28579 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 750
Zip code population in 2010: 622
Zip code population in 2000: 390

Houses and condos: 426
Renter-occupied apartments: 97
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28579: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 3.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 195 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: $1,189 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,235 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 28579:

• High school or higher: 97.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
• Unemployed: 10.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28579:

• Never married: 37.6%
• Now married: 49.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.0%
• Divorced: 6.1%

• 
• • 73498.0%White
  • 152.0%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28579, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,808 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,808
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $43,916 (reported on 73.1% of returns)

Here:	$43,916
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1180.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3390.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5076.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6963.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $422 (reported on 34.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$422
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,633 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,633
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 122.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$133 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$133
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,700 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,700
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 183.3% for AGIs below $25k, 437.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,800 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,800
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 140.0% 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, 83.3% 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 28579, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,781 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,781
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $38,095 (reported on 76.9% of returns)

Here:	$38,095
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.2% for AGIs below $25k, 65.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $367 (reported on 34.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$367
North Carolina:	$1,298

Ordinary dividends: $1,000 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$6,213

Profit/loss from business: +$4,700 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,700
State:	+$10,311

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,925 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

28579:	$13,925
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $22,300 (28% of AGI, reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$22,300
State:	$23,438

Here:	28.4% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,083 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,083
State:	$4,687

Taxes paid: $5,500 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

28579:	$5,500
State:	$8,823

Earned income credit: $1,920 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,920
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.8%

Here:	54%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28579, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,435 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,435
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $29,372 (reported on 76.6% of returns)

Here:	$29,372
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.2% for AGIs below $10k, 69.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 124.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $740 (reported on 40.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$740
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $794 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	$794
State:	$4,016

Profit/loss from business: +$4,490 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,490
State:	+$9,490

Total itemized deductions: $16,323 (28% of AGI, reported on 27.2% of returns)

Here:	$16,323
State:	$19,464

Here:	27.7% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 28.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,733 (5% of AGI, reported on 25.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,733
State:	$4,035

Here:	4.6% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

Total tax: $3,612 (reported on 74.5% of returns)

28579:	$3,612
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,420 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,420
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.1%

Here:	66%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $10k, 62.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 102.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28553, 28528, 28524, 28589, 28531, 28581.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 41
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 286

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 109 (60 now married, 48 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28579 with a mortgage: 157 (8 second mortgage, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,327
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $450

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 28579 household income distribution in 2022

• 13Less than $10,000
• 17$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 31$40,000 to $44,999
• 9$45,000 to $49,999
• 60$50,000 to $59,999
• 65$60,000 to $74,999
• 46$75,000 to $99,999
• 22$100,000 to $124,999
• 42$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28579

• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 16$175,000 to $199,999
• 26$200,000 to $249,999
• 52$250,000 to $299,999
• 14$300,000 to $399,999
• 52$400,000 to $499,999
• 59$500,000 to $749,999
• 15$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28579

• 15$600 to $649
• 55$650 to $699
• 8$700 to $749
• 23No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $956.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $575,554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $349,884 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $267,609 - $568,127

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $294,416

Here:	$294,416
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $481,631

Here:	$481,631
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 342
• Mobile homes: 78

Unemployment: 10.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28579

• 91.6%296Drove a car alone
• 3.1%10Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28579

• 2715 to 19 minutes
• 9120 to 24 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 8630 to 34 minutes
• 3035 to 39 minutes
• 3840 to 44 minutes
• 1445 to 59 minutes
• 990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 750

• Male householders: 153 (26 living alone), Female householders: 175 (50 living alone)

• 168 spouses (168 opposite-sex spouses), 79 unmarried partners, (79 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 175 children (175 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 97 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 23 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 75 1-person, 10 2-persons

88 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (35 women).

97.6% of residents of 28579 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.1%

Population in 1990: 651.

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

• This state: 384
• Northeast: 210
• South: 125
• West: 10

64% of the 28579 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

90% of the 28579 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% 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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance (5-9: 1)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Grantmaking Foundations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 28579 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	6	68.7 years
Joseph	5	77.6 years
George	3	77.0 years
James	3	65.3 years
Alton	3	77.7 years
Dorothy	3	73.7 years
William	3	66.7 years
Harry	2	83.0 years
Hugh	2	76.5 years
Alice	2	58.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 28579 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Willis	21	77.6 years
Davis	11	79.6 years
Gillikin	10	73.5 years
Bell	7	81.3 years
Lewis	7	71.4 years
Chadwick	5	78.4 years
Wade	5	75.4 years
Golden	4	74.0 years
Chandler	4	75.0 years
Lynch	4	66.2 years