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ZIP Code 28740 demographics

Cities: 0

Total housing units: 1,265

Population: 1,638

ZIP Code 28740 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 28740 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 28740.

28740 state: North Carolina
28740 counties: Mitchell County, Yancey County

ZIP Code 28740 population: 1,638

Population

Year	Population
2021	1,638
2020	851
2019	849
2018	759
2017	1,088
2016	1,391
2015	1,415
2014	1,664
2013	1,803
2012	1,747
2011	1,344

Census data for ZIP Code 28740

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 28740

Total population
Total population	1,638
Male	783
Female	855

Population by age
Total population	1,638
Under 5 years	87
5 to 9 years	45
10 to 14 years	18
15 to 19 years	53
20 to 24 years	55
25 to 34 years	167
35 to 44 years	97
45 to 54 years	165
55 to 59 years	211
60 to 64 years	219
65 to 74 years	196
75 to 84 years	236
85 years and over	89
Median age (years)	59.0
Under 18 years	182
16 years and over	1,488
18 years and over	1,456
21 years and over	1,422
62 years and over	664
65 years and over	521

Population by race
Total population	1,638
One race	1,622
White	1,590
Black or African American	0
American Indian and Alaska Native	1
Asian	1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	30
Two or more races	16

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	1,455
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	675
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	780

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 28740

Households by type
Total households	755
Family households (families)	492
Married-couple family	26
Male householder, no wife present, family	64
Female householder, no husband present, family	64
Nonfamily households	173
Average household size	394
Average family size	2.17

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 28740

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	755
Less than $10,000	94
$10,000 to $14,999	67
$15,000 to $24,999	58
$25,000 to $34,999	81
$35,000 to $49,999	169
$50,000 to $74,999	109
$75,000 to $99,999	38
$100,000 to $149,999	67
$150,000 to $199,999	60
$200,000 or more	12
Median household income (dollars)	44,176

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 28740

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	1,265
Occupied housing units	755
Vacant housing units	510

Units in structure
Total housing units	1,265
1-unit, detached	990
1-unit, attached	6
2 units	0
3 or 4 units	0
5 to 9 units	0
10 to 19 units	0
20 or more units	0
Mobile home	269
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	1,265
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	60
Built 2000 to 2009	32
Built 1990 to 1999	236
Built 1980 to 1989	279
Built 1970 to 1979	158
Built 1960 to 1969	52
Built 1950 to 1959	99
Built 1940 to 1949	165
Built 1939 or earlier	184

Rooms
Total housing units	1,265
1 room	0
2 rooms	0
3 rooms	96
4 rooms	188
5 rooms	430
6 rooms	287
7 rooms	119
8 rooms	99
9 rooms or more	46
Median rooms	5.3

Bedrooms
Total housing units	1,265
No bedroom	0
1 bedroom	59
2 bedrooms	454
3 bedrooms	659
4 bedrooms	89
5 or more bedrooms	4

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	755
Owner-occupied	635
Renter-occupied	120
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.26
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.71

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	755
Moved in 2017 or later	22
Moved in 2015 to 2016	123
Moved in 2010 to 2014	98
Moved in 2000 to 2009	100
Moved in 1990 to 1999	123
Moved in 1989 and earlier	289

Value
Owner-occupied units	635
Less than $50,000	112
$50,000 to $99,999	96
$100,000 to $149,999	96
$150,000 to $199,999	106
$200,000 to $299,999	155
$300,000 to $499,999	64
$500,000 to $999,999	6
$1,000,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	155,000

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	635
Housing units with a mortgage	182
Housing units without a mortgage	453

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	53
Less than $500	11
$500 to $999	42
$1,000 to $1,499	0
$1,500 to $1,999	0
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	670
No rent paid	67

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