ZIP Code 28174

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Union County, North Carolina.

Population: 9,439
Median household income: $71,115
Median home value: $212,400

ZIP Code 28174 (Union County, North Carolina) is home to about 9,439 residents. Its median household income of $71,115 runs below the Union County figure of $99,243.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28174's population held roughly steady from 9,496 to 9,439, while its median gross rent rose 22.3% from $874 to $1,069.

The median gross rent is $1,069. 16.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,439
Median age: 27.5 yrs
Median household income: $71,115
Median home value: $212,400
Median gross rent: $1,069
Housing units: 2,891
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,4969,439

Median household income

$54,728$71,115

Median home value

$144,500$212,400

Median gross rent

$874$1,069

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,496	$54,728	$144,500	$874
2020	9,927	$53,521	$149,900	$928
2021	8,820	$57,346	$165,100	$901
2022	8,547	$64,020	$187,000	$982
2023	9,439	$71,115	$212,400	$1,069

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 2429.1%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	516	5.5%
5 to 17	1,176	12.5%
18 to 24	2,751	29.1%
25 to 34	789	8.4%
35 to 44	943	10.0%
45 to 54	872	9.2%
55 to 64	998	10.6%
65 to 74	696	7.4%
75 and over	698	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,719	50.0%
Black or African American	2,259	23.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.2%
Asian	172	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.3%
Two or more races	439	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,802	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.8%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,138	22.8%
High school graduate	1,367	27.4%
Some college or associate's	1,689	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	643	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	159	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone68.6%

Carpooled17.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,873	68.6%
Carpooled	719	17.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	220	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	355	8.5%
Other means	20	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,221	31.9%
15 to 29 min	1,099	28.7%
30 to 44 min	849	22.2%
45 to 59 min	385	10.0%
60+ min	278	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 19.1% (1,535 of 8,056)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,907	69.6%
Nonfamily households	832	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,739	94.7%
Vacant	152	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,013	73.5%
Renter-occupied	726	26.5%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,364	81.8%
1-unit, attached	63	2.2%
2 to 4 units	162	5.6%
5 to 19 units	34	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	268	9.3%

ZIP Code 28174

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