28618 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,243
Zip code population in 2010: 2,352
Zip code population in 2000: 1,825

Houses and condos: 1,333
Renter-occupied apartments: 227
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28618: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 39.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 57 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: $1,150 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,398 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 28618:

• High school or higher: 92.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 17.0%
• Unemployed: 2.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28618:

• Never married: 25.7%
• Now married: 55.2%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 5.1%
• Divorced: 12.9%

• 
• • 2,09293.3%White
  • 1155.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 160.7%Black
  • 90.4%Asian
  • 100.4%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28618, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,682 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,682
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $47,839 (reported on 78.5% of returns)

Here:	$47,839
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1131.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3850.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6681.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9131.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 26636.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $637 (reported on 38.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$637
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $25k, 35.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 116.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,153 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,153
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.4% for AGIs below $25k, 32.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 44.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 108.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 883.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$21,333 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	+$21,333
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $25k, 20.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 365.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5778.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,819 (reported on 25.2% of returns)

Here:	+$11,819
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 358.6% for AGIs below $25k, 304.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 388.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 321.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1911.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,270 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

28618:	$15,270
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 153.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 311.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1435.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,425 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

Here:	$31,425
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2095.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $12,300 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

Here:	$12,300
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 820.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,075 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

28618:	$7,075
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 471.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,994 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,994
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.2% for AGIs below $25k, 65.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.6%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 88.6% for AGIs below $25k, 93.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28618, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,128 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,128
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $35,281 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

Here:	$35,281
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.2% for AGIs below $25k, 79.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $576 (reported on 41.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$576
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,147 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,147
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,457 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,457
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,420 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,420
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,180 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

28618:	$13,180
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,167 (27% of AGI, reported on 27.0% of returns)

Here:	$19,167
State:	$23,438

Here:	26.6% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,254 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,254
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,893 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

28618:	$4,893
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,832 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,832
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.0%

Here:	56%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28618, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,295 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,295
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $31,294 (reported on 84.1% of returns)

Here:	$31,294
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.3% for AGIs below $10k, 75.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 28.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,761 (reported on 46.9% of returns)

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,975 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,975
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$25,345 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$25,345
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 31.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,825 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,825
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.6% for AGIs below $10k, 9.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, -1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,367 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

28618:	$2,367
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $17,407 (20% of AGI, reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	$17,407
State:	$19,464

Here:	20.0% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,226 (5% of AGI, reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,226
State:	$4,035

Here:	4.7% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,286 (reported on 77.7% of returns)

28618:	$5,286
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,656 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,656
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.6%

Here:	61%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 62.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28626, 28624, 28607, 28665, 28684, 28694.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 114
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 805

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 35 (12 now married, 21 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 357 (214 now married, 144 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28618 with a mortgage: 371 (59 second mortgage, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,305
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $377

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

• Zip code 28618 household income distribution in 2022

• 70Less than $10,000
• 41$10,000 to $14,999
• 26$15,000 to $19,999
• 38$20,000 to $24,999
• 37$25,000 to $29,999
• 53$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$35,000 to $39,999
• 85$40,000 to $44,999
• 26$45,000 to $49,999
• 72$50,000 to $59,999
• 96$60,000 to $74,999
• 113$75,000 to $99,999
• 84$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 48$150,000 to $199,999
• 74$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28618

• 35Less than $10,000
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$90,000 to $99,999
• 19$100,000 to $124,999
• 24$125,000 to $149,999
• 30$150,000 to $174,999
• 28$175,000 to $199,999
• 156$200,000 to $249,999
• 102$250,000 to $299,999
• 146$300,000 to $399,999
• 34$400,000 to $499,999
• 34$500,000 to $749,999
• 69$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28618

• 12$350 to $399
• 7$450 to $499
• 5$500 to $549
• 8$600 to $649
• 26$650 to $699
• 41$700 to $749
• 7$750 to $799
• 24$900 to $999
• 14$1,000 to $1,249
• 12$1,500 to $1,999
• 58No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,035.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $324,256
• Black or African American householders: $267,244

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $292,187 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $223,536 - $400,351

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,086
• One, attached: 6
• Two: 3
• 3 or 4: 53
• 10 to 19: 7
• Mobile homes: 168

Unemployment: 2.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28618

• 78.5%885Drove a car alone
• 7.1%80Carpooled
• 0.7%8Walked
• 0.6%7Other means
• 11.2%126Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28618

• 32Less than 5 minutes
• 505 to 9 minutes
• 10610 to 14 minutes
• 19715 to 19 minutes
• 22720 to 24 minutes
• 10825 to 29 minutes
• 8530 to 34 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes
• 10140 to 44 minutes
• 4045 to 59 minutes
• 1260 to 89 minutes
• 1590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,243

• Male householders: 547 (156 living alone), Female householders: 370 (169 living alone)

• 511 spouses (491 opposite-sex spouses), 45 unmarried partners, (45 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 579 children (455 natural, 86 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 104 other relatives, 30 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 25 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 249 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 114 4-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 325 1-person, 56 2-persons, 11 3-persons

400 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (3 men, 7 women).

88.9% of residents of 28618 zip code speak English at home.
10.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (21% very well, 29% well, 51% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BOONE AGGREGATES COMPANY, INC. (16984 HWY 421 W in DEEP GAP, NC)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
  

• 421 GROCERY WATER SYS (PO BOX 544 in DEEP GAP, NC)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2001-0790, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  

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

Population in 1990: 1,176. Population change in the 1990s: +649 (+55.2%).

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

• This state: 1,433
• Northeast: 97
• Midwest: 222
• South: 308
• West: 97

74% of the 28618 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

89% of the 28618 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (20-49: 1)
• Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Roofing Contractors (5-9: 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 19. The highest number of reported fires - 33 took place in 2007, and the least - 4 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (37.0%), and Structure Fires (34.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28618
• 11737.0%Outside Fires
• 10834.2%Structure Fires
• 7824.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 134.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28618, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28618 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	14	69.8 years
Robert	8	68.8 years
John	7	70.3 years
Howard	6	77.1 years
Richard	6	59.7 years
Margaret	6	88.0 years
Walter	5	74.4 years
Mary	5	76.0 years
Mae	4	81.5 years
Thomas	4	80.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 28618 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Greene	59	76.8 years
Watson	40	74.0 years
Miller	21	74.4 years
Wellborn	13	76.5 years
Phillips	12	73.5 years
Greer	12	75.8 years
Moretz	11	82.3 years
Church	10	79.8 years
Triplett	8	79.1 years
Smith	8	72.6 years

Businesses in zip code 28618

• U-Haul: 1