ZIP Code 28208

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Population: 38,948
Median household income: $51,339
Median home value: $198,300

Covering part of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28208 has about 38,948 residents. The median household income of $51,339 is below the Mecklenburg County median ($83,765).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28208's population declined 3.3% from 40,284 to 38,948, while its median gross rent rose 29.2% from $908 to $1,173.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.3% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 61.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,948
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $51,339
Median home value: $198,300
Median gross rent: $1,173
Housing units: 17,842
Homeownership rate: 39.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,28438,948

Median household income

$36,062$51,339

Median home value

$106,900$198,300

Median gross rent

$908$1,173

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,284	$36,062	$106,900	$908
2020	41,893	$41,030	$121,000	$957
2021	40,885	$44,711	$140,700	$1,034
2022	40,502	$48,819	$169,200	$1,124
2023	38,948	$51,339	$198,300	$1,173

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3419.3%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,396	6.2%
5 to 17	6,771	17.4%
18 to 24	3,655	9.4%
25 to 34	7,508	19.3%
35 to 44	5,178	13.3%
45 to 54	4,381	11.2%
55 to 64	4,379	11.2%
65 to 74	3,113	8.0%
75 and over	1,567	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,224	16.0%
Black or African American	23,936	61.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.1%
Asian	1,543	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	236	0.6%
Two or more races	1,351	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,620	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,867	18.6%
High school graduate	8,400	32.2%
Some college or associate's	6,126	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,515	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,218	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone66.7%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit5.8%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home15.6%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,044	66.7%
Carpooled	1,597	8.8%
Public transit	1,046	5.8%
Walked	157	0.9%
Bicycle	54	0.3%
Worked from home	2,818	15.6%
Other means	342	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,817	25.0%
15 to 29 min	6,993	45.9%
30 to 44 min	2,966	19.5%
45 to 59 min	458	3.0%
60+ min	1,006	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 20.1% (7,712 of 38,455)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,889	49.1%
Nonfamily households	8,168	50.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,057	90.0%
Vacant	1,785	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,381	39.7%
Renter-occupied	9,676	60.3%

1-unit, detached56.2%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units15.4%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,027	56.2%
1-unit, attached	1,599	9.0%
2 to 4 units	1,381	7.7%
5 to 19 units	2,739	15.4%
20 or more units	1,698	9.5%
Mobile home & other	398	2.2%

ZIP Code 28208

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