Income inequality (Gini): zip codes ranked in North Carolina
Income inequality on a 0-to-1 scale. 0 means every household earns the same; higher means income is concentrated among fewer households. The U.S. scores about 0.48. Lower is more equal. These lists rank zip codes in North Carolina with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Zip codes with the most income inequality
| # | Zip | City | Inequality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28627 | Glade Valley | 0.589 |
| 2 | 28032 | Cramerton | 0.583 |
| 3 | 27252 | Goldston | 0.578 |
| 4 | 28741 | Highlands | 0.574 |
| 5 | 28305 | Fayetteville | 0.571 |
| 6 | 28372 | Pembroke | 0.568 |
| 7 | 27408 | Greensboro | 0.567 |
| 8 | 28207 | Charlotte | 0.567 |
| 9 | 27209 | Biscoe | 0.566 |
| 10 | 28211 | Charlotte | 0.565 |
| 11 | 27957 | Merry Hill | 0.565 |
| 12 | 28801 | Asheville | 0.563 |
| 13 | 28607 | Boone | 0.561 |
| 14 | 28692 | Vilas | 0.560 |
| 15 | 28450 | Lake Waccamaw | 0.558 |
| 16 | 27970 | Roper | 0.555 |
| 17 | 28352 | Laurinburg | 0.555 |
| 18 | 28746 | Lake Lure | 0.555 |
| 19 | 28753 | Marshall | 0.550 |
| 20 | 27850 | Littleton | 0.550 |
| 21 | 27514 | Chapel Hill | 0.549 |
| 22 | 28392 | Tar Heel | 0.548 |
| 23 | 27343 | Semora | 0.545 |
| 24 | 27553 | Manson | 0.545 |
| 25 | 27573 | Roxboro | 0.542 |
| 26 | 27101 | Winston-Salem | 0.542 |
| 27 | 27601 | Raleigh | 0.541 |
| 28 | 27605 | Raleigh | 0.539 |
| 29 | 28515 | Bayboro | 0.538 |
| 30 | 28386 | Shannon | 0.538 |
| 31 | 27104 | Winston-Salem | 0.537 |
| 32 | 27053 | Westfield | 0.536 |
| 33 | 27823 | Enfield | 0.535 |
| 34 | 28512 | Atlantic Beach | 0.534 |
| 35 | 28144 | Salisbury | 0.534 |
| 36 | 27607 | Raleigh | 0.533 |
| 37 | 28501 | Kinston | 0.532 |
| 38 | 28736 | Glenville | 0.530 |
| 39 | 27705 | Durham | 0.529 |
| 40 | 28358 | Lumberton | 0.528 |
| 41 | 27242 | Eagle Springs | 0.528 |
| 42 | 28403 | Wilmington | 0.527 |
| 43 | 27106 | Winston-Salem | 0.526 |
| 44 | 27551 | Macon | 0.525 |
| 45 | 28523 | Cove City | 0.522 |
| 46 | 27927 | Corolla | 0.521 |
| 47 | 28333 | Dudley | 0.520 |
| 48 | 28452 | Longwood | 0.520 |
| 49 | 28803 | Asheville | 0.519 |
| 50 | 27832 | Gaston | 0.519 |
| 51 | 28031 | Cornelius | 0.519 |
| 52 | 27707 | Durham | 0.518 |
| 53 | 27022 | Lawsonville | 0.516 |
| 54 | 28226 | Charlotte | 0.516 |
| 55 | 28405 | Wilmington | 0.514 |
| 56 | 27609 | Raleigh | 0.514 |
| 57 | 28364 | Maxton | 0.514 |
| 58 | 28789 | Whittier | 0.513 |
| 59 | 27017 | Dobson | 0.512 |
| 60 | 28204 | Charlotte | 0.512 |
