28669 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,720
Zip code population in 2010: 3,146
Zip code population in 2000: 2,961

Houses and condos: 1,422
Renter-occupied apartments: 166
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28669: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 46.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 59 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: $1,022 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $680 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 28669:

• High school or higher: 90.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
• Unemployed: 3.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28669:

• Never married: 22.3%
• Now married: 63.1%
• Separated: 5.3%
• Widowed: 1.6%
• Divorced: 7.7%

• 
• • 2,13278.4%White
  • 32812.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2539.3%Black
  • 60.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28669, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,387 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,387
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $40,762 (reported on 79.8% of returns)

Here:	$40,762
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1105.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3680.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6050.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8022.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20544.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $412 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$412
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.9% for AGIs below $25k, 9.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 28.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,471 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,471
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs below $25k, 13.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 30.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 332.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,631 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	+$11,631
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $25k, 22.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 130.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2442.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,626 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,626
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 208.2% for AGIs below $25k, 158.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 180.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 328.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,169 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

28669:	$17,169
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.5% for AGIs below $25k, 106.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 456.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2028.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $26,000 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

Here:	$26,000
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 346.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,421 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,421
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.7% for AGIs below $25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.6%

Here:	97%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.7% for AGIs below $25k, 96.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.0% 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 28669, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,635 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,635
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $31,256 (reported on 82.9% of returns)

Here:	$31,256
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.6% for AGIs below $25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $647 (reported on 29.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$647
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,418 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,418
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,183 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,183
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,294 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	+$7,294
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,042 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

28669:	$12,042
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,550 (26% of AGI, reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,550
State:	$23,438

Here:	26.4% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,563 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,563
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,700 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

28669:	$4,700
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,033 (reported on 26.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,033
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.3%

Here:	68%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 65.6% for AGIs below $25k, 68.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28669, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,356 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,356
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $28,261 (reported on 84.7% of returns)

Here:	$28,261
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.2% for AGIs below $10k, 78.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $720 (reported on 36.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$720
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $617 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$617
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,312 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,312
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,133 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,133
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,688 (reported on 1.2% of returns)

28669:	$2,688
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $14,377 (26% of AGI, reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,377
State:	$19,464

Here:	26.3% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,089 (5% of AGI, reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,089
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.5% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $2,987 (reported on 71.2% of returns)

28669:	$2,987
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,664 (reported on 23.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,664
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.8%

Here:	78%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 70.3% for AGIs below $10k, 76.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28670, 28621, 28659, 28685, 28635, 28642.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 99
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,118

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 1 (0 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 416 (250 now married, 167 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28669 with a mortgage: 367 (11 second mortgage)
Houses without a mortgage: 48

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,110
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $360

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 28669 household income distribution in 2022

• 55Less than $10,000
• 90$15,000 to $19,999
• 39$20,000 to $24,999
• 41$30,000 to $34,999
• 85$35,000 to $39,999
• 201$40,000 to $44,999
• 84$45,000 to $49,999
• 87$50,000 to $59,999
• 119$60,000 to $74,999
• 151$75,000 to $99,999
• 130$100,000 to $124,999
• 53$125,000 to $149,999
• 62$150,000 to $199,999
• 21$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28669

• 29$15,000 to $19,999
• 19$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 36$40,000 to $49,999
• 63$50,000 to $59,999
• 65$60,000 to $69,999
• 26$70,000 to $79,999
• 92$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$90,000 to $99,999
• 60$100,000 to $124,999
• 65$125,000 to $149,999
• 160$150,000 to $174,999
• 31$175,000 to $199,999
• 66$200,000 to $249,999
• 92$250,000 to $299,999
• 17$300,000 to $399,999
• 34$500,000 to $749,999
• 39$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28669

• 4$500 to $549
• 32$550 to $599
• 38$650 to $699
• 85No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $720.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $159,568
• Black or African American householders: $122,956
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $137,558

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $156,606 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,036 - $207,822

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $355,673

Here:	$355,673
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $69,551

Here:	$69,551
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 840
• 3 or 4: 35
• Mobile homes: 501
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Unemployment: 3.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28669

• 82.2%1,002Drove a car alone
• 2.8%34Carpooled
• 13.8%168Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28669

• 625 to 9 minutes
• 8510 to 14 minutes
• 18415 to 19 minutes
• 15420 to 24 minutes
• 3925 to 29 minutes
• 20030 to 34 minutes
• 9435 to 39 minutes
• 3840 to 44 minutes
• 7045 to 59 minutes
• 5560 to 89 minutes
• 5590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,720

• Male householders: 771 (190 living alone), Female householders: 448 (77 living alone)

• 635 spouses (635 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 605 children (588 natural, 16 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 190 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 0 foster children, 29 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 610 2-persons, 131 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 98 5-persons, 53 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 268 1-person

228 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 women).

91.1% of residents of 28669 zip code speak English at home.
8.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% well, 25% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BUDDY LEE SPICER (HIGHWAY 268 in ROARING RIVER, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3W0BJVHB, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.2%

Population in 1990: 978. Population change in the 1990s: +1,983 (+202.8%).

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

• This state: 2,082
• Northeast: 169
• Midwest: 48
• South: 225
• West: 9

69% of the 28669 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

97% of the 28669 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from abroad.

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): 22 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: General Rental Centers (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Septic Tank and Related Services (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 2)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 10. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 27 took place in 2009, and the least - 2 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (54.2%), and Outside Fires (35.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28669
• 9154.2%Structure Fires
• 6035.7%Outside Fires
• 106.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 74.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28669, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28669 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	34	70.4 years
William	19	70.6 years
John	18	68.7 years
Robert	14	65.7 years
Walter	11	77.6 years
Mary	10	74.0 years
George	10	77.7 years
Betty	9	62.1 years
Clyde	8	65.2 years
Bertha	7	82.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 28669 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	28	74.1 years
Sparks	27	77.9 years
Mathis	27	80.5 years
Blackburn	21	79.2 years
Billings	18	69.1 years
Byrd	16	73.6 years
Wood	16	72.0 years
Prevette	13	65.1 years
Mccann	13	77.9 years
Barker	11	75.4 years