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28016 zip code Bessemer City
Zip Code: 28016
State: North Carolina
Population: 14363
Housing Units: 5950
Land Area: 48.1 square miles
124.6 square kilometers
Water Area: .2 square miles
.6 square kilometers
City Name: Bessemer City
Post Office Name: Bessemer City
County: Gaston
Area Code: 704
Timezone: EST
Latitude: +35.319564
Longitude: -081.234751
State Zip Codes: North Carolina Zip Codes
State Geography: North Carolina Geography


28016 Overview 28016 Demographic 28016 Economic 28016 Housing 28016 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 14,363 100.0 100%
  Male 7,049 49.1 49.1%
  Female 7,314 50.9 50.9%
Median Age 33.9 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 1,056 7.4 6.8%
18 years and over 10,563 73.5 74.3%
65 years and over 1,419 9.9 12.4%
One race 14,239 99.1 97.6%
  White 12,499 87.0 75.1%
  Black or African American 1,531 10.7 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 46 0.3 0.9%
  Asian 42 0.3 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 117 0.8 5.5%
  Two or more races 124 0.9 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 353 2.5 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.61 (X) 2.59
Average family size 3.00 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 5,950 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 5,505 92.5 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 3,955 71.8 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 1,550 28.2 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 445 7.5 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 9,305 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 6,441 69.2 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 666 7.2 24.4%
Civilian veterans 1,496 14.0 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 2,365 27.0 19.2%
Foreign born 284 2.0 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 6,512 58.1 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 588 4.4 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 7,319 66.5 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 26.1 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 35,695 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 41,128 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 16,190 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 393 9.5 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 1,679 11.7 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 2,753 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 80,800 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 843 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 251 (X) 295


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