28670 Zip Code (Ronda, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,504
Zip code population in 2010: 2,719
Zip code population in 2000: 2,998

Houses and condos: 1,015
Renter-occupied apartments: 206
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28670: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 37.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 67 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: $925 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $697 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 28670:

• High school or higher: 80.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
• Unemployed: 2.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28670:

• Never married: 26.3%
• Now married: 57.4%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 5.2%
• Divorced: 8.2%

• 
• • 2,25490.1%White
  • 1214.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 502.0%Black
  • 431.7%Asian
  • 341.4%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28670, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,559 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,559
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $46,270 (reported on 82.1% of returns)

Here:	$46,270
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1110.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3433.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6549.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8636.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15198.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $961 (reported on 29.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$961
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.8% for AGIs below $25k, 39.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 38.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 127.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,629 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,629
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.0% for AGIs below $25k, 14.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 34.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 130.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 527.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,585 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$10,585
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 390.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1197.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,240 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,240
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.1% for AGIs below $25k, 178.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 130.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 26.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,131 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

28670:	$14,131
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.0% for AGIs below $25k, 103.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 550.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 824.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $38,067 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

Here:	$38,067
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1631.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $13,867 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

Here:	$13,867
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 594.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,167 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

28670:	$8,167
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 350.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,435 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,435
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.5% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.4%

Here:	96%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.2% for AGIs below $25k, 96.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28670, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,855 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,855
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $35,687 (reported on 82.6% of returns)

Here:	$35,687
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.7% for AGIs below $25k, 82.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $911 (reported on 33.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$911
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,124 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,124
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,593 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,593
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,032 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,032
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,615 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

28670:	$11,615
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,283 (24% of AGI, reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$18,283
State:	$23,438

Here:	24.4% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,056 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	$5,056
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,930 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

28670:	$5,930
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,335 (reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,335
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 69.7%

Here:	70%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 67.3% for AGIs below $25k, 69.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.5% 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 28670, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,946 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,946
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $30,429 (reported on 85.3% of returns)

Here:	$30,429
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.6% for AGIs below $10k, 80.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,085 (reported on 42.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,085
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,832 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,832
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,338 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,338
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,184 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,184
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,136 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

28670:	$3,136
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $15,898 (26% of AGI, reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$15,898
State:	$19,464

Here:	26.0% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,852 (6% of AGI, reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,852
State:	$4,035

Here:	6.2% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,471 (reported on 71.9% of returns)

28670:	$3,471
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,730 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

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

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.8%

Here:	79%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 76.0% for AGIs below $10k, 82.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28621, 28669, 28642, 27020, 28676, 28689.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 1.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 80
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 832

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 20 (19 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 344 (229 now married, 117 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28670 with a mortgage: 246 (16 second mortgage, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,004
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $384

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

• Zip code 28670 household income distribution in 2022

• 23Less than $10,000
• 35$10,000 to $14,999
• 18$15,000 to $19,999
• 36$20,000 to $24,999
• 49$25,000 to $29,999
• 132$30,000 to $34,999
• 26$35,000 to $39,999
• 71$40,000 to $44,999
• 63$45,000 to $49,999
• 21$50,000 to $59,999
• 132$60,000 to $74,999
• 75$75,000 to $99,999
• 89$100,000 to $124,999
• 50$125,000 to $149,999
• 86$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28670

• 37Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$60,000 to $69,999
• 40$70,000 to $79,999
• 31$80,000 to $89,999
• 18$90,000 to $99,999
• 136$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 81$150,000 to $174,999
• 27$175,000 to $199,999
• 37$200,000 to $249,999
• 19$250,000 to $299,999
• 19$300,000 to $399,999
• 53$500,000 to $749,999
• 28$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28670

• 4$300 to $349
• 1$350 to $399
• 18$400 to $449
• 23$450 to $499
• 67$500 to $549
• 4$550 to $599
• 12$600 to $649
• 3$650 to $699
• 6$700 to $749
• 13$1,000 to $1,249
• 4$1,500 to $1,999
• 7$3,000 to $3,499
• 38No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $669.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $146,824
• Black or African American householders: $32,524
• Two or more races householders: $139,390
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $120,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $141,435 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,250 - $203,736

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $218,669

Here:	$218,669
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $111,822

Here:	$111,822
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 816
• Two: 3
• Mobile homes: 184

Unemployment: 2.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28670

• 76.9%904Drove a car alone
• 6.0%70Carpooled
• 0.5%6Bus or trolley bus
• 0.9%10Other means
• 14.6%172Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28670

• 1375 to 9 minutes
• 9810 to 14 minutes
• 24915 to 19 minutes
• 21920 to 24 minutes
• 5725 to 29 minutes
• 7730 to 34 minutes
• 2635 to 39 minutes
• 9340 to 44 minutes
• 945 to 59 minutes
• 560 to 89 minutes
• 1890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 43.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,504

• Male householders: 378 (78 living alone), Female householders: 540 (178 living alone)

• 580 spouses (577 opposite-sex spouses), 31 unmarried partners, (31 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 739 children (687 natural, 50 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 74 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 94 non-relatives

Size of family households: 280 2-persons, 111 3-persons, 155 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 254 1-person, 17 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 7 5-persons

292 married couples with children.
50 single-parent households (18 men, 32 women).

94.4% of residents of 28670 zip code speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% very well, 40% well, 32% not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% very well, 71% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• .ONDA-CLINGMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (316 RONDA-CLINGMAN SCHOOL ROAD in RONDA, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-370
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Organizations: WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BURLINGTON FURNITURE HOME CHR PLT #196 (HWY 268 in RONDA, NC)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: LEWIS H. JENKINS AND ASSOCIATES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BURLINGTON-HOME CHAR (HIGHWAY 268 in RONDA, NC)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERED
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.4%

Population in 1990: 2,739. Population change in the 1990s: +259 (+9.5%).

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

• This state: 1,983
• Northeast: 44
• Midwest: 55
• South: 156
• West: 49

69% of the 28670 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

98% of the 28670 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 124% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• PORTER, JENNIFER (5499 WHIKES YADKIN RD in RONDA, NC; small business)

  $5,785 with Army for Guard Services. Signed on 2006-03-31. Completion date: 2006-12-31.

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

• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Wholesale Trade: Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 7. The highest number of fires - 22 took place in 2009, and the least - 0 in 2016. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.5%), and Outside Fires (28.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28670
• 6054.5%Structure Fires
• 3128.2%Outside Fires
• 1210.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 76.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28670, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28670 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	31	75.8 years
Mary	18	76.3 years
John	17	74.2 years
Robert	15	74.4 years
William	15	80.9 years
Thomas	12	72.7 years
Ruby	11	77.3 years
Charlie	6	80.7 years
Henry	6	72.2 years
Fannie	5	82.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 28670 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Pardue	40	75.1 years
Byrd	19	79.2 years
Welborn	17	78.5 years
Johnson	15	69.3 years
Martin	15	76.3 years
Walker	13	75.0 years
Chambers	13	74.5 years
Waddell	12	70.1 years
Gray	12	76.8 years
Tharpe	12	81.4 years

Businesses in zip code 28670

• Subway: 1