28909 Zip Code (NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 372
Zip code population in 2010: 1,030
Zip code population in 2000: 573

Houses and condos: 364
Renter-occupied apartments: 18
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28909: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 9.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 38 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: $978 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,409 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 28909:

• High school or higher: 98.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 24.4%
• Unemployed: 9.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 28909:

• Never married: 18.6%
• Now married: 32.0%
• Separated: 5.9%
• Widowed: 17.3%
• Divorced: 26.2%

• 
• • 34693.0%White
  • 143.8%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 71.9%Two or more races
  • 51.3%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28909, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,170 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,170
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $38,347 (reported on 65.2% of returns)

Here:	$38,347
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 862.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3532.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5480.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5333.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $815 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$815
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs below $25k, 20.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,500 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.4% for AGIs below $25k, 134.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,883 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,883
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 330.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,050 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	+$7,050
State:	+$11,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 244.3% for AGIs below $25k, 453.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,840 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

28909:	$12,840
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 197.9% for AGIs below $25k, 730.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,245 (reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,245
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 124.3% for AGIs below $25k, 91.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%

Here:	96%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.0% for AGIs below $25k, 91.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28909, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,246 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,246
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $28,157 (reported on 71.8% of returns)

Here:	$28,157
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 59.1% for AGIs below $25k, 71.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $854 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$854
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,660 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,660
State:	$6,213

Profit/loss from business: +$5,578 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,578
State:	+$10,311

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,320 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

28909:	$11,320
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $18,889 (30% of AGI, reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$18,889
State:	$23,438

Here:	30.2% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

Charity contributions: $3,700 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,700
State:	$4,687

Taxes paid: $3,967 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

28909:	$3,967
State:	$8,823

Earned income credit: $2,145 (reported on 28.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,145
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 61.5%

Here:	62%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 61.9% for AGIs below $25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28909, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,994 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,994
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $27,058 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

Here:	$27,058
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.1% for AGIs below $10k, 64.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 36.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,220 (reported on 39.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,220
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,414 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,414
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,019 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,019
State:	+$11,152

Profit/loss from business: +$4,627 (reported on 21.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,627
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,488 (24% of AGI, reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,488
State:	$19,464

Here:	24.0% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,794 (4% of AGI, reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,794
State:	$4,035

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

Total tax: $4,122 (reported on 75.9% of returns)

28909:	$4,122
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,864 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,864
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.3%

Here:	70%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 68.4% for AGIs below $10k, 74.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 30582, 28902, 30512, 28905, 28904, 28901.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 195

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (16 now married, 5 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 28909 with a mortgage: 95 (8 second mortgage, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $919
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $409

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

• Zip code 28909 household income distribution in 2022

• 22Less than $10,000
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 17$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$25,000 to $29,999
• 16$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 14$40,000 to $44,999
• 42$75,000 to $99,999
• 16$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$125,000 to $149,999
• 12$150,000 to $199,999
• 17$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 28909

• 8Less than $10,000
• 42$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$200,000 to $249,999
• 40$250,000 to $299,999
• 81$300,000 to $399,999
• 20$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 28909

• 8$400 to $449
• 12No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $343,283

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $340,328 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $200,736 - $412,610

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $530,734

Here:	$530,734
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $401,500

Here:	$401,500
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 316
• Mobile homes: 45

Unemployment: 9.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 28909

• 49.4%85Drove a car alone
• 16.3%28Walked
• 41.8%72Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28909

• 5010 to 14 minutes
• 1515 to 19 minutes
• 420 to 24 minutes
• 925 to 29 minutes
• 1830 to 34 minutes
• 1290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 372

• Male householders: 95 (23 living alone), Female householders: 122 (62 living alone)

• 46 spouses (46 opposite-sex spouses), 23 unmarried partners, (23 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 38 children (31 natural, 8 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 24 non-relatives

Size of family households: 72 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 10 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 84 1-person, 43 2-persons

93.0% of residents of 28909 zip code speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
3.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13.0%

Population in 1990: 457. Population change in the 1990s: +116 (+25.4%).

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

• This state: 75
• Northeast: 54
• Midwest: 49
• South: 169
• West: 13

64% of the 28909 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

88% of the 28909 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 112% moved from different state.

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• OSCAR GARRETT CONTRACTOR INC (OFF OLD HWY 64 in WARNE, NC; small business)
  10 employees, $714789 revenue.

  $35,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Taking place in GA. Signed on 2001-04-15. Completion date: 2001-06-15.

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 2)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Land Subdivision (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 28909 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	9	74.4 years
James	8	67.9 years
John	8	76.4 years
William	5	75.2 years
Betty	3	76.6 years
Frank	3	75.0 years
Walter	3	70.3 years
Billy	2	74.1 years
Gertrude	2	80.4 years
Helen	2	60.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 28909 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Ledford	12	76.1 years
Ford	6	74.3 years
Brown	5	80.4 years
Williamson	5	74.4 years
Miller	5	77.0 years
Garrett	5	66.0 years
Hogsed	4	69.7 years
Payne	4	71.5 years
Henderson	4	66.5 years
Anderson	4	67.8 years