28016 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Bessemer City, NC Gaston County, NC Zip code population (2000): 14,363 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 14,734 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 28016 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 5,950 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,619 % of renters here:   29% State:   31% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 28016: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 48.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi. Population density: 306 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.3% ($746) North Carolina:   1.1% ($826) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 7,049   (49.1%) Females: 7,314   (50.9%) Recent posts about zip code 28016 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Haunted Places in Charlotte Metro area  (60 replies) Newcomer Guide to Charlotte Area for Useful Information & Services  (50 replies) Future Stickies for the forum  (30 replies) Single Mom Needs Help...  (17 replies) Where is country living around Charlotte or Asheville?  (8 replies) Traffic Tips and Secrets for a Traffic Free Life (I-77 Dwntwn to LKN)  (26 replies) Urban population: 6,129 Rural population: 8,234 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $119,541 28016:   $119,541 North Carolina:   $145,700 According to our research of public records there were 24 registered sex offenders living in 28016 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   33.9 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.6 people North Carolina:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28016, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,308 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $33,308 State:   $45,376 Salary/wage: $31,697 (reported on 89.4% of returns) Here:   $31,697 State:   $39,442 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.2% for AGIs below $10k, 83.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.3% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $961 (reported on 25.4% of returns) This zip code:   $961 North Carolina:   $1,515 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,330 (reported on 11.4% of returns) Here:   $1,330 State:   $4,016 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$3,431 (reported on 7.3% of returns) Here:   +$3,431 State:   +$11,152 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$6,149 (reported on 12.7% of returns) Here:   +$6,149 State:   +$9,490 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,838 (reported on 1.5% of returns) 28016:   $2,838 North Carolina:   $2,967 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k) Total itemized deductions: $14,948 (2% of AGI, reported on 30.6% of returns) Here:   $14,948 State:   $19,464 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $10k, 8.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,061 (5.1% of AGI, reported on 25.6% of returns) Here:   $3,061 North Carolina:   $4,035 Here:   5.1% of AGI State:   4.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $3,712 (reported on 68.0% of returns) 28016:   $3,712 State:   $7,257 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,872 (reported on 25.8% of returns) Here:   $1,872 State:   $1,851 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.3% Here:   72% State:   62% (% for various income ranges: 66.5% for AGIs below $10k, 76.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.6% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$40,693
North Carolina:	$44,670

Nearest zip codes: 28052, 28086, 28034, 28033, 28054, 28021.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	74.3%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	6.2%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 28016 with a mortgage: 1,871 (248 second mortgage, 294 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 882

This zip code:	13.6%
Whole state:	14.3%

This zip code:	6.1%
Whole state:	6.0%

Here:	5.4
State:	5.9

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28016: Less than $10,000: 89 $10,000 to $14,999: 45 $15,000 to $19,999: 49 $20,000 to $24,999: 57 $25,000 to $29,999: 66 $30,000 to $34,999: 43 $35,000 to $39,999: 40 $40,000 to $49,999: 83 $50,000 to $59,999: 104 $60,000 to $69,999: 170 $70,000 to $79,999: 187 $80,000 to $89,999: 204 $90,000 to $99,999: 248 $100,000 to $124,999: 811 $125,000 to $149,999: 807 $150,000 to $174,999: 295 $175,000 to $199,999: 224 $200,000 to $249,999: 277 $250,000 to $299,999: 108 $300,000 to $399,999: 67 $400,000 to $499,999: 18 $500,000 to $749,999: 6 $750,000 to $999,999: 5 $1,000,000 or more: 10

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28016: Less than $100: 44 $100 to $149: 20 $150 to $199: 23 $200 to $249: 75 $250 to $299: 72 $300 to $349: 225 $350 to $399: 215 $400 to $449: 336 $450 to $499: 117 $500 to $549: 110 $550 to $599: 35 $600 to $649: 20 $650 to $699: 15 $700 to $749: 18 $800 to $899: 26 $1,000 to $1,249: 5 No cash rent: 123

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $98,856.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,647
• Black or African American householders: $111,328
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $50,188
• Some other race householders: $114,065
• Two or more races householders: $173,836
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $171,098

28016:	$119,239
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $145,592

Here:	$145,592
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $286,111

Here:	$286,111
State:	$176,568

In 2-unit structures: $633,939

Here:	$633,939
State:	$153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $158,074

Here:	$158,074
State:	$163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $98,486

Here:	$98,486
State:	$169,602

Mobile homes: $50,536

Here:	$50,536
State:	$45,354

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,045
• One, attached: 25
• Two: 157
• 3 or 4: 179
• 5 to 9: 113
• 10 to 19: 10
• 20 to 49: 10
• 50 or more: 16
• Mobile homes: 1,472

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,597 (84%) Carpooled: 829 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 45 (1%) Other means: 58 (1%) Worked at home: 96 (1%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 141 5 to 9 minutes: 433 10 to 14 minutes: 828 15 to 19 minutes: 1222 20 to 24 minutes: 1360 25 to 29 minutes: 384 30 to 34 minutes: 922 35 to 39 minutes: 142 40 to 44 minutes: 180 45 to 59 minutes: 531 60 to 89 minutes: 235 90 or more minutes: 161

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.2%

Household type by relationship
Households: 14,487

• In family households: 12,777 (3,169 male householders, 965 female householders)

  3,108 spouses, 4,254 children (3,690 natural, 88 adopted, 476 stepchildren), 509 grandchildren, 112 brothers or sisters, 104 parents, 224 other relatives, 332 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,710 (706 male householders (524 living alone)), 701 female householders (656 living alone)), 303 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,693 2-persons, 1,061 3-persons, 873 4-persons, 365 5-persons, 89 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,180 1-person, 185 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 3 6-persons.

2,368 married couples with children.
936 single-parent households (253 men, 683 women).

95.6% of residents of 28016 zip code speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 18% well, 19% not well, 9% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 12% well, 6% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% very well, 14% well, 14% not well).

Foreign born population: 284 (2.0%)
(42.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	2.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 2686

Other groups: 1937

German: 1159

Irish: 719

English: 596

Scotch-Irish: 217

Scottish: 168

Italian: 142

Dutch: 110

European: 75

British: 60

French Canadian: 50

Norwegian: 36

Swedish: 36

Polish: 32

Subsaharan African:: 26

African: 24

French (except Basque): 22

Welsh: 21

Canadian: 14

Arab:: 13

Syrian: 13

Danish: 8

Ukrainian: 7

Slavic: 6

Swiss: 5

Greek: 4

Hungarian: 3

Russian: 2

Senegalese: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $68,739

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

• This state: 11394
• Northeast: 488
• Midwest: 379
• South: 1720
• West: 182

59% of the 28016 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in North Carolina.

Population in 1990: 8,858. Population change in the 1990s: +5,505 (+62.1%).

Here:	7.6%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	12.1%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	16.3%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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

• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 3, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 4, 1-4: 7)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)