28902 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 928
Zip code population in 2010: 1,373
Zip code population in 2000: 788

Houses and condos: 728
Renter-occupied apartments: 49
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28902: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 22.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 41 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: $971

For population 25 years and over in 28902:

• High school or higher: 95.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28902:

• Never married: 20.2%
• Now married: 63.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.1%
• Divorced: 11.4%

• 
• • 72978.7%White
  • 657.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 606.5%Asian
  • 384.1%Black
  • 343.7%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28902, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $58,962 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,962
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $45,227 (reported on 69.2% of returns)

Here:	$45,227
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1171.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3231.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5506.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9195.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15880.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $992 (reported on 36.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$992
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.0% for AGIs below $25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 280.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $8,581 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	$8,581
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.4% for AGIs below $25k, 51.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 350.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1830.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,685 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$9,685
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 435.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2106.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,267 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,267
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.9% for AGIs below $25k, 230.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 431.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 750.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,120 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

28902:	$16,120
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 150.0% for AGIs below $25k, 881.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1686.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $28,200 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

Here:	$28,200
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1692.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $10,667 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

Here:	$10,667
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 640.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,600 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

28902:	$7,600
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 456.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,036 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,036
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.9% for AGIs below $25k, 77.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.3%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 92.0% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28902, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,554 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,554
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $32,902 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$32,902
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.5% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $855 (reported on 35.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$855
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,933 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,933
State:	$6,213

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,512 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,512
State:	+$12,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,517 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,517
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,833 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

28902:	$11,833
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $21,086 (25% of AGI, reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$21,086
State:	$23,438

Here:	24.9% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 9.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,440 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$5,440
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,350 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

28902:	$6,350
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,047 (reported on 26.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,047
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.5%

Here:	62%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $25k, 53.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28902, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,054 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,054
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $33,207 (reported on 78.5% of returns)

Here:	$33,207
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.3% for AGIs below $10k, 64.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,650 (reported on 43.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,650
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,716 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,716
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,922 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	+$11,922
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, -0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,759 (reported on 24.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,759
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.8% for AGIs below $10k, 12.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,557 (25% of AGI, reported on 29.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,557
State:	$19,464

Here:	25.1% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,021 (5% of AGI, reported on 26.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,021
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.1% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,002 (reported on 77.4% of returns)

28902:	$5,002
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,774 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,774
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.0%

Here:	69%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 54.5% for AGIs below $10k, 72.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 28909, 30582, 28905, 30512, 28906, 28904.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 82
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 311

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 206 (141 now married, 66 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28902 with a mortgage: 78 (10 second mortgage, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,047
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $413

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

• Zip code 28902 household income distribution in 2022

• 72Less than $10,000
• 26$15,000 to $19,999
• 25$25,000 to $29,999
• 29$30,000 to $34,999
• 20$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$45,000 to $49,999
• 44$50,000 to $59,999
• 16$60,000 to $74,999
• 76$75,000 to $99,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 46$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28902

• 14Less than $10,000
• 40$25,000 to $29,999
• 23$40,000 to $49,999
• 14$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$70,000 to $79,999
• 11$80,000 to $89,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 47$200,000 to $249,999
• 52$250,000 to $299,999
• 21$300,000 to $399,999
• 28$400,000 to $499,999
• 43$500,000 to $749,999
• 18$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28902

• 5$300 to $349
• 23$500 to $549
• 16$1,000 to $1,249
• 7$1,250 to $1,499

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $772,017.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $302,943

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $260,532 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,411 - $349,913

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $342,971

Here:	$342,971
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $58,721

Here:	$58,721
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 528
• Mobile homes: 187

Unemployment: 1.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28902

• 77.8%297Drove a car alone
• 9.4%36Carpooled
• 10.7%41Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28902

• 28Less than 5 minutes
• 285 to 9 minutes
• 6610 to 14 minutes
• 6015 to 19 minutes
• 3620 to 24 minutes
• 1525 to 29 minutes
• 7430 to 34 minutes
• 2240 to 44 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 928

• Male householders: 203 (41 living alone), Female householders: 187 (115 living alone)

• 247 spouses (247 opposite-sex spouses), 14 unmarried partners, (14 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 222 children (200 natural, 0 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 12 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 154 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 42 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 155 1-person

109 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (21 men).

93.4% of residents of 28902 zip code speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 21.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.9%

Population in 1990: 1,390.

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

• This state: 177
• Northeast: 108
• Midwest: 60
• South: 439
• West: 87

74% of the 28902 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

101% of the 28902 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 79

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• GROVE ENTERPRISES, INC (7540 HIGHWAY 64 WEST in BRASSTOWN, NC; small business) : $816,958 in 34 contracts from 2002 to 2006

  Contracts for Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment, Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, Communications Security Equipment and Components, Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components, and more by Federal Bureau of Investigation, Army, Navy, U.S. Customs Service, and others
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $6,095; 2003: $60,978; 2004: $184,297; 2005: $455,028; 2006: $110,560.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $172,900 with Federal Bureau of Investigation for Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment. Signed on 2005-07-15. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $98,798 with Army for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-19. Completion date: 2005-10-11.
  $84,698 with Navy for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2004-04-23. Completion date: 2004-05-20.
  $76,047, same as above. Signed on 2006-06-09. Completion date: 2006-07-20.
  

• MILLER WELL DRILLINGS, INC. (5787 HWY 64 W in BRASSTOWN, NC; small business)

  $6,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Well Drilling/Exploratory Services. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-11-15.

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

• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Land Subdivision (5-9: 1)
• Information: All Other Publishers (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 3)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2017 the average number of fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of reported fires - 25 took place in 2007, and the least - 2 in 2011. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (48.2%), and Structure Fires (30.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28902
• 5448.2%Outside Fires
• 3430.4%Structure Fires
• 1513.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 98.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 28902, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 28902 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	11	70.6 years
William	11	74.4 years
Robert	9	73.1 years
John	7	68.2 years
Mary	7	84.7 years
George	5	76.4 years
Joseph	5	71.6 years
Thomas	5	78.0 years
Charles	4	66.0 years
Paul	4	46.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 28902 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Scroggs	13	77.5 years
Anderson	12	77.7 years
Green	10	73.3 years
Payne	10	72.4 years
Mason	7	82.8 years
Carringer	7	84.4 years
Ramsey	7	78.5 years
Clayton	6	79.6 years
Teems	6	62.0 years
Hogan	6	71.8 years