28478 Zip Code (Watha, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,520
Zip code population in 2010: 4,588
Zip code population in 2000: 2,257

Houses and condos: 2,183
Renter-occupied apartments: 264
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28478: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 121.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 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: $1,357 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,186 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 28478:

• High school or higher: 84.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
• Unemployed: 6.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28478:

• Never married: 24.4%
• Now married: 57.6%
• Separated: 3.1%
• Widowed: 5.9%
• Divorced: 9.1%

• 
• • 2,82862.6%White
  • 1,24827.6%Black
  • 4159.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 120.3%Some other race
  • 150.3%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28478, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,329 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,329
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $40,225 (reported on 80.1% of returns)

Here:	$40,225
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1245.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3807.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7027.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8490.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21210.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $854 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$854
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 283.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,164 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,164
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 193.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,747 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	+$11,747
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 22.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1686.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,591 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,591
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 179.0% for AGIs below $25k, 169.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 300.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 260.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,225 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

28478:	$12,225
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.8% for AGIs below $25k, 78.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 244.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 534.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $30,029 (reported on 3.5% of returns)

Here:	$30,029
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 562.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1211.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $11,767 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

Here:	$11,767
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 137.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 508.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,686 (reported on 3.5% of returns)

28478:	$5,686
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 256.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,434 (reported on 24.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,434
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 149.5% for AGIs below $25k, 85.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.5%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 111.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28478, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,124 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,124
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $32,644 (reported on 85.3% of returns)

Here:	$32,644
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.1% for AGIs below $25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $549 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$549
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,400 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$215 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	+$215
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,814 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,814
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,600 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

28478:	$10,600
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,502 (26% of AGI, reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	$17,502
State:	$23,438

Here:	25.9% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,219 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,219
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,407 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

28478:	$5,407
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,368 (reported on 26.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,368
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.5%

Here:	54%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 52.9% for AGIs below $25k, 52.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28478, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,207 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,207
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $27,888 (reported on 87.2% of returns)

Here:	$27,888
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.8% for AGIs below $10k, 82.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $902 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$902
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $961 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	$961
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,333 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,333
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,551 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,551
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$226 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

Here:	+$226
State:	-$3,231

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,640 (reported on 1.4% of returns)

28478:	$2,640
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $14,740 (28% of AGI, reported on 23.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,740
State:	$19,464

Here:	27.6% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,203 (6% of AGI, reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,203
State:	$4,035

Here:	6.0% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,420 (reported on 67.3% of returns)

28478:	$3,420
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,848 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,848
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.3%

Here:	60%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 52.9% for AGIs below $10k, 62.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28464, 28425, 28458, 28421, 28466, 28447.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 286
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,659

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 916 (478 now married, 439 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28478 with a mortgage: 725 (5 second mortgage)
Houses without a mortgage: 38

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,132
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $387

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

• Zip code 28478 household income distribution in 2022

• 154Less than $10,000
• 146$10,000 to $14,999
• 80$15,000 to $19,999
• 59$20,000 to $24,999
• 156$25,000 to $29,999
• 97$30,000 to $34,999
• 81$35,000 to $39,999
• 16$40,000 to $44,999
• 25$45,000 to $49,999
• 95$50,000 to $59,999
• 249$60,000 to $74,999
• 457$75,000 to $99,999
• 121$100,000 to $124,999
• 36$125,000 to $149,999
• 98$150,000 to $199,999
• 54$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28478

• 3Less than $10,000
• 32$10,000 to $14,999
• 86$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 34$35,000 to $39,999
• 45$40,000 to $49,999
• 38$50,000 to $59,999
• 29$60,000 to $69,999
• 19$70,000 to $79,999
• 63$80,000 to $89,999
• 36$90,000 to $99,999
• 130$100,000 to $124,999
• 65$125,000 to $149,999
• 207$150,000 to $174,999
• 79$175,000 to $199,999
• 236$200,000 to $249,999
• 68$250,000 to $299,999
• 72$300,000 to $399,999
• 108$400,000 to $499,999
• 159$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28478

• 22$100 to $149
• 3$200 to $249
• 9$400 to $449
• 17$450 to $499
• 21$500 to $549
• 37$550 to $599
• 32$700 to $749
• 32$800 to $899
• 2$1,000 to $1,249
• 59No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $735.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $251,144.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $203,193
• Black or African American householders: $182,845
• Some other race householders: $181,173
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $96,161

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $192,323 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,890 - $272,388

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $197,479

Here:	$197,479
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $237,594

Here:	$237,594
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,568
• One, attached: 9
• 10 to 19: 34
• Mobile homes: 537

Unemployment: 6.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28478

• 84.7%1,736Drove a car alone
• 8.2%168Carpooled
• 0.1%2Walked
• 2.7%55Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28478

• 43Less than 5 minutes
• 1665 to 9 minutes
• 21310 to 14 minutes
• 36315 to 19 minutes
• 8420 to 24 minutes
• 19925 to 29 minutes
• 9530 to 34 minutes
• 10135 to 39 minutes
• 7540 to 44 minutes
• 31445 to 59 minutes
• 17160 to 89 minutes
• 7890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 49.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,520

• Male householders: 863 (295 living alone), Female householders: 1,081 (214 living alone)

• 1,011 spouses (969 opposite-sex spouses), 101 unmarried partners, (101 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,103 children (935 natural, 122 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 146 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 1 foster children, 15 other relatives, 105 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 13 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 586 2-persons, 550 3-persons, 178 4-persons, 41 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 509 1-person, 28 2-persons, 44 3-persons

538 married couples with children.
247 single-parent households (1 men, 246 women).

94.9% of residents of 28478 zip code speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% very well, 1% well, 2% not well, 57% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.4%

Population in 1990: 2,456.

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

• This state: 2,878
• Northeast: 131
• Midwest: 104
• South: 779
• West: 263

61% of the 28478 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

92% of the 28478 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, 43% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 118
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 100 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• LEWIS FARMS OF BURGAW INC (6455 PINEY WOODS RD in WATHA, NC; small business) : $54,720 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2004

  $49,200 with Navy for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2003-05-21. Completion date: 2003-05-21.
  $4,140 with Navy for Sewage Treatment Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-25. Completion date: 2004-09-13.
  $1,380, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-09-13.
  

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Land Subdivision (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9803.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9803.00

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 12. The highest number of fire incidents - 32 took place in 2014, and the least - 1 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (50.5%), and Outside Fires (30.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28478
• 9450.5%Structure Fires
• 5630.1%Outside Fires
• 3317.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 31.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28478, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28478 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	42	67.6 years
John	34	75.3 years
William	24	74.5 years
Mary	19	79.7 years
Robert	15	69.5 years
George	15	71.3 years
Joseph	11	75.1 years
Willie	9	76.6 years
Annie	8	77.4 years
David	8	72.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 28478 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	28	69.1 years
West	19	76.4 years
Smith	17	77.0 years
Highsmith	16	74.5 years
Blanton	16	77.8 years
English	15	72.9 years
Murray	14	74.6 years
Wells	14	78.9 years
Beatty	14	65.7 years
Walker	14	75.3 years