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Zip Code 28906 - Population, Income & Demographics

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πŸ’° Income         | πŸͺ™ Poverty

🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: NC - North Carolina

🏑 City: Murphy

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Cherokee County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 423, 706, 762, 828

Income

The median income of households in 28906 was $52,669. An estimated 5.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.2
$10,000 to $14,999 6.8
$15,000 to $24,999 8.5
$25,000 to $34,999 10.5
$35,000 to $49,999 16.7
$50,000 to $74,999 18.5
$75,000 to $99,999 12.3
$100,000 to $149,999 13.5
$150,000 to $199,999 4.1
$200,000 or more 3.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28906 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 44850
Female 41208

An estimated 59.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 54.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,194. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 59.9
Social Security 54.9
Retirement income 30.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.1
Cash public assistance income 1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 12.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 12.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.2

In 2019-2023, 9.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28906 in 2019-2023, 85.1% had health insurance coverage and 14.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.8% and public coverage was 53.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.4%.


In 2019-2023, 28906 had a total population of 19,712 - 9,913 (50.3%) females and 9,799 (49.7%) males. The median age was 56.1 years. An estimated 14.1% of the population was under 18 years, 20% was 19 to 44 years, 29.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 34.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28906 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 267 319
5 to 9 423 246
10 to 14 403 442
15 to 19 555 524
20 to 24 413 392
25 to 29 385 457
30 to 34 297 337
35 to 39 293 434
40 to 44 562 360
45 to 49 514 576
50 to 54 737 695
55 to 59 599 909
60 to 64 1042 679
65 to 69 879 1391
70 to 74 1219 791
75 to 79 663 597
80 to 84 396 476
85 and over 152 288

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 93% were White; 1.1% were Black or African American; 0.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 28906 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.4% of the people in 28906 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 8,936 households in 28906. The average household size was 2.17 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.3% of the households in 28906 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23% of all households, while 20% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.5% of all households.

In 28906, 14.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 50.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.3
Cohabiting Couples 2.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 61.2% of males and 58.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 21.3 18.3
Now married, except separated 61.2 58.8
Separated 1.6 1.7
Widowed 3.6 10.7
Divorced 12.3 10.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28906, 372 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 47% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 98.5% of the people living in 28906 were U.S. natives. 29% of the 28906 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.5% of 28906 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 82.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 89.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28906 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 28906.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 22
Asia 20.3
Europe 45.4
Africa 0
Northern America 12.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28906 in 2019-2023, 2.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.7% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 1.7
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 90.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 28906 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 90.5
Different house, same county 3.7
Different county, same state 2.1
Different state 3.7
Abroad 0

Education

In 2019-2023, 91.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28906 was 2,954 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 79 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,283. College or graduate school enrollment was 592.

Educational Attainment of People in 28906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.2
High school diploma or equivalency 31
Some college, no degree 25.2
Associate's degree 11.2
Bachelor's degree 16.2
Graduate or professional degree 8.2

Disability

In 28906, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 18.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.3% of people under 18 years old, to 13.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28906, 45.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 52.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,325 80.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 722 9.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 721 9.2

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28906 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.2
Construction 9.1
Manufacturing 9.2
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 19.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.7
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.8
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 1.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28906 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,426 30.9
Service occupations 1,452 18.5
Sales and office occupations 2,280 29
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 929 11.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 776 9.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.8% of 28906 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 2.6
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 11.4

In 2019-2023, 28906 had a total of 12,992 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 16.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3
Mobile homes 16.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

15.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28906 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 53.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 28906 had 8,936 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 4,056 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84% while renters occupied 16%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.22 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.94.

9.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.9% and another 24.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28906:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 24
Electricity 67.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.3
All other fuels 5.7
No fuel used 0.2

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28906 was $219,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 44.3 % had a mortgage. 55.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,248 and for owners without a mortgage it was $379.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28906 was $872. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.