28511 Zip Code (Atlantic, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 617
Zip code population in 2010: 694
Zip code population in 2000: 817

Houses and condos: 460
Renter-occupied apartments: 38
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28511: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 8.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 75 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: $592 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $965 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 28511:

• High school or higher: 89.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
• Unemployed: 3.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28511:

• Never married: 33.8%
• Now married: 50.2%
• Separated: 2.4%
• Widowed: 9.4%
• Divorced: 4.1%

• 
• • 54688.6%White
  • 7011.4%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28511, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,558 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,558
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $46,276 (reported on 65.4% of returns)

Here:	$46,276
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1165.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2400.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $450 (reported on 30.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$450
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,200 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,200
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 137.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,750 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,750
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,150 (reported on 30.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,150
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 540.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,180 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,180
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 181.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.2%

Here:	96%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% 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 28511, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,059 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,059
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $34,005 (reported on 74.1% of returns)

Here:	$34,005
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.5% for AGIs below $25k, 66.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $211 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$211
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,067 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,067
State:	$6,213

Profit/loss from business: +$2,386 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,386
State:	+$10,311

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,833 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

28511:	$7,833
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $17,571 (26% of AGI, reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	$17,571
State:	$23,438

Here:	26.3% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,120 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,120
State:	$4,687

Taxes paid: $4,943 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

28511:	$4,943
State:	$8,823

Earned income credit: $1,783 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,783
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.6%

Here:	56%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28511, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,419 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,419
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $28,698 (reported on 74.6% of returns)

Here:	$28,698
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 105.5% for AGIs below $10k, 60.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $761 (reported on 47.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$761
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $783 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$783
State:	$4,016

Net capital gain/loss: +$303 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$303
State:	+$11,152

Profit/loss from business: +$2,767 (reported on 25.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,767
State:	+$9,490

IRA payment deduction: $2,714 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

28511:	$2,714
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $15,716 (26% of AGI, reported on 28.5% of returns)

Here:	$15,716
State:	$19,464

Here:	25.9% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,406 (6% of AGI, reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,406
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.6% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,581 (reported on 76.4% of returns)

28511:	$3,581
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.4%

Here:	75%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 65.5% for AGIs below $10k, 74.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28577, 28520, 28581, 28524, 28589, 28516.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 26
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 221

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 7 (7 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 113 (38 now married, 74 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28511 with a mortgage: 31 (8 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $852
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $423

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

• Zip code 28511 household income distribution in 2022

• 8Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 27$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 20$40,000 to $44,999
• 26$45,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 41$60,000 to $74,999
• 21$75,000 to $99,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28511

• 15$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$40,000 to $49,999
• 7$60,000 to $69,999
• 20$70,000 to $79,999
• 6$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 28$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$150,000 to $174,999
• 7$175,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 to $249,999
• 5$250,000 to $299,999
• 10$300,000 to $399,999
• 16$400,000 to $499,999
• 18$500,000 to $749,999
• 6$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28511

• 8$600 to $649
• 11$700 to $749
• 17No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $162,696
• Two or more races householders: $65,118

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $137,851 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,966 - $270,053

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $271,174

Here:	$271,174
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $57,339

Here:	$57,339
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 363
• 3 or 4: 15
• Mobile homes: 77

Unemployment: 3.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28511

• 68.3%146Drove a car alone
• 8.4%18Carpooled
• 3.7%8Walked
• 8.9%19Other means
• 8.4%18Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28511

• 16Less than 5 minutes
• 635 to 9 minutes
• 2710 to 14 minutes
• 920 to 24 minutes
• 430 to 34 minutes
• 540 to 44 minutes
• 1745 to 59 minutes
• 2060 to 89 minutes
• 2290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 617

• Male householders: 139 (22 living alone), Female householders: 108 (53 living alone)

• 112 spouses (112 opposite-sex spouses), 55 unmarried partners, (55 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 196 children (186 natural, 4 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 100 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 7 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 74 1-person

50 married couples with children.
89 single-parent households (81 men, 8 women).

90.4% of residents of 28511 zip code speak English at home.
9.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% very well, 23% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY (151 SCHOOL DRIVE in ATLANTIC, NC)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-304
  Organizations: CARTERET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CLAYTON FULCHER SEAFOOD (US HWY 70 in ATLANTIC, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.6%

Population in 1990: 808. Population change in the 1990s: +9 (+1.1%).

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

• This state: 503
• Northeast: 9
• South: 13
• West: 62

70% of the 28511 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

96% of the 28511 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from this county.

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:

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Custom Computer Programming Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Computer Systems Design Services (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 28511 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	14	77.9 years
William	10	75.9 years
James	6	75.1 years
Alice	6	84.0 years
Charles	6	77.0 years
David	5	75.6 years
Robert	5	68.0 years
Madeline	4	80.7 years
Clyde	4	74.7 years
Jack	4	71.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 28511 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Mason	37	76.2 years
Willis	36	78.2 years
Salter	27	77.0 years
Nelson	25	74.2 years
Robinson	24	74.9 years
Morris	21	75.4 years
Styron	13	69.7 years
Hill	13	78.5 years
Hamilton	12	78.6 years
Fulcher	12	75.0 years