28702 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 498
Zip code population in 2010: 366
Zip code population in 2000: 28

Houses and condos: 422
Renter-occupied apartments: 28
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28702: 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 19.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 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 no mortgage in 2022: $1,321 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 28702:

• High school or higher: 87.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
• Unemployed: 14.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 58.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28702:

• Never married: 12.4%
• Now married: 55.2%
• Separated: 10.6%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 16.9%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28702, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,591 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,591
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $36,660 (reported on 68.2% of returns)

Here:	$36,660
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 940.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3537.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3396.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $314 (reported on 31.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$314
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,950 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,950
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.0% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,925 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,925
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 192.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,500 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$6,500
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 520.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,500 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

28702:	$17,500
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 700.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,350 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,350
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.9%

Here:	91%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28702, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,361 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,361
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $40,100 (reported on 66.7% of returns)

Here:	$40,100
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.5% for AGIs below $25k, 135.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $667 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$667
North Carolina:	$1,298

Ordinary dividends: $1,867 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,867
State:	$6,213

Profit/loss from business: +$7,425 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$7,425
State:	+$10,311

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,850 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

28702:	$12,850
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $17,340 (27% of AGI, reported on 27.8% of returns)

Here:	$17,340
State:	$23,438

Here:	26.5% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,733 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,733
State:	$4,687

Taxes paid: $4,900 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

28702:	$4,900
State:	$8,823

Earned income credit: $2,025 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,025
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.6%

Here:	56%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28702, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,695 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,695
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $31,836 (reported on 74.9% of returns)

Here:	$31,836
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $10k, 60.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,534 (reported on 47.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,534
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $10k, 7.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $865 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$865
State:	$4,016

Net capital gain/loss: +$42 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	+$42
State:	+$11,152

Profit/loss from business: +$5,792 (reported on 25.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,792
State:	+$9,490

Total itemized deductions: $18,159 (28% of AGI, reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,159
State:	$19,464

Here:	27.6% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,935 (3% of AGI, reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,935
State:	$4,035

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

Total tax: $4,623 (reported on 82.4% of returns)

28702:	$4,623
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,486 (reported on 18.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,486
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.8%

Here:	66%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 74.2% for AGIs below $10k, 59.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 28713, 28781, 28733, 28771, 37882, 28789.
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: 189

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 20 (21 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 59 (10 now married, 48 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28702 with a mortgage: 52
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,040
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $418

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

• Zip code 28702 household income distribution in 2022

• 31Less than $10,000
• 78$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$40,000 to $44,999
• 20$50,000 to $59,999
• 20$75,000 to $99,999
• 19$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28702

• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 30$150,000 to $174,999
• 19$200,000 to $249,999
• 15$250,000 to $299,999
• 73$300,000 to $399,999
• 16$500,000 to $749,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $330,651

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $330,652 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $196,505 - $413,077

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $350,725

Here:	$350,725
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $417,137

Here:	$417,137
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 316
• Mobile homes: 99

Unemployment: 14.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28702

• 41.1%60Drove a car alone
• 54.8%80Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28702

• 3120 to 24 minutes
• 2730 to 34 minutes
• 6660 to 89 minutes
• 1290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 39.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 498

• Male householders: 102 (0 living alone), Female householders: 89 (0 living alone)

• 75 spouses (75 opposite-sex spouses), 43 unmarried partners, (43 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 190 children (163 natural, 0 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 128 2-persons, 20 4-persons, 14 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 30 2-persons

49 married couples with children.
90 single-parent households (90 women).

100.5% of residents of 28702 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DEHART LUMBER CO (WOLF CREEK in ALMOND, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00TE9W84AY3W062Q1Y, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  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: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.4%

Population in 1990: 678.

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

• This state: 323
• Northeast: 40
• Midwest: 95
• South: 35

100% of the 28702 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.

84% of the 28702 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% moved from different county within same state.

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):

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

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Information: Book Publishers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Other Activities Related to Real Estate (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 28702 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	5	77.6 years
William	5	81.8 years
George	3	80.0 years
John	3	71.0 years
Robert	3	81.3 years
Ellen	2	66.0 years
Clinton	2	75.0 years
Frank	2	81.5 years
Ethel	2	73.5 years
Ida	2	88.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 28702 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Taylor	8	74.6 years
Crisp	6	68.7 years
Brown	3	89.6 years
Cable	3	82.0 years
Bridgers	3	72.3 years
Moore	3	83.7 years
Wright	3	83.7 years
Andrews	2	78.5 years
Dowdle	2	65.5 years
Carver	2	94.5 years