| 61 | 27401 | Greensboro | 0.512 |
| 62 | 28351 | Laurel Hill | 0.512 |
| 63 | 28685 | Traphill | 0.512 |
| 64 | 28756 | Mill Spring | 0.511 |
| 65 | 28682 | Terrell | 0.511 |
| 66 | 28604 | Banner Elk | 0.510 |
| 67 | 28782 | Tryon | 0.510 |
| 68 | 28270 | Charlotte | 0.509 |
| 69 | 28642 | Jonesville | 0.509 |
| 70 | 28644 | Laurel Springs | 0.509 |
| 71 | 27516 | Chapel Hill | 0.508 |
| 72 | 27910 | Ahoskie | 0.508 |
| 73 | 28605 | Blowing Rock | 0.508 |
| 74 | 27858 | Greenville | 0.508 |
| 75 | 27701 | Durham | 0.507 |
| 76 | 28676 | State Road | 0.507 |
| 77 | 27803 | Rocky Mount | 0.506 |
| 78 | 28428 | Carolina Beach | 0.506 |
| 79 | 28170 | Wadesboro | 0.506 |
| 80 | 28012 | Belmont | 0.504 |
| 81 | 28516 | Beaufort | 0.504 |
| 82 | 27831 | Garysburg | 0.504 |
| 83 | 28458 | Rose Hill | 0.503 |
| 84 | 27614 | Raleigh | 0.503 |
| 85 | 27874 | Scotland Neck | 0.502 |
| 86 | 28209 | Charlotte | 0.501 |
| 87 | 28205 | Charlotte | 0.500 |
| 88 | 28377 | Red Springs | 0.500 |
| 89 | 28340 | Fairmont | 0.500 |
| 90 | 28705 | Bakersville | 0.500 |
| 91 | 27503 | Bahama | 0.500 |
| 92 | 28740 | Green Mountain | 0.497 |
| 93 | 28722 | Columbus | 0.497 |
| 94 | 28472 | Whiteville | 0.496 |
| 95 | 27983 | Windsor | 0.495 |
| 96 | 28730 | Fairview | 0.494 |
| 97 | 28210 | Charlotte | 0.494 |
| 98 | 28615 | Creston | 0.494 |
| 99 | 28320 | Bladenboro | 0.493 |
| 100 | 27517 | Chapel Hill | 0.492 |
Zip codes with the least income inequality
| # | Zip | City | Inequality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28542 | Camp Lejeune | 0.066 |
| 2 | 28649 | Mc Grady | 0.267 |
| 3 | 27973 | Shawboro | 0.282 |
| 4 | 28373 | Pinebluff | 0.291 |
| 5 | 27283 | Julian | 0.301 |
| 6 | 28543 | Tarawa Terrace | 0.310 |
| 7 | 27916 | Aydlett | 0.311 |
| 8 | 28660 | Olin | 0.312 |
| 9 | 27935 | Eure | 0.316 |
| 10 | 28420 | Ash | 0.317 |
| 11 | 28544 | Midway Park | 0.321 |
| 12 | 28071 | Gold Hill | 0.322 |
| 13 | 27884 | Stokes | 0.322 |
| 14 | 27938 | Gatesville | 0.325 |
| 15 | 28006 | Alexis | 0.327 |
| 16 | 28606 | Boomer | 0.330 |
| 17 | 28689 | Union Grove | 0.331 |
| 18 | 27824 | Engelhard | 0.334 |
| 19 | 27016 | Danbury | 0.334 |
| 20 | 27305 | Milton | 0.335 |
| 21 | 27507 | Bullock | 0.335 |
| 22 | 27966 | Powells Point | 0.337 |
| 23 | 28547 | Camp Lejeune | 0.339 |
| 24 | 28125 | Mount Ulla | 0.341 |
| 25 | 28307 | Fort Bragg | 0.342 |
| 26 | 28531 | Harkers Island | 0.343 |
| 27 | 27926 | Corapeake | 0.344 |
| 28 | 27214 | Browns Summit | 0.345 |
| 29 | 28344 | Godwin | 0.347 |
