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28098 zip code Lowell
Zip Code: 28098
State: North Carolina
Population: 2656
Housing Units: 1146
Land Area: 3.4 square miles
8.9 square kilometers
Water Area: 0 square miles
0 square kilometers
City Name: Lowell
Post Office Name: Lowell
County: Gaston
Area Code: 704
Timezone: EST
Latitude: +35.262444
Longitude: -081.097965
State Zip Codes: North Carolina Zip Codes
State Geography: North Carolina Geography


28098 Overview 28098 Demographic 28098 Economic 28098 Housing 28098 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 2,656 100.0 100%
  Male 1,244 46.8 49.1%
  Female 1,412 53.2 50.9%
Median Age 37.5 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 174 6.6 6.8%
18 years and over 2,037 76.7 74.3%
65 years and over 399 15.0 12.4%
One race 2,635 99.2 97.6%
  White 2,448 92.2 75.1%
  Black or African American 150 5.6 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 9 0.3 0.9%
  Asian 18 0.7 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 10 0.4 5.5%
  Two or more races 21 0.8 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 29 1.1 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.42 (X) 2.59
Average family size 2.85 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 1,146 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 1,097 95.7 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 700 63.8 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 397 36.2 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 49 4.3 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 1,830 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 1,108 60.5 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 99 5.4 24.4%
Civilian veterans 246 12.3 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 455 29.4 19.2%
Foreign born 38 1.4 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 1,130 54.2 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 55 2.2 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 1,358 66.1 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 24.9 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 34,602 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 39,704 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 15,782 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 61 8.0 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 229 8.6 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 668 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 73,900 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 825 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 227 (X) 295


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