28615 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,754
Zip code population in 2010: 1,876
Zip code population in 2000: 1,987

Houses and condos: 1,277
Renter-occupied apartments: 224
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28615: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 66.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 26 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: $924 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $834 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 28615:

• High school or higher: 85.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
• Unemployed: 2.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28615:

• Never married: 21.5%
• Now married: 52.7%
• Separated: 3.5%
• Widowed: 15.0%
• Divorced: 7.3%

• 
• • 1,65294.2%White
  • 683.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 331.9%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28615, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $39,220 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,220
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $34,282 (reported on 72.4% of returns)

Here:	$34,282
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1165.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3589.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6583.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8153.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19600.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $792 (reported on 31.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$792
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.2% for AGIs below $25k, 21.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,410 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,410
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.1% for AGIs below $25k, 20.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 158.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 740.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,211 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,211
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs below $25k, 383.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1030.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,550 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	+$11,550
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.9% for AGIs below $25k, 135.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1073.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3405.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,767 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

28615:	$14,767
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 220.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1331.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,332 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,332
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.7% for AGIs below $25k, 86.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 86.8%

Here:	87%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 90.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28615, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,511 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,511
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $28,769 (reported on 76.1% of returns)

Here:	$28,769
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.5% for AGIs below $25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 191.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $779 (reported on 33.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$779
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,257 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,257
State:	$6,213

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,543 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,543
State:	+$12,740

Profit/loss from business: +$8,267 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	+$8,267
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,975 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

28615:	$9,975
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,878 (28% of AGI, reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$17,878
State:	$23,438

Here:	27.7% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 9.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $6,480 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	$6,480
State:	$4,687

Taxes paid: $4,422 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

28615:	$4,422
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,200 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.7%

Here:	51%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 48.8% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 150.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28615, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,194 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,194
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $24,061 (reported on 79.4% of returns)

Here:	$24,061
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $10k, 78.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 106.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,386 (reported on 39.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,386
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,320 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,320
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,078 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$11,078
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,000 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,000
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.2% for AGIs below $10k, 7.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,727 (reported on 1.3% of returns)

28615:	$3,727
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $13,972 (23% of AGI, reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,972
State:	$19,464

Here:	23.0% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,040 (5% of AGI, reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,040
State:	$4,035

Here:	4.9% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,035 (reported on 68.7% of returns)

28615:	$3,035
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,730 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,730
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.3%

Here:	58%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 53.7% for AGIs below $10k, 61.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28693, 37691, 37680, 28698, 28684, 28643.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 146
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 712

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 316 (120 now married, 194 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28615 with a mortgage: 236
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,138
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $305

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

• Zip code 28615 household income distribution in 2022

• 23Less than $10,000
• 70$10,000 to $14,999
• 113$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 47$30,000 to $34,999
• 63$35,000 to $39,999
• 54$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 130$50,000 to $59,999
• 156$60,000 to $74,999
• 61$75,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 60$150,000 to $199,999
• 12$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28615

• 4Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 16$40,000 to $49,999
• 25$50,000 to $59,999
• 98$70,000 to $79,999
• 6$80,000 to $89,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 25$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 43$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$175,000 to $199,999
• 77$200,000 to $249,999
• 97$250,000 to $299,999
• 26$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999
• 60$500,000 to $749,999
• 34$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28615

• 72$300 to $349
• 18$350 to $399
• 13$400 to $449
• 10$550 to $599
• 19$800 to $899
• 22$900 to $999
• 60No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $693.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $271,618

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $201,162 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,910 - $316,404

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $318,843

Here:	$318,843
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $106,017

Here:	$106,017
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 959
• One, attached: 5
• 5 to 9: 17
• Mobile homes: 276

Unemployment: 2.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28615

• 69.0%567Drove a car alone
• 14.2%117Carpooled
• 0.9%7Ferryboat
• 4.9%40Walked
• 8.9%73Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28615

• 29Less than 5 minutes
• 545 to 9 minutes
• 6410 to 14 minutes
• 2015 to 19 minutes
• 4420 to 24 minutes
• 825 to 29 minutes
• 17930 to 34 minutes
• 1535 to 39 minutes
• 4040 to 44 minutes
• 21545 to 59 minutes
• 5460 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,754

• Male householders: 410 (129 living alone), Female householders: 446 (133 living alone)

• 364 spouses (364 opposite-sex spouses), 55 unmarried partners, (55 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 405 children (387 natural, 17 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 25 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 304 2-persons, 126 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 261 1-person, 49 2-persons

152 married couples with children.
61 single-parent households (4 men, 57 women).

96.7% of residents of 28615 zip code speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 49% well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.7%

Population in 1990: 2,527.

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

• This state: 1,171
• Northeast: 161
• Midwest: 58
• South: 287
• West: 13

71% of the 28615 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

95% of the 28615 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% 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): 5

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

• Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 16. The highest number of reported fires - 27 took place in 2015, and the least - 6 in 2016. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (59.9%), and Outside Fires (29.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28615
• 16359.9%Structure Fires
• 8129.8%Outside Fires
• 217.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 72.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28615, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28615 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	21	64.9 years
William	15	73.0 years
John	13	70.9 years
Ruth	12	76.9 years
Roy	10	83.6 years
Joseph	9	81.2 years
Fred	8	75.0 years
Mary	7	72.0 years
George	7	75.7 years
Robert	7	73.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 28615 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Osborne	51	78.1 years
Roark	25	76.6 years
Lewis	24	80.9 years
Price	20	76.5 years
Farmer	20	76.1 years
Roten	19	79.9 years
Mahala	18	72.6 years
Miller	16	77.4 years
Greer	15	65.0 years
Graybeal	15	76.9 years