Estimated zip code population in 2022: 11,734 Zip code population in 2010: 12,592 Zip code population in 2000: 12,311
Houses and condos: 5,627 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,813
% of renters here:
39%
State:
33%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 28345: 77.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 70.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 166 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.9% ($977)
North Carolina:
0.6% ($1,769)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,177 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $667 (0.7%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 5,497
(46.8%)
Females: 6,238
(53.2%)
For population 25 years and over in 28345:
High school or higher: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
Unemployed: 5.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 28345:
Never married: 38.3%
Now married: 39.7%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 11.3%
Zip code 28345 compared to state average:
Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 28345, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $39,443 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$39,443
State:
$70,020
Salary/wage: $34,590 (reported on 85.8% of returns)
Here:
$34,590
State:
$58,387
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1213.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3788.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6922.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9674.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17197.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $703 (reported on 16.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$703
North Carolina:
$1,479
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 29.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,373 (reported on 6.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,373
State:
$7,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 11.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 39.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 168.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,892 (reported on 5.1% of returns)
Here:
+$5,892
State:
+$23,652
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 11.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 30.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 117.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 571.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,629 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:
+$7,629
State:
+$11,710
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.2% for AGIs below $25k, 38.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 183.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 154.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 690.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,319 (reported on 5.3% of returns)
28345:
$12,319
North Carolina:
$20,247
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.0% for AGIs below $25k, 57.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 138.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 297.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 545.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $26,233 (reported on 2.3% of returns)
Here:
$26,233
State:
$34,549
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 233.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 765.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $10,673 (reported on 2.1% of returns)
Here:
$10,673
State:
$13,360
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 350.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $5,358 (reported on 2.3% of returns)
28345:
$5,358
State:
$7,586
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 47.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 201.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,584 (reported on 31.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,584
State:
$2,337
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 164.6% for AGIs below $25k, 91.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.4%
Here:
93%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 93.6% for AGIs below $25k, 93.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28345, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,053 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,053
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $29,853 (reported on 85.5% of returns)
Here:
$29,853
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.9% for AGIs below $25k, 80.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $748 (reported on 20.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$748
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,598 (reported on 8.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,598
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,657 (reported on 4.7% of returns)
Here:
+$3,657
State:
+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,294 (reported on 10.8% of returns)
Here:
+$8,294
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,944 (reported on 6.5% of returns)
28345:
$8,944
North Carolina:
$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,202 (25% of AGI, reported on 17.8% of returns)
Here:
$18,202
State:
$23,438
Here:
25.5% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $4,758 (reported on 14.9% of returns)
Here:
$4,758
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $6,108 (reported on 17.6% of returns)
28345:
$6,108
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,760 (reported on 35.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,760
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.9%
Here:
53%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 49.8% for AGIs below $25k, 53.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28345, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,796 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$28,796
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $26,159 (reported on 87.6% of returns)
Here:
$26,159
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.8% for AGIs below $10k, 83.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $855 (reported on 26.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$855
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,861 (reported on 11.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,861
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$6,806 (reported on 6.4% of returns)
Here:
+$6,806
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,740 (reported on 8.8% of returns)
Here:
+$5,740
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,866 (reported on 1.7% of returns)
28345:
$2,866
North Carolina:
$2,967
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Total itemized deductions: $14,462 (24% of AGI, reported on 18.4% of returns)
Here:
$14,462
State:
$19,464
Here:
23.9% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,666 (6% of AGI, reported on 16.1% of returns)
Here:
$3,666
State:
$4,035
Here:
5.9% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,599 (reported on 59.0% of returns)
28345:
$3,599
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,022 (reported on 36.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,022
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.8%
Here:
66%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $10k, 69.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,609 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,086
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 277 (136 now married, 136 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,614 (885 now married, 1,724 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 28345 with a mortgage: 1,279 (44 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 33
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,059 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $370
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
22.9%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
10.1%
Whole state:
6.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Churches in zip code 28345 include: Highland Pines Church (A), Hopewell Church (B), Marks Creek Church (C), Waymon Chapel (D), Mount Moriah Church (E), Livingston Chapel (F), Morrison Grove Church (G), Nebo Church (H), Oak Ridge Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Barrington Cemetery (1), Marks Creek Cemetery (2), Hopewell Cemetery (3), Waymon Chapel Cemetery (4), Nebo Cemetery (5), Mount Moriah Cemetery (6), Morrison Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: City Lake (A), Whitlook Pond (B), Boyds Lake (C), Gum Swamp Lake (D), Water Lake (E), Roscoe Pond (F), Krinshaw Pond (G), Terry Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Camp Branch (A), Beaverdam Branch (B), Undermine Branch (C), Mill Creek (D), Kingsbury Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 129 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,271 2-persons, 623 3-persons, 596 4-persons, 269 5-persons, 47 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,599 1-person, 168 2-persons, 12 5-persons
1,107 married couples with children.
956 single-parent households (49 men, 907 women).
96.2% of residents of 28345 zip code speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% very well, 28% well, 38% not well).
Foreign born population: 85 (0.7%) (20.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.7%
Whole state:
8.6%
85%Honduras
6%Costa Rica
6%English
5%American
3%Irish
2%Scotch-Irish
1%Scottish
1%German
0%African
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
442000 to 2009
581990 to 1999
16Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BROWN AND ROOT INCORPORATED (357 NC HIGHWAY 381 in HAMLET, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS; CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
BUNKER INDUSTRIES (785 CHERAW ROAD in HAMLET, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: MILLWORK Business NAICS classification: NONUPHOLSTERED WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.
CITY OF HAMLET (790 FREEMAN MILL ROAD in HAMLET, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00UX2W84DX0GGEP2AD, WASTEWATER FACILITY National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: HYDRO MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, HAMLET, CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HAMLET, CITY - WWTP
CAROLINA GENERATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - CAROLINA PLANT (S.R. 1900 - BATTLEY DAIRY ROAD in HAMLET, NC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION. Alternative names: CAROLINA GENERATION, LLC - CAROLINA PLAN
CHARLIE'S AUCTION WATER SYS (441 LEWIS BREEDEN BLVD in HAMLET, NC)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2001-0775, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
ALPHA PLASTICS (2 MILES SOUTH ON RT 177 in HAMLET, NC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: H D RUSSELL & J E WHITLEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.1%
79.2%Electricity
10.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
9.4%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 13,443.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,114
Northeast: 588
Midwest: 175
South: 1,373
West: 198
61% of the 28345 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
94% of the 28345 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 108
Here:
8.5%
North Carolina:
13.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30
Here:
5.6%
North Carolina:
11.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 72
Here:
8.7%
North Carolina:
19.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
48,857Education, training, and library occupations
47,581Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
47,123Business and financial operations occupations
43,617Law enforcement workers including supervisors
39,275Management occupations
35,201Sales and related occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
BRITTHAVEN INCORPORATED (0000) (HWY 177 S in HAMLET, NC) : $102,259 in 9 contractsfrom 1999 to 2004
Contracts for Nursing Home Care Contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs Signed by year:2000: $6,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $21,068; 2004: $58,191; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$19,759 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Nursing Home Care Contracts. Signed on 2004-04-01. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
$17,097, same as above.Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$17,000, same as above.Signed on 1999-10-15. Completion date: 1999-12-15.
$14,748, same as above.Signed on 2004-07-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 2, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 13)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2)
People in group quarters in 2010:
115 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
12 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
165 people in nursing homes
17 people in state prisons
15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
11 people in homes for the mentally ill
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 3
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 4
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 55. The highest number of fires - 131 took place in 2010, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (53.5%), and Structure Fires (34.7%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 28345