ZIP Code 28023

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rowan County, North Carolina.

Population: 15,255
Median household income: $62,064
Median home value: $209,700

ZIP Code 28023 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rowan County, North Carolina, home to about 15,255 residents. Its median household income of $62,064 runs in line with the Rowan County figure of $63,196.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28023's population declined 5.4% from 16,129 to 15,255, while its median gross rent rose 19.2% from $790 to $942.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 74.3% of the population. 81.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,255
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,064
Median home value: $209,700
Median gross rent: $942
Housing units: 6,490
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,12915,255

Median household income

$58,546$62,064

Median home value

$144,200$209,700

Median gross rent

$790$942

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,129	$58,546	$144,200	$790
2020	15,372	$52,424	$144,900	$780
2021	15,927	$49,945	$148,800	$792
2022	15,703	$57,670	$181,600	$912
2023	15,255	$62,064	$209,700	$942

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	866	5.7%
5 to 17	2,269	14.9%
18 to 24	1,072	7.0%
25 to 34	2,200	14.4%
35 to 44	1,827	12.0%
45 to 54	2,046	13.4%
55 to 64	2,579	16.9%
65 to 74	1,443	9.5%
75 and over	953	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,331	74.3%
Black or African American	859	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	93	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.3%
Two or more races	518	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,408	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,632	14.8%
High school graduate	3,336	30.2%
Some college or associate's	4,083	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,379	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	618	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,728	81.4%
Carpooled	584	8.3%
Public transit	12	0.2%
Walked	79	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	604	8.6%
Other means	26	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,132	17.6%
15 to 29 min	3,211	49.9%
30 to 44 min	1,274	19.8%
45 to 59 min	406	6.3%
60+ min	406	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 13.6% (2,055 of 15,154)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,031	66.8%
Nonfamily households	2,001	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,032	92.9%
Vacant	458	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,794	79.5%
Renter-occupied	1,238	20.5%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,878	75.2%
1-unit, attached	29	0.4%
2 to 4 units	255	3.9%
5 to 19 units	81	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,247	19.2%

ZIP Code 28023

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