ZIP Code 28098

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Gaston County, North Carolina.

Population: 3,746
Median household income: $51,879
Median home value: $153,300

Covering part of Gaston County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28098 has about 3,746 residents. The median household income of $51,879 is below the Gaston County median ($65,472).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28098's population grew 3.1% from 3,632 to 3,746, while its median gross rent rose 36.8% from $842 to $1,152.

88.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1964.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,746
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $51,879
Median home value: $153,300
Median gross rent: $1,152
Housing units: 1,685
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6323,746

Median household income

$54,093$51,879

Median home value

$118,800$153,300

Median gross rent

$842$1,152

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,632	$54,093	$118,800	$842
2020	3,689	$43,596	$119,500	$931
2021	3,636	$46,250	$124,500	$1,020
2022	3,573	$58,281	$152,900	$1,139
2023	3,746	$51,879	$153,300	$1,152

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	198	5.3%
5 to 17	610	16.3%
18 to 24	239	6.4%
25 to 34	532	14.2%
35 to 44	482	12.9%
45 to 54	459	12.3%
55 to 64	644	17.2%
65 to 74	400	10.7%
75 and over	182	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,514	67.1%
Black or African American	444	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	85	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	112	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	590	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's40.2%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	431	16.0%
High school graduate	715	26.5%
Some college or associate's	1,086	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	341	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	126	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,319	74.1%
Carpooled	179	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	271	15.2%
Other means	8	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	520	34.4%
15 to 29 min	596	39.5%
30 to 44 min	215	14.2%
45 to 59 min	87	5.8%
60+ min	92	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 19.0% (711 of 3,746)

	Count	Share
Family households	963	58.9%
Nonfamily households	671	41.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,634	97.0%
Vacant	51	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,229	75.2%
Renter-occupied	405	24.8%

1-unit, detached88.8%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,497	88.8%
1-unit, attached	19	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5	0.3%
5 to 19 units	36	2.1%
20 or more units	48	2.8%
Mobile home & other	80	4.7%

ZIP Code 28098

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