28690 Zip Code (Valdese, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 9,413
Zip code population in 2010: 9,295
Zip code population in 2000: 9,603

Houses and condos: 4,627
Renter-occupied apartments: 865
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28690: 84.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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

Population density: 436 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,563 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,119 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 28690:

• High school or higher: 93.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
• Unemployed: 2.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28690:

• Never married: 18.1%
• Now married: 58.2%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 8.9%
• Divorced: 11.8%

• 
• • 8,42689.5%White
  • 4614.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2542.7%Two or more races
  • 2172.3%Asian
  • 530.6%Black

Urban population: 8,053
Rural population: 1,359

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28690, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,979 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,979
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $43,235 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$43,235
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1121.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3545.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6497.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9328.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15209.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $876 (reported on 30.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$876
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $25k, 18.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 37.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 27.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 120.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $7,363 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$7,363
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.8% for AGIs below $25k, 22.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 150.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 309.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,768 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$15,768
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 18.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 178.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 655.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,457 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	+$8,457
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.7% for AGIs below $25k, 95.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 136.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 219.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 456.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,242 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

28690:	$11,242
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.9% for AGIs below $25k, 84.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 188.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 248.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 564.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $35,044 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

Here:	$35,044
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 47.9% for AGIs below $25k, 171.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 353.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 699.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $14,486 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,486
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $25k, 31.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 303.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,182 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

28690:	$6,182
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 26.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 161.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,135 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,135
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.2% for AGIs below $25k, 77.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.1%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 96.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 97.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28690, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,426 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,426
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $35,537 (reported on 82.9% of returns)

Here:	$35,537
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.3% for AGIs below $25k, 80.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 37.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $887 (reported on 35.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$887
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $7,375 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$7,375
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,181 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$10,181
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,981 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	+$10,981
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,188 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

28690:	$10,188
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,259 (24% of AGI, reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$19,259
State:	$23,438

Here:	23.9% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,995 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,995
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $5,973 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

28690:	$5,973
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,087 (reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,087
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 61.3%

Here:	61%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 58.9% for AGIs below $25k, 57.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 80.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28690, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,585 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,585
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $32,312 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$32,312
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.3% for AGIs below $10k, 81.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,117 (reported on 41.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,117
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $5,698 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$5,698
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,532 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,532
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,388 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$8,388
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,082 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

28690:	$3,082
North Carolina:	$2,967

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $13,077 (reported on 0.3% of returns)

Here:	$13,077
North Carolina:	$14,754

Total itemized deductions: $16,189 (24% of AGI, reported on 31.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,189
State:	$19,464

Here:	23.9% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $10k, 7.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,059 (6% of AGI, reported on 27.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,059
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.7% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,472 (reported on 72.1% of returns)

28690:	$4,472
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,589 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,589
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.1%

Here:	68%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 61.5% for AGIs below $10k, 69.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28619, 28671, 28612, 28666, 28638, 28667.
Valdese Zip Code Map

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 583
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,778

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 45 (34 now married, 11 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,727 (921 now married, 810 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28690 with a mortgage: 1,772 (172 second mortgage, 176 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 293

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,180
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $364

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

• Zip code 28690 household income distribution in 2022

• 215Less than $10,000
• 220$10,000 to $14,999
• 224$15,000 to $19,999
• 238$20,000 to $24,999
• 125$25,000 to $29,999
• 186$30,000 to $34,999
• 75$35,000 to $39,999
• 197$40,000 to $44,999
• 224$45,000 to $49,999
• 222$50,000 to $59,999
• 533$60,000 to $74,999
• 613$75,000 to $99,999
• 423$100,000 to $124,999
• 305$125,000 to $149,999
• 270$150,000 to $199,999
• 273$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28690

• 103Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 17$25,000 to $29,999
• 31$30,000 to $34,999
• 125$35,000 to $39,999
• 59$40,000 to $49,999
• 41$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$60,000 to $69,999
• 19$70,000 to $79,999
• 123$80,000 to $89,999
• 78$90,000 to $99,999
• 431$100,000 to $124,999
• 204$125,000 to $149,999
• 200$150,000 to $174,999
• 144$175,000 to $199,999
• 475$200,000 to $249,999
• 222$250,000 to $299,999
• 442$300,000 to $399,999
• 144$400,000 to $499,999
• 134$500,000 to $749,999
• 140$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28690

• 41$100 to $149
• 54$150 to $199
• 17$200 to $249
• 27$250 to $299
• 27$300 to $349
• 41$350 to $399
• 88$400 to $449
• 21$450 to $499
• 126$500 to $549
• 47$550 to $599
• 13$600 to $649
• 19$700 to $749
• 27$750 to $799
• 74$800 to $899
• 32$900 to $999
• 34$1,000 to $1,249
• 15$1,500 to $1,999
• 119No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $660.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $204,650
• Black or African American householders: $134,939
• Asian householders: $283,323
• Some other race householders: $118,259
• Two or more races householders: $233,032
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $161,828

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $195,190 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $123,051 - $301,109

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $190,299

Here:	$190,299
State:	$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $248,866

Here:	$248,866
State:	$317,935

Mobile homes: $96,307

Here:	$96,307
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,579
• One, attached: 68
• Two: 45
• 3 or 4: 190
• 5 to 9: 163
• 20 to 49: 73
• Mobile homes: 449
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Unemployment: 2.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28690

• 84.1%3,924Drove a car alone
• 2.8%131Carpooled
• 1.0%45Walked
• 9.9%461Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28690

• 101Less than 5 minutes
• 5285 to 9 minutes
• 57610 to 14 minutes
• 1,05315 to 19 minutes
• 51920 to 24 minutes
• 29225 to 29 minutes
• 54830 to 34 minutes
• 11135 to 39 minutes
• 2540 to 44 minutes
• 14545 to 59 minutes
• 10560 to 89 minutes
• 9690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,413

• Male householders: 2,112 (412 living alone), Female householders: 2,249 (940 living alone)

• 2,121 spouses (2,093 opposite-sex spouses), 299 unmarried partners, (299 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,208 children (2,034 natural, 5 adopted, 172 stepchildren), 95 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 60 parents, 14 foster children, 0 other relatives, 237 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 16 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,558 2-persons, 543 3-persons, 429 4-persons, 165 5-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,350 1-person, 216 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 57 4-persons

1,061 married couples with children.
369 single-parent households (32 men, 337 women).

