28774 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,301
Zip code population in 2010: 1,013
Zip code population in 2000: 785

Houses and condos: 2,540
Renter-occupied apartments: 115
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28774: 86.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 45.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 29 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: $2,342 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,988 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 28774:

• High school or higher: 95.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 28.5%
• Unemployed: 1.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28774:

• Never married: 7.4%
• Now married: 72.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.0%
• Divorced: 13.2%

• 
• • 1,21893.7%White
  • 423.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 241.8%Some other race
  • 110.8%Asian
  • 50.4%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28774, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $91,593 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$91,593
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $61,991 (reported on 57.6% of returns)

Here:	$61,991
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1030.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3183.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3376.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10226.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $3,336 (reported on 47.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$3,336
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $25k, 92.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 866.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $12,783 (reported on 39.0% of returns)

Here:	$12,783
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 125.0% for AGIs below $25k, 246.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 652.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1276.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$26,057 (reported on 39.0% of returns)

Here:	+$26,057
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 318.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2593.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$20,964 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

Here:	+$20,964
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 451.0% for AGIs below $25k, 650.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 285.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $34,707 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

28774:	$34,707
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 165.0% for AGIs below $25k, 338.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1574.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2576.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $41,650 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$41,650
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 633.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1818.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $11,286 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$11,286
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 660.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,212 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

28774:	$8,212
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 133.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 368.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,233 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,233
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.5%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.1% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28774, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $72,912 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$72,912
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $43,200 (reported on 65.0% of returns)

Here:	$43,200
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.7% for AGIs below $25k, 63.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 39.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 37.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,584 (reported on 47.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,584
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $10,436 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

Here:	$10,436
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,231 (reported on 32.5% of returns)

Here:	+$13,231
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,208 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	+$13,208
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.6% for AGIs below $25k, 18.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $43,580 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

28774:	$43,580
North Carolina:	$15,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 27.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,583 (26% of AGI, reported on 45.0% of returns)

Here:	$31,583
State:	$23,438

Here:	25.9% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.5% for AGIs below $25k, 13.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 18.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,071 (reported on 42.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,071
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,544 (reported on 45.0% of returns)

28774:	$8,544
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,900 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,900
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 67.5%

Here:	68%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28774, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $60,438 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,438
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $32,590 (reported on 60.8% of returns)

Here:	$32,590
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.0% for AGIs below $10k, 60.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 33.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 33.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,878 (reported on 57.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,878
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $9,364 (reported on 42.6% of returns)

Here:	$9,364
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$13,233 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

Here:	+$13,233
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,125 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	+$14,125
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 44.0% for AGIs below $10k, 18.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,440 (22% of AGI, reported on 45.6% of returns)

Here:	$22,440
State:	$19,464

Here:	22.1% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 16.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 23.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,609 (3% of AGI, reported on 40.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,609
State:	$4,035

Here:	3.3% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $9,780 (reported on 78.7% of returns)

28774:	$9,780
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,667 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,667
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.8%

Here:	68%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $10k, 72.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28747, 28717, 28736, 29676, 29686, 28783.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 694

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 117 (75 now married, 42 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28774 with a mortgage: 320 (32 second mortgage, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 74

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,922
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $751

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

• Zip code 28774 household income distribution in 2022

• 11Less than $10,000
• 39$15,000 to $19,999
• 19$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 32$35,000 to $39,999
• 65$40,000 to $44,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 81$60,000 to $74,999
• 33$75,000 to $99,999
• 103$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$125,000 to $149,999
• 46$150,000 to $199,999
• 220$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28774

• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 30$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$175,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 to $249,999
• 94$300,000 to $399,999
• 125$400,000 to $499,999
• 192$500,000 to $749,999
• 196$750,000 to $999,999
• 39$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 50$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 14$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28774

• 27$800 to $899
• 34$1,000 to $1,249
• 10$1,250 to $1,499
• 34$1,500 to $1,999
• 19$3,500 or more

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,701.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,057,580.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $862,071
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $666,321
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $666,321

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $708,966 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $476,455 - $1,012,027

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,921
• One, attached: 10
• Two: 172
• 3 or 4: 148
• 5 to 9: 222
• 10 to 19: 33
• Mobile homes: 16

Unemployment: 1.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28774

• 64.7%402Drove a car alone
• 6.4%40Carpooled
• 33.6%209Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28774

• 445 to 9 minutes
• 11610 to 14 minutes
• 9715 to 19 minutes
• 1720 to 24 minutes
• 6425 to 29 minutes
• 830 to 34 minutes
• 1340 to 44 minutes
• 6745 to 59 minutes
• 1260 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,301

• Male householders: 283 (12 living alone), Female householders: 423 (117 living alone)

• 411 spouses (395 opposite-sex spouses), 50 unmarried partners, (39 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 89 children (89 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 0 foster children, 16 other relatives, 30 non-relatives

Size of family households: 392 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 12 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 128 1-person, 124 2-persons

57 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

95.4% of residents of 28774 zip code speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% very well, 33% not well, 29% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DALLAS L P - SFR (2057 BLACK OAK DR #1035 in SAPPHIRE, NC)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: DALLAS, L.P. - RESIDENCE

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%

Population in 1990: 62. Population change in the 1990s: +723 (+1166.1%).

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

• This state: 143
• Northeast: 205
• Midwest: 418
• South: 480
• West: 6

45% of the 28774 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

95% of the 28774 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 113% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Mining: Crushed and Broken Granite Mining and Quarrying (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 5)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (20-49: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Land Subdivision (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 28774 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	5	74.0 years
Ruth	4	85.5 years
Mary	4	86.0 years
William	3	68.0 years
Robert	3	71.3 years
Charles	2	69.4 years
Thomas	2	84.0 years
Virginia	2	83.5 years
Anna	2	79.0 years
Harry	2	81.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 28774 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hinkle	6	73.5 years
Denslow	3	88.3 years
Reid	3	79.7 years
Lessor	2	89.5 years
Hansen	2	89.0 years
Greer	2	84.0 years
Mcneely	2	75.4 years
Bryson	2	86.0 years
Marye	2	79.0 years
Mccoy	2	85.5 years

Businesses in zip code 28774
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		Hilton	1
FedEx	1		UPS	1