| 30 | 27560 | Morrisville | 0.348 |
| 31 | 28454 | Maple Hill | 0.349 |
| 32 | 27950 | Knotts Island | 0.351 |
| 33 | 27355 | Staley | 0.351 |
| 34 | 27562 | New Hill | 0.352 |
| 35 | 28107 | Midland | 0.354 |
| 36 | 28436 | Delco | 0.354 |
| 37 | 27045 | Rural Hall | 0.354 |
| 38 | 27891 | Whitakers | 0.357 |
| 39 | 28762 | Old Fort | 0.357 |
| 40 | 28778 | Swannanoa | 0.357 |
| 41 | 27592 | Willow Spring | 0.357 |
| 42 | 28538 | Hookerton | 0.359 |
| 43 | 28430 | Cerro Gordo | 0.359 |
| 44 | 27007 | Ararat | 0.361 |
| 45 | 28114 | Mooresboro | 0.361 |
| 46 | 28701 | Alexander | 0.362 |
| 47 | 28574 | Richlands | 0.362 |
| 48 | 28683 | Thurmond | 0.362 |
| 49 | 28670 | Ronda | 0.363 |
| 50 | 27509 | Butner | 0.363 |
| 51 | 28527 | Ernul | 0.364 |
| 52 | 27863 | Pikeville | 0.364 |
| 53 | 27571 | Rolesville | 0.365 |
| 54 | 28759 | Mills River | 0.366 |
| 55 | 27596 | Youngsville | 0.366 |
| 56 | 28103 | Marshville | 0.367 |
| 57 | 28166 | Troutman | 0.369 |
| 58 | 27011 | Boonville | 0.370 |
| 59 | 27208 | Bennett | 0.370 |
| 60 | 27526 | Fuquay Varina | 0.370 |
| 61 | 27502 | Apex | 0.370 |
| 62 | 27524 | Four Oaks | 0.370 |
| 63 | 27559 | Moncure | 0.371 |
| 64 | 28467 | Calabash | 0.372 |
| 65 | 27540 | Holly Springs | 0.372 |
| 66 | 27920 | Buxton | 0.372 |
| 67 | 27816 | Castalia | 0.372 |
| 68 | 27539 | Apex | 0.373 |
| 69 | 27885 | Swanquarter | 0.374 |
| 70 | 27248 | Franklinville | 0.374 |
| 71 | 28326 | Cameron | 0.374 |
| 72 | 27572 | Rougemont | 0.374 |
| 73 | 27837 | Grimesland | 0.374 |
| 74 | 28075 | Harrisburg | 0.375 |
| 75 | 27313 | Pleasant Garden | 0.375 |
| 76 | 28635 | Hays | 0.376 |
| 77 | 28669 | Roaring River | 0.376 |
| 78 | 28654 | Moravian Falls | 0.376 |
| 79 | 28091 | Lilesville | 0.376 |
| 80 | 27356 | Star | 0.376 |
| 81 | 28438 | Evergreen | 0.377 |
| 82 | 28525 | Deep Run | 0.377 |
| 83 | 27258 | Haw River | 0.378 |
| 84 | 28609 | Catawba | 0.379 |
| 85 | 28617 | Crumpler | 0.379 |
| 86 | 27315 | Providence | 0.380 |
| 87 | 28073 | Grover | 0.380 |
| 88 | 27979 | Sunbury | 0.381 |
| 89 | 28347 | Hoffman | 0.381 |
| 90 | 28080 | Iron Station | 0.381 |
| 91 | 27860 | Pantego | 0.381 |
| 92 | 27958 | Moyock | 0.381 |
| 93 | 27829 | Fountain | 0.382 |
| 94 | 28088 | Landis | 0.382 |
| 95 | 28357 | Lumber Bridge | 0.382 |
| 96 | 28411 | Wilmington | 0.382 |
| 97 | 28464 | Teachey | 0.383 |
| 98 | 27233 | Climax | 0.383 |
| 99 | 27591 | Wendell | 0.383 |
| 100 | 28684 | Todd | 0.384 |
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