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28749 Zip Code Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of 28749 Zip Code is $9,563, which is much lower than the state average of $25,285 and is much lower than the national average of $28,051. 28749 Zip Code median household income is $43,750. On average 28749 Zip Code residents spend 20.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

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Per Capita Income, #800

28749 Zip Code	9,563 USD
North Carolina	25,285 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

28749 Zip Code	2,499 USD
North Carolina	27,699 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

28749 Zip Code	2,499 USD
North Carolina	31,802 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Household Income

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

	28749 Zip Code		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	-11.11%	$0, see rank	20.11%	$14,590	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	100.00%	$0, see rank	29.19%	$16,582	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	-11.11%	$0, see rank	1.89%	$3,444	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	100.00%	$0, see rank	18.06%	$21,428	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

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 2008-2012 data.

Employment Status

	28749 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	38, see rank	7,523,670	243,810,053
Male¹	30, 78.95%, see rank	48.05%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	21, 70.00%, see rank	69.94%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.20%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	21, 70.00%, see rank	67.75%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	21, 100.00%, see rank	89.23%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.77%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9, 30.00%, see rank	30.06%	29.80%
Female¹	8, 21.05%, see rank	51.95%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	0, 0.00%, see rank	58.94%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	0, 0.00%, see rank	58.70%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	89.81%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.19%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8, 100.00%, see rank	41.06%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	28749 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	21, 100%	4,237,689	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	21, 100.00%, see rank	80.88%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.70%	10.03%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	4.98%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.79%	2.82%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.28%	1.76%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.26%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

28749 Zip Code	20.0 minutes
North Carolina	23.2 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	28749 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21	4,246,096	141,996,548
Male¹	21, 100.00%, see rank	51.47%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	30.85%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	13.97%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	17.14%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.61%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	21, 100.00%, see rank	19.15%	17.87%
Female¹	0, 0.00%, see rank	48.53%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	39.96%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	20.52%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	31.19%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.46%	5.77%

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

Industry

	28749 Zip Code	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21, 100%	4,246,096	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.46%	1.90%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.33%	6.49%
Manufacturing	21, 100.00%, see rank	12.84%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.85%	2.83%
Retail Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.73%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.33%	5.00%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.82%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.37%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.61%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	0, 0.00%, see rank	23.35%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.97%	9.18%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.45%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.90%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.