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28579 Zip Code Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 28579 Zip Code is $31,313, which is higher than the state average of $25,608 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. 28579 Zip Code median household income is $41,000, which has shrunk by 9.14% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 28579 Zip Code residents spend 35.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #107

28579 Zip Code	31,313 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

28579 Zip Code	38,194 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

28579 Zip Code	41,339 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

28579 Zip Code	31,250 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

28579 Zip Code	41,000 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

28579 Zip Code	62,116 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

28579 Zip Code		-9.14%
North Carolina		19.16%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	28579 Zip Code		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.58%	$7,321, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.87%	$20,400, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.90%	$5,450, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	3.15%	$41,811, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

28579 Zip Code	33,750 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

28579 Zip Code	43,954 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	28579 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$41,000, see rank	$51,958	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	28579 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$48,068, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,042, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$19,792, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	28579 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	572, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	294, 51.40%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	229, 77.89%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	229, 77.89%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	215, 93.89%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 6.11%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	65, 22.11%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	278, 48.60%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	186, 66.91%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	186, 66.91%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	157, 84.41%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	29, 15.59%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	92, 33.09%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	28579 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	347, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	263, 75.79%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	72, 20.75%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	12, 3.46%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

28579 Zip Code	35.1 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	28579 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	372	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	215, 57.80%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	87, 40.47%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4, 1.86%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14, 6.51%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	34, 15.81%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	40, 18.60%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	28, 13.02%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	157, 42.20%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	107, 68.15%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	22, 14.01%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28, 17.83%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	28579 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	372, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	34, 9.14%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	37, 9.95%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	15, 4.03%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	41, 11.02%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14, 3.76%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	31, 8.33%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	82, 22.04%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	14, 3.76%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	104, 27.96%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	28579 Zip Code	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	84	13.82%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	38	24.20%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.