28756 Zip Code (Columbus, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,336
Zip code population in 2010: 4,504
Zip code population in 2000: 4,193

Houses and condos: 2,255
Renter-occupied apartments: 330
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28756: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 89.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 48 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: $991 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,321 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 28756:

• High school or higher: 89.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
• Unemployed: 4.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28756:

• Never married: 28.4%
• Now married: 55.0%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 7.3%
• Divorced: 8.9%

• 
• • 3,30076.1%White
  • 43910.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2575.9%Black
  • 2385.5%Some other race
  • 922.1%Two or more races
  • 80.2%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28756, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $63,128 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$63,128
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $49,162 (reported on 75.9% of returns)

Here:	$49,162
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1259.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3592.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6924.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10215.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16185.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 50396.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,620 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,620
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $25k, 35.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 43.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 256.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1523.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $12,094 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	$12,094
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.6% for AGIs below $25k, 45.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 248.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 397.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 799.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6600.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,833 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$12,833
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs below $25k, 42.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 198.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 491.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 781.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8483.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,935 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	+$11,935
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 187.6% for AGIs below $25k, 321.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 266.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 255.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1652.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $28,620 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

28756:	$28,620
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.8% for AGIs below $25k, 120.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 362.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 862.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1561.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7063.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $36,189 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	$36,189
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 193.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1192.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4433.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $11,575 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	$11,575
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 398.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1243.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,989 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

28756:	$7,989
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 39.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 270.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1000.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,369 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,369
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.0% for AGIs below $25k, 87.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.0%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.1% for AGIs below $25k, 94.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 87.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28756, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,028 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,028
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $35,974 (reported on 79.8% of returns)

Here:	$35,974
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.8% for AGIs below $25k, 75.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,104 (reported on 31.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,104
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,243 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,243
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,575 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,575
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,165 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	+$12,165
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,200 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

28756:	$15,200
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,982 (26% of AGI, reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	$22,982
State:	$23,438

Here:	25.7% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 19.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,987 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,987
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,068 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

28756:	$8,068
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,321 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,321
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.0%

Here:	62%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 59.5% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28756, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,849 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,849
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $31,004 (reported on 84.8% of returns)

Here:	$31,004
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.1% for AGIs below $10k, 78.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,317 (reported on 35.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,317
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,537 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,537
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,188 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,188
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,204 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	+$7,204
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 8.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,133 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

28756:	$3,133
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $17,792 (25% of AGI, reported on 23.6% of returns)

Here:	$17,792
State:	$19,464

Here:	24.9% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,782 (5% of AGI, reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,782
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.0% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,300 (reported on 69.4% of returns)

28756:	$4,300
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,781 (reported on 24.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,781
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.6%

Here:	71%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 66.2% for AGIs below $10k, 73.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28746, 28720, 28782, 28773, 28792, 28722.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 228
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,442

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 122 (96 now married, 27 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 717 (221 now married, 493 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28756 with a mortgage: 478 (19 second mortgage, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,020
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $447

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

• Zip code 28756 household income distribution in 2022

• 16Less than $10,000
• 77$10,000 to $14,999
• 62$15,000 to $19,999
• 52$20,000 to $24,999
• 123$25,000 to $29,999
• 63$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$35,000 to $39,999
• 88$40,000 to $44,999
• 106$45,000 to $49,999
• 179$50,000 to $59,999
• 299$60,000 to $74,999
• 298$75,000 to $99,999
• 37$100,000 to $124,999
• 123$125,000 to $149,999
• 36$150,000 to $199,999
• 61$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28756

• 21Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 30$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 35$50,000 to $59,999
• 44$60,000 to $69,999
• 37$90,000 to $99,999
• 99$100,000 to $124,999
• 40$125,000 to $149,999
• 134$150,000 to $174,999
• 41$175,000 to $199,999
• 56$200,000 to $249,999
• 115$250,000 to $299,999
• 201$300,000 to $399,999
• 93$400,000 to $499,999
• 175$500,000 to $749,999
• 163$750,000 to $999,999
• 11$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 48$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28756

• 20$300 to $349
• 36$350 to $399
• 51$400 to $449
• 43$450 to $499
• 61$500 to $549
• 31$600 to $649
• 29$700 to $749
• 6$900 to $999
• 11$1,000 to $1,249
• 25No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $621.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,461,232.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $328,809
• Black or African American householders: $151,878
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $153,052
• Some other race householders: $293,579
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $304,148

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $265,788 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $139,034 - $489,434

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $437,006

Here:	$437,006
State:	$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $2,337,486

Here:	$2,337,486
State:	$317,935

Mobile homes: $186,816

Here:	$186,816
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,599
• One, attached: 13
• 3 or 4: 9
• 5 to 9: 8
• 20 to 49: 15
• Mobile homes: 572

Unemployment: 4.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28756

• 79.9%1,304Drove a car alone
• 10.7%174Carpooled
• 0.2%3Bicycle
• 6.1%99Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28756

• 68Less than 5 minutes
• 165 to 9 minutes
• 9710 to 14 minutes
• 25615 to 19 minutes
• 4820 to 24 minutes
• 7525 to 29 minutes
• 42830 to 34 minutes
• 1235 to 39 minutes
• 6140 to 44 minutes
• 28145 to 59 minutes
• 5160 to 89 minutes
• 8190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,336

• Male householders: 913 (158 living alone), Female householders: 755 (161 living alone)

• 924 spouses (924 opposite-sex spouses), 87 unmarried partners, (87 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,238 children (1,187 natural, 0 adopted, 52 stepchildren), 117 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 0 foster children, 89 other relatives, 70 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 37 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 756 2-persons, 227 3-persons, 125 4-persons, 55 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 319 1-person, 101 2-persons

577 married couples with children.
280 single-parent households (25 men, 255 women).

88.6% of residents of 28756 zip code speak English at home.
10.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% very well, 10% well, 10% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% not well, 58% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• A & L LUMBER CO., INC. (PO BOX 245 in MILL SPRING, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -66AN2CF0001ANWA489NRG99VE5, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  

• A & L LUMBER CO INC (206 WILL GREEN RD in MILL SPRING, NC)

  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: 5.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.5%

Population in 1990: 3,075. Population change in the 1990s: +1,118 (+36.4%).

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

• This state: 2,082
• Northeast: 349
• Midwest: 276
• South: 1,298
• West: 106

73% of the 28756 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

92% of the 28756 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Framing Contractors (10-19: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 39. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 66 took place in 2018, and the least - 5 in 2005. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (44.8%), and Outside Fires (41.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28756
• 27844.8%Structure Fires
• 25741.5%Outside Fires
• 497.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 365.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28756, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28756 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	22	76.8 years
William	21	68.5 years
James	20	77.2 years
Robert	19	71.5 years
Mary	13	86.1 years
Charles	10	70.7 years
Annie	8	81.5 years
Henry	8	81.8 years
Ruth	8	78.2 years
Walter	7	73.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 28756 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jackson	38	77.8 years
Ruff	23	72.1 years
Wilson	21	77.0 years
Price	21	68.2 years
Gilbert	19	69.5 years
Walker	17	73.1 years
Edwards	16	78.0 years
Bradley	14	75.4 years
Thompson	14	76.7 years
Searcy	14	68.9 years

Businesses in zip code 28756

• FedEx: 1
• U-Haul: 1
• UPS: 1