43
• Midwest: 65
• South: 318
• West: 74

62% of the 28450 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

90% of the 28450 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 46
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 28450 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	37	76.0 years
Mary	33	77.6 years
James	29	72.6 years
John	23	76.3 years
Robert	21	74.5 years
Margaret	10	79.3 years
Elizabeth	10	77.2 years
Henry	10	74.7 years
Joseph	10	71.2 years
Thomas	10	75.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 28450 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	26	77.7 years
Ward	16	68.4 years
Graham	15	79.7 years
Spaulding	14	72.6 years
Martin	14	74.3 years
Jacobs	14	83.9 years
Young	12	71.3 years
Mitchell	12	76.8 years
Jones	11	80.5 years
Long	10	77.4 years