Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,610
| This zip code: | $47,610 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 28735, 28778, 28711, 28710, 28757, 28805.
Housing units in zip code 28730 with a mortgage: 1,154 (199 second mortgage, 153 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 492
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,173
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $341
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 9.2% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 28730 include: Bethany Church (A), Elizabeth Chapel (B), Pleasant Grove Church (C), Laurel Pines Church (D), Laurel Springs Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Woodall Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flat Branch (A), Ellison Branch (B), Rocky Creek (C), Rush Branch (D), Shoal Creek (E), Spring Mountain Branch (F), Trantham Creek (G), Webb Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 192
- 1995 to 1998: 460
- 1990 to 1994: 571
- 1980 to 1989: 628
- 1970 to 1979: 668
- 1960 to 1969: 305
- 1950 to 1959: 208
- 1940 to 1949: 125
- 1939 or earlier: 196
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairview, NC (28730): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 54
- 2 bedrooms: 592
- 3 bedrooms: 1,526
- 4 bedrooms: 331
- 5 or more bedrooms: 41
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 64
- 2 bedrooms: 259
- 3 bedrooms: 195
- 4 bedrooms: 17
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 28730 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 145
- 1 vehicle: 482
- 2 vehicles: 1,160
- 3 vehicles: 497
- 4 vehicles: 177
- 5 or more vehicles: 83
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 45
- 1 vehicle: 249
- 2 vehicles: 187
- 3 vehicles: 54
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28730:
- Less than $10,000: 35
- $10,000 to $14,999: 17
- $15,000 to $19,999: 1
- $20,000 to $24,999: 39
- $25,000 to $29,999: 89
- $30,000 to $34,999: 38
- $35,000 to $39,999: 26
- $40,000 to $49,999: 43
- $50,000 to $59,999: 76
- $60,000 to $69,999: 58
- $70,000 to $79,999: 58
- $80,000 to $89,999: 62
- $90,000 to $99,999: 91
- $100,000 to $124,999: 245
- $125,000 to $149,999: 275
- $150,000 to $174,999: 198
- $175,000 to $199,999: 189
- $200,000 to $249,999: 379
- $250,000 to $299,999: 301
- $300,000 to $399,999: 255
- $400,000 to $499,999: 178
- $500,000 to $749,999: 145
- $750,000 to $999,999: 27
- $1,000,000 or more: 39
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28730:
- Less than $100: 6
- $150 to $199: 4
- $200 to $249: 11
- $250 to $299: 15
- $300 to $349: 57
- $350 to $399: 24
- $400 to $449: 27
- $450 to $499: 40
- $500 to $549: 82
- $550 to $599: 13
- $600 to $649: 36
- $650 to $699: 13
- $750 to $799: 29
- $800 to $899: 64
- $900 to $999: 21
- No cash rent: 136
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $243,948.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $224,481
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $247,142
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $114,065
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $188,537 (it was $122,200 in 2000)
| 28730: | $188,537 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,821 - $327,174
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $297,559| Here: | $297,559 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $98,392| Here: | $98,392 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 2-unit structures: $146,608| Here: | $146,608 | | State: | $153,934 |
Mobile homes: $51,216| Here: | $51,216 | | 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: 2,354
- One, attached: 30
- Two: 14
- 3 or 4: 7
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 940

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,229 (80%)
- Carpooled: 608 (15%)
- Walked: 53 (1%)
- Other means: 17 (0%)
- Worked at home: 144 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 40
- 5 to 9 minutes: 234
- 10 to 14 minutes: 237
- 15 to 19 minutes: 458
- 20 to 24 minutes: 989
- 25 to 29 minutes: 372
- 30 to 34 minutes: 983
- 35 to 39 minutes: 154
- 40 to 44 minutes: 110
- 45 to 59 minutes: 173
- 60 to 89 minutes: 55
- 90 or more minutes: 102
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 7,992
- In family households: 7,275 (1,919 male householders, 525 female householders)
2,057 spouses, 2,332 children (2,163 natural, 48 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 151 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 155 other relatives, 68 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 717 (290 male householders (243 living alone)), 341 female householders (303 living alone)), 86 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 129 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,091 2-persons, 633 3-persons, 479 4-persons, 141 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 546 1-person, 85 2-persons.
1,635 married couples with children.
310 single-parent households (83 men, 227 women).
96.1% of residents of 28730 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 11% well, 30% not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% very well, 12% well, 36% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 193 (2.4%)
(41.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Yugoslavia (42%)
- Germany (11%)
- Brazil (11%)
- Ireland (7%)
- France (7%)
- Colombia (6%)
- Austria (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 92
- 1990 to 1994: 23
- 1985 to 1989: 19
- 1980 to 1984: 10
- 1975 to 1979: 11
- 1970 to 1974: 11
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 27
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White population: 7,985
Black population: 21
American Indian population: 49
Asian population: 34
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 30
Two or more races population: 66

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 1239 |
|  German: 676 |
|  English: 626 |
|  Irish: 619 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 528 |
|  Other groups: 341 |
|  Scottish: 279 |
|  Italian: 182 |
|  European: 128 |
|  Polish: 127 |
|  Swedish: 99 |
|  French (except Basque): 98 |
|  Albanian: 92 |
|  Welsh: 91 |
|  Norwegian: 74 |
|  Dutch: 69 |
|  French Canadian: 61 |
|  Russian: 42 |
|  Hungarian: 36 |
|  Croatian: 27 |
|  Swiss: 22 |
|  Slovak: 18 |
|  Maltese: 14 |
|  Danish: 12 |
|  Austrian: 11 |
|  Ukrainian: 11 |
|  Northern European: 11 |
|  Brazilian: 10 |
|  Greek: 8 |
|  Portuguese: 8 |
|  British: 8 |
|  Icelander: 8 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $63,203
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (44%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4796
- Northeast: 803
- Midwest: 653
- South: 1296
- West: 292
57% of the 28730 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 5,156. Population change in the 1990s: +3,032 (+58.8%).
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): 111
| Here: | 11.7% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
| Here: | 4.3% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 58
| Here: | 22.7% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CII, A DIVISION OF CII TECHNOL (1396 CHARLOTTE HIGHWAY in FAIRVIEW, NC; small business): $3,021,944 in 35 contracts from 1999 to 2003
Contracts for Airframe Structural Components, Connectors, Electrical, Relays and Solenoids, Electrical and Electronic assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware, and more by Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, Army Signed by year: 2000: $684,989; 2001: $1,966,990; 2002: $343,050; 2003: $643; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$670,320 with Air Force for Airframe Structural Components. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2001-01-02. Completion date: 2002-08-30.
$499,370 with Defense Logistics Agency for Connectors, Electrical. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2001-11-08. Completion date: 2002-04-29.
$228,825 with Defense Logistics Agency for Relays and Solenoids. Signed on 2000-08-03. Completion date: 2001-02-25.
$99,942, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-01. Completion date: 2002-06-30.
- BRIGHT MOUNTAIN BOOKS, INC (206 RIVA RIDGE DR in FAIRVIEW, NC; small business)
$8,529 with Air Force for Books and Pamphlets. Signed on 2004-12-21. Completion date: 2005-01-10.
- RINAGGIO, JOANN L (51A SAYLES LYDA RD in FAIRVIEW, NC; small business)
$5,100 with Army for Other Management Support Services. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2006-05-22. Completion date: 2006-12-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 3)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 4, 1-4: 8)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 6)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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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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129 people in nursing homes
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