ZIP Code 28040

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Population: 7,047
Median household income: $57,989
Median home value: $148,000

ZIP Code 28040 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rutherford County, North Carolina, home to about 7,047 residents. The median household income of $57,989 is above the Rutherford County median ($49,771).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28040's population declined 5.3% from 7,441 to 7,047, while its median gross rent was little changed from $696 to $697.

11.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.40 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,047
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $57,989
Median home value: $148,000
Median gross rent: $697
Housing units: 3,396
Homeownership rate: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,4417,047

Median household income

$41,354$57,989

Median home value

$98,000$148,000

Median gross rent

$696$697

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,441	$41,354	$98,000	$696
2020	7,223	$47,803	$99,800	$620
2021	6,924	$47,354	$106,700	$655
2022	7,061	$55,634	$116,700	$671
2023	7,047	$57,989	$148,000	$697

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5420.3%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	349	5.0%
5 to 17	1,053	14.9%
18 to 24	699	9.9%
25 to 34	892	12.7%
35 to 44	553	7.8%
45 to 54	1,428	20.3%
55 to 64	800	11.4%
65 to 74	756	10.7%
75 and over	517	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,094	86.5%
Black or African American	247	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	23	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	175	2.5%
Two or more races	252	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	247	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	623	12.6%
High school graduate	1,535	31.0%
Some college or associate's	1,883	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	524	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	381	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,791	84.4%
Carpooled	266	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	150	4.5%
Other means	52	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	452	14.3%
15 to 29 min	1,676	53.1%
30 to 44 min	715	22.6%
45 to 59 min	132	4.2%
60+ min	182	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 11.7% (823 of 7,018)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,889	64.6%
Nonfamily households	1,033	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,922	86.0%
Vacant	474	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,493	85.3%
Renter-occupied	429	14.7%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,388	70.3%
1-unit, attached	10	0.3%
2 to 4 units	71	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	927	27.3%

ZIP Code 28040

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