93.7% of residents of 28690 zip code speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 41% well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% well).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 56% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CAROLINA MILLS PLT 9 (705 LOVE LADY RD in VALDESE, NC)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3X8FX397, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: WEFT KNIT FABRIC MILLS; FINISHERS OF TEXTILES
  Business NAICS classification: TEXTILE AND FABRIC FINISHING (EXCEPT BROADWOVEN FABRIC) MILLS.
  Alternative names: CAROLINA MILLS, INCORPORATED, CAROLINA MILLS INC -PLANT 9

• ALBA WALDENSIAN INC-PINEBURR (408 PINEBURR AVE in VALDESE, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3X86V1YH, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -27, AIR PROGRAM
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: HOSIERY
  Alternative names: ALBA WALDENSIAN INCORPORATED, ALBA-WALDENSIAN PINEBURR DIV, TEFRON USA INC PINEBURR TEFRON

• BURKE MILLS INCORPORATED (191 STERLING ST. in VALDESE, NC)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3W08MG9H, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -32, AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: FINISHERS OF TEXTILES; YARN TEXTURIZING, THROWING, TWISTING, AND WINDING MILLS
  Business NAICS classification: YARN TEXTURING, THROWING, AND TWISTING MILLS.; YARN TEXTURING, THROWING, AND TWISTING MILLS.
  Organizations: SHAIKH, HUMAYUN N. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ALBA WALDENSIAN P&W PLANT (201 ST GERMAIN AVE in VALDESE, NC)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3X857UE1, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -26, AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: HOSIERY
  Organizations: ALBA-WALDENSIAN INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: ALBA WALDENSIAN INCORPORATED, ALBA WALDENSIAN INC-GERMAIN, ALBA-WALDENSIAN INC

• ALBA WALDENSIAN INC-ALBA PLANT (406 PRALEY STREET in VALDESE, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3X856WEN, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: HOSIERY
  Alternative names: ALBA WALDENSIAN INCORPORATED

• ALBA WALDENSIAN INC-MAIN ST (720 MAIN STREET in VALDESE, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3X86P7F3, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: HOSIERY
  Alternative names: ALBA WALDENSIAN INCORPORATED, TEFRON USA INC

• BURKE READY MIX (1389 HWY US 70 WEST in VALDESE, NC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  

• BURKE GRADING & PAVING INCORPO (1502 HWY 70 W in VALDESE, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  

• ALBA WALDENSIAN, INC (217 MORGAN STREET in VALDESE, NC)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: WOMEN'S FULL-LENGTH AND KNEE-LENGTH HOSIERY, EXCEPT SOCKS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.7%

Population in 1990: 4,227. Population change in the 1990s: +5,376 (+127.2%).

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

• This state: 7,215
• Northeast: 395
• Midwest: 301
• South: 828
• West: 198

64% of the 28690 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

93% of the 28690 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 53 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 61

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• SAFT AMERICA INC (313 CRESCENT ST NE in VALDESE, NC) : $128,167,096 in 58 contracts from 1999 to 2006

  Contracts for Batteries, Nonrechargeable, Batteries, Rechargeable, Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment by Army, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense, Navy, and others
  Signed by year: 2000: $208,153; 2001: $522,096; 2002: $827,414; 2003: $98,066,601; 2004: $27,653,442; 2005: $426,180; 2006: $255,470.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $33,570,532 with Army for Batteries, Nonrechargeable. Signed on 2003-07-23. Completion date: 2006-11-30.
  $25,085,200, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-18. Completion date: 2006-11-30.
  $17,812,600, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-18. Completion date: 2006-11-30.
  $11,053,990, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-03. Completion date: 2006-12-31.
  

• MYRA'S INC (212 MAIN ST W in VALDESE, NC; small business)

  $8,136 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2006-01-12. Completion date: 2006-01-25.

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 4 establishments)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 2, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 8)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (50-99: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (50-99: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0208.01 , 0208.02, 0209.00, 0212.01


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0208.01 , 0208.02, 0209.00, 0212.01

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

Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 35. The highest number of reported fires - 61 took place in 2016, and the least - 18 in 2012. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (51.1%), and Outside Fires (28.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28690
• 27251.1%Structure Fires
• 15028.2%Outside Fires
• 8115.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 295.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28690, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28690 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	68	69.7 years
John	67	76.2 years
William	61	75.0 years
Mary	57	79.6 years
Charles	39	68.6 years
Robert	34	70.4 years
Fred	27	69.7 years
Annie	24	80.9 years
Margaret	23	77.6 years
Ruth	23	76.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 28690 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	59	76.1 years
Berry	43	76.8 years
Williams	43	74.8 years
Lowman	42	74.4 years
Powell	40	73.0 years
Lail	39	71.8 years
Pons	35	77.0 years
Deal	35	74.4 years
Burns	26	79.8 years
Johnson	24	72.3 years

Businesses in zip code 28690
Name	Count		Name	Count
AutoZone	1		McDonald's	1
Domino's Pizza	1		Pizza Hut	1
FedEx	1		Subway	2
H&R Block	1		U-Haul	1
Hyundai	1		UPS	1