28708 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 224
Zip code population in 2010: 754
Zip code population in 2000: 572

Houses and condos: 317
Renter-occupied apartments: 6
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28708: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 48.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 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: $826

For population 25 years and over in 28708:

• High school or higher: 100.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 52.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28708:

• Never married: 23.2%
• Now married: 62.6%
• Separated: 14.3%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 0.0%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28708, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,200 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,200
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $41,071 (reported on 70.8% of returns)

Here:	$41,071
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1205.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2740.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4444.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $367 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$367
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $25k, 28.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$100 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$100
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,780 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	+$13,780
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 505.7% for AGIs below $25k, 670.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,650 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

28708:	$12,650
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 506.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $3,029 (reported on 29.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,029
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 191.4% for AGIs below $25k, 156.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 104.2%

Here:	104%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 150.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28708, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,165 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,165
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $33,986 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

Here:	$33,986
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.7% for AGIs below $25k, 77.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $250 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$250
North Carolina:	$1,298

Profit/loss from business: +$6,880 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,880
State:	+$10,311

Total itemized deductions: $18,400 (23% of AGI, reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$18,400
State:	$23,438

Here:	22.8% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,600 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,600
State:	$4,687

Taxes paid: $5,675 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

28708:	$5,675
State:	$8,823

Earned income credit: $2,714 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,714
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.0%

Here:	55%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 54.5% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28708, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,749 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,749
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $24,265 (reported on 74.0% of returns)

Here:	$24,265
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 116.5% for AGIs below $10k, 65.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $493 (reported on 31.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$493
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $625 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$625
State:	$4,016

Profit/loss from business: +$8,947 (reported on 26.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,947
State:	+$9,490

Total itemized deductions: $16,056 (34% of AGI, reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,056
State:	$19,464

Here:	33.5% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,667 (5% of AGI, reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,667
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.3% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

Total tax: $2,076 (reported on 77.6% of returns)

28708:	$2,076
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,517 (reported on 27.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,517
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.2%

Here:	66%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $10k, 68.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 28747, 28712, 28783, 28772, 28768, 28716.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 131

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 16 (16 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28708 with a mortgage: 118
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 28708 household income distribution in 2022

• 6Less than $10,000
• 35$10,000 to $14,999
• 58$40,000 to $44,999
• 38$60,000 to $74,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28708

• 29$125,000 to $149,999
• 23$200,000 to $249,999
• 38$250,000 to $299,999
• 29$400,000 to $499,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $371,308

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $289,081 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $169,004 - $336,486

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $145,653

Here:	$145,653
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $420,557

Here:	$420,557
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 191
• Mobile homes: 118

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28708

• 65.6%52Drove a car alone
• 40.4%32Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28708

• 420 to 24 minutes
• 525 to 29 minutes
• 4160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 38.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 224

• Male householders: 68 (43 living alone), Female householders: 70 (38 living alone)

• 48 spouses (48 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 35 children (24 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 7 4-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 81 1-person

12 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (22 men).

99.1% of residents of 28708 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BRAGG TROUT FARM (OLD WAGON WHEEL RD in BALSAM GROVE, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.3%

Population in 1990: 342. Population change in the 1990s: +230 (+67.3%).

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

• This state: 174
• Midwest: 13
• South: 26
• West: 7

60% of the 28708 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

98% of the 28708 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
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: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (1-4: 1)
• Information: Other Sound Recording Industries (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 28708 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	6	70.7 years
George	4	77.7 years
James	4	75.7 years
William	4	82.0 years
Richard	3	77.7 years
Carolyn	2	61.0 years
Carrie	2	80.0 years
Bessie	2	86.5 years
Elbert	2	83.5 years
Robert	2	60.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 28708 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Mccall	36	76.0 years
Owen	22	82.6 years
Kitchen	3	75.0 years
Mason	3	70.3 years
Broom	2	86.0 years
Anders	2	77.0 years
Daves	2	76.5 years
Endicott	2	82.4 years
Brown	2	83.0 years
Pender	2	92.4 years