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28043 zip code Forest City
Zip Code: 28043
State: North Carolina
Population: 20383
Housing Units: 9141
Land Area: 62 square miles
160.7 square kilometers
Water Area: .2 square miles
.5 square kilometers
City Name: Forest City
Post Office Name: Forest City
County: Rutherford
Area Code: 828
Timezone: EST
Latitude: +35.325025
Longitude: -081.846013
State Zip Codes: North Carolina Zip Codes
State Geography: North Carolina Geography


28043 Overview 28043 Demographic 28043 Economic 28043 Housing 28043 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 20,383 100.0 100%
  Male 9,527 46.7 49.1%
  Female 10,856 53.3 50.9%
Median Age 37.4 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 1,343 6.6 6.8%
18 years and over 15,434 75.7 74.3%
65 years and over 3,259 16.0 12.4%
One race 20,178 99.0 97.6%
  White 16,186 79.4 75.1%
  Black or African American 3,600 17.7 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 36 0.2 0.9%
  Asian 102 0.5 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 13 0.1 0.1%
  Some other race 241 1.2 5.5%
  Two or more races 205 1.0 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 661 3.2 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.41 (X) 2.59
Average family size 2.90 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 9,141 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 8,267 90.4 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 5,480 66.3 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 2,787 33.7 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 874 9.6 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 13,659 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 9,213 67.5 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 1,412 10.3 24.4%
Civilian veterans 2,152 14.0 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 3,198 28.3 19.2%
Foreign born 357 1.7 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 9,066 56.0 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 716 3.8 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 9,868 61.9 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 18.7 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 29,122 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 36,337 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 15,795 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 734 12.5 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 3,251 16.2 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 4,126 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 73,500 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 742 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 210 (X) 295


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