ZIP Code 28088

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rowan County, North Carolina.

Population: 2,819
Median household income: $56,958
Median home value: $225,500

ZIP Code 28088 (Rowan County, North Carolina) is home to about 2,819 residents. The median household income of $56,958 is below the Rowan County median ($63,196).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28088's population grew 2.7% from 2,746 to 2,819, while its median gross rent fell 34.0% from $1,138 to $751.

The typical home was built around 1978. 9.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,819
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $56,958
Median home value: $225,500
Median gross rent: $751
Housing units: 1,233
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7462,819

Median household income

$57,301$56,958

Median home value

$131,200$225,500

Median gross rent

$1,138$751

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,746	$57,301	$131,200	$1,138
2020	2,659	$56,635	$157,800	$1,025
2021	2,817	$58,555	$156,400	—
2022	3,094	$57,143	$200,700	—
2023	2,819	$56,958	$225,500	$751

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4418.1%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	233	8.3%
5 to 17	618	21.9%
18 to 24	110	3.9%
25 to 34	309	11.0%
35 to 44	509	18.1%
45 to 54	292	10.4%
55 to 64	266	9.4%
65 to 74	346	12.3%
75 and over	136	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,610	57.1%
Black or African American	255	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	260	9.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	167	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	527	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	113	6.1%
High school graduate	652	35.1%
Some college or associate's	710	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	341	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	42	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	866	78.9%
Carpooled	31	2.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	166	15.1%
Other means	35	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	96	10.3%
15 to 29 min	448	48.1%
30 to 44 min	194	20.8%
45 to 59 min	156	16.7%
60+ min	38	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 9.5% (269 of 2,819)

	Count	Share
Family households	729	64.9%
Nonfamily households	395	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,124	91.2%
Vacant	109	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	900	80.1%
Renter-occupied	224	19.9%

1-unit, detached92.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,138	92.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1	0.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	94	7.6%

ZIP Code 28088

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