Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,481
| This zip code: | $30,481 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 28332, 28433, 28438, 28392, 28337, 28358.
Housing units in zip code 28320 with a mortgage: 968 (109 second mortgage, 76 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 842
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $908
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $284
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 20.8% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 8.2% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 28320 include: Bethel Light Church (A), Black Swamp Church (B), Center Road Church (C), Cromartie Hill Church (D), Friendship Church (E), Grace Church (F), Graham Tabernacle (G), Oak Grove Church (H), Northside Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Pait Cemetery (1), New Pait Cemetery (2), Hursey Cemetery (3), Allen Cemetery (4), Edwards Cemetery (5), Bryan Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Hester Millpond (A), Double Branch Bay (B), Singletary Swamp (C), Hog Bay (D), Penderdam Bay (E), Hester Bay (F), Sand Hill Bay (G), Redding Bay (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Bladenboro Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 65
- 1995 to 1998: 378
- 1990 to 1994: 387
- 1980 to 1989: 775
- 1970 to 1979: 982
- 1960 to 1969: 595
- 1950 to 1959: 427
- 1940 to 1949: 273
- 1939 or earlier: 266
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bladenboro, NC (28320): |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 79
- 2 bedrooms: 689
- 3 bedrooms: 1,841
- 4 bedrooms: 153
- 5 or more bedrooms: 70
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 159
- 2 bedrooms: 379
- 3 bedrooms: 267
- 4 bedrooms: 50
- 5 or more bedrooms: 13
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Vehicles available in 28320 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 153
- 1 vehicle: 783
- 2 vehicles: 1,161
- 3 vehicles: 553
- 4 vehicles: 121
- 5 or more vehicles: 63
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 172
- 1 vehicle: 474
- 2 vehicles: 178
- 3 vehicles: 38
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28320:
- Less than $10,000: 24
- $10,000 to $14,999: 12
- $15,000 to $19,999: 51
- $20,000 to $24,999: 68
- $25,000 to $29,999: 87
- $30,000 to $34,999: 77
- $35,000 to $39,999: 80
- $40,000 to $49,999: 186
- $50,000 to $59,999: 189
- $60,000 to $69,999: 228
- $70,000 to $79,999: 233
- $80,000 to $89,999: 236
- $90,000 to $99,999: 162
- $100,000 to $124,999: 412
- $125,000 to $149,999: 315
- $150,000 to $174,999: 150
- $175,000 to $199,999: 106
- $200,000 to $249,999: 78
- $250,000 to $299,999: 34
- $300,000 to $399,999: 39
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28320:
- Less than $100: 65
- $100 to $149: 57
- $150 to $199: 33
- $200 to $249: 67
- $250 to $299: 82
- $300 to $349: 84
- $350 to $399: 60
- $400 to $449: 41
- $450 to $499: 29
- $500 to $549: 10
- $600 to $649: 19
- $1,000 to $1,249: 3
- No cash rent: 169
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $15,207.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $96,423
- Black or African American householders: $92,165
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $209,120
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $41,824
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,180 (it was $56,800 in 2000)
| 28320: | $89,180 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $46,866 - $122,517
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $119,121| Here: | $119,121 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $77,611| Here: | $77,611 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $58,524| Here: | $58,524 | | State: | $163,212 |
Mobile homes: $36,356| Here: | $36,356 | | State: | $45,354 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,756
- One, attached: 12
- Two: 39
- 3 or 4: 74
- 5 to 9: 3
- 10 to 19: 33
- 20 to 49: 62
- Mobile homes: 1,169

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,884 (84%)
- Carpooled: 413 (12%)
- Railroad: 6 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
- Bicycle: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 26 (1%)
- Worked at home: 74 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 65
- 5 to 9 minutes: 389
- 10 to 14 minutes: 464
- 15 to 19 minutes: 458
- 20 to 24 minutes: 562
- 25 to 29 minutes: 214
- 30 to 34 minutes: 484
- 35 to 39 minutes: 132
- 40 to 44 minutes: 23
- 45 to 59 minutes: 286
- 60 to 89 minutes: 146
- 90 or more minutes: 124
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 8,636
- In family households: 7,240 (1,892 male householders, 565 female householders)
1,924 spouses, 2,429 children (2,266 natural, 34 adopted, 129 stepchildren), 171 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 112 other relatives, 77 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,396 (501 male householders (428 living alone)), 719 female householders (660 living alone)), 176 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 85 (77 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,178 2-persons, 570 3-persons, 458 4-persons, 188 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,088 1-person, 101 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 18 4-persons.
1,208 married couples with children.
521 single-parent households (121 men, 400 women).
97.2% of residents of 28320 zip code speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% very well, 19% well, 43% not well, 4% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 91 (1.0%)
(4.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (96%)
- Ireland (2%)
- Korea (2%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 74
- 1990 to 1994: 13
- 1985 to 1989: 2
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 2
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White population: 6,798
Black population: 1,815
American Indian population: 57
Asian population: 3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 5
Some other race population: 67
Two or more races population: 65

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 2183 |
|  United States or American: 1622 |
|  English: 475 |
|  Irish: 448 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 306 |
|  German: 121 |
|  Scottish: 119 |
|  French (except Basque): 35 |
|  Dutch: 30 |
|  Italian: 23 |
|  Polish: 22 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 17 |
|  African: 17 |
|  Welsh: 12 |
|  Serbian: 9 |
|  Swedish: 4 |
|  Ukrainian: 1 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $48,594
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7478
- Northeast: 260
- Midwest: 245
- South: 594
- West: 18
74% of the 28320 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 7,957. Population change in the 1990s: +853 (+10.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42
| Here: | 4.7% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 1.7% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- AXICOR, INC (404 FOURTH STREET in BLADENBORO, VA; small business): $3,325,911 in 5 contracts from 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Materials Handling Equipment, Technical Writing Services, Tents and Tarpaulins, Coils and Transformers by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $42,971; 2004: $4,602,810; 2005: $-1,319,870; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$4,600,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Materials Handling Equipment. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2005-03-29.
$42,971 with Army for Technical Writing Services. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2004-03-15.
$1,830 with Army for Tents and Tarpaulins. Signed on 2004-12-07. Completion date: 2004-12-30.
$980 with Army for Coils and Transformers. Signed on 2004-08-27. Completion date: 2004-10-30.
- BRISSON, GENE (941 CABBAGE RD in BLADENBORO, NC; small business): $43,125 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2003
$37,800 with Army for Water Purification Equipment. Signed on 2002-09-12. Completion date: 2002-10-04.
$5,325 with Army for Centrifugals, Separators, and Pressure and Vacuum Filters. Signed on 2003-04-10. Completion date: 2003-04-22.
- PATE, ANTHONY (407 4TH ST in BLADENBORO, NC; small business)
$9,720 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2000-09-28. Completion date: 2000-10-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Construction: Manufacturing (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 3, 1-4: 8)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (20-49: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 73 people in nursing homes
- 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
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