28646 Zip Code (Grandfather, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 586
Zip code population in 2010: 342
Zip code population in 2000: 230

Houses and condos: 1,280
Renter-occupied apartments: 58
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28646: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 21.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 27 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: $4,062 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,334 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 28646:

• High school or higher: 100.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.8%
• Unemployed: 8.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28646:

• Never married: 28.0%
• Now married: 71.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.4%
• Divorced: 0.2%

• 
• • 55594.9%White
  • 305.1%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28646, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $69,893 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$69,893
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $45,377 (reported on 76.6% of returns)

Here:	$45,377
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.9% for AGIs below $10k, 72.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $3,000 (reported on 52.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$3,000
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $11,966 (reported on 35.6% of returns)

Here:	$11,966
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$31,872 (reported on 33.7% of returns)

Here:	+$31,872
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.3% for AGIs below $10k, -1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,549 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	+$12,549
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 13.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $34,176 (24% of AGI, reported on 39.4% of returns)

Here:	$34,176
State:	$19,464

Here:	23.8% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.6% for AGIs below $10k, 23.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 22.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $12,329 (8% of AGI, reported on 35.6% of returns)

Here:	$12,329
State:	$4,035

Here:	8.1% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $12,702 (reported on 78.5% of returns)

28646:	$12,702
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,451 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,451
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.9%

Here:	71%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 67.1% for AGIs below $10k, 66.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28662, 28616, 28657, 28604, 28611, 28652.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 250

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 85 (0 now married, 84 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28646 with a mortgage: 67
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,895
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $367

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 28646 household income distribution in 2022

• 1Less than $10,000
• 27$25,000 to $29,999
• 30$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 57$60,000 to $74,999
• 20$75,000 to $99,999
• 3$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999
• 47$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28646

• 31$30,000 to $34,999
• 85$300,000 to $399,999
• 56$500,000 to $749,999
• 9$750,000 to $999,999
• 6$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 52$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 3$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28646

• 19$550 to $599
• 26$750 to $799

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,473,232.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $500,489

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $463,366

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $249,357

Here:	$249,357
State:	$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,870,195

Here:	$1,870,195
State:	$317,935

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $972,362

Here:	$972,362
State:	$329,290

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,047
• One, attached: 31
• Two: 45
• 3 or 4: 51
• 5 to 9: 58
• 10 to 19: 10
• Mobile homes: 32

Unemployment: 8.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28646

• 74.3%186Drove a car alone
• 0.8%2Carpooled
• 27.6%69Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28646

• 395 to 9 minutes
• 3210 to 14 minutes
• 215 to 19 minutes
• 1920 to 24 minutes
• 3225 to 29 minutes
• 5930 to 34 minutes
• 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 57.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 586

• Male householders: 222 (32 living alone), Female householders: 29 (1 living alone)

• 195 spouses (195 opposite-sex spouses), 29 unmarried partners, (29 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 117 children (117 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 167 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 1 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ABBOTT, WILLIAM - SFR (GRANDFATHER GOLF & CC LOT# 141 in LINVILLE, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3X0551XA, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: 244 HILLSIDE DRIVE

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

• This state: 239
• Northeast: 79
• Midwest: 64
• South: 147

67% of the 28646 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

83% of the 28646 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% 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 undergraduate colleges: 2

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 2, 5-9: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (20-49: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (20-49: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 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 7. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 18 took place in 2013, and the least - 0 in 2008. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (56.5%), and Outside Fires (23.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28646
• 7056.5%Structure Fires
• 2923.4%Outside Fires
• 2016.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 54.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28646, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28646 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	9	80.4 years
Charles	7	74.1 years
William	6	79.5 years
Thomas	6	74.2 years
James	6	79.3 years
David	4	81.5 years
Robert	4	80.2 years
Mildred	4	81.0 years
Mary	4	83.3 years
Donald	3	64.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 28646 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hartley	12	84.2 years
Greene	9	84.1 years
Forbes	8	84.1 years
Coffey	6	74.3 years
Gragg	6	73.0 years
Lambert	6	76.5 years
Sturgill	5	75.2 years
Hughes	5	84.4 years
Webb	4	87.0 years
Calvert	4	71.3 years

Businesses in zip code 28646
Name	Count		Name	Count
Decora Cabinetry	1		UPS	1
FedEx	1		YMCA	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	1