ZIP Code 28212

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Population: 42,628
Median household income: $51,530
Median home value: $236,300

ZIP Code 28212 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, home to about 42,628 residents. Its median household income of $51,530 runs below the Mecklenburg County figure of $83,765.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28212's population declined 11.0% from 47,903 to 42,628, while its median gross rent rose 29.7% from $982 to $1,274.

Owners occupy 37.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,628
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $51,530
Median home value: $236,300
Median gross rent: $1,274
Housing units: 17,417
Homeownership rate: 37.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,90342,628

Median household income

$41,641$51,530

Median home value

$143,700$236,300

Median gross rent

$982$1,274

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,903	$41,641	$143,700	$982
2020	46,770	$42,859	$151,700	$1,032
2021	45,180	$44,747	$167,000	$1,092
2022	43,301	$48,918	$209,500	$1,188
2023	42,628	$51,530	$236,300	$1,274

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

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,141	9.7%
5 to 17	7,644	17.9%
18 to 24	3,852	9.0%
25 to 34	7,754	18.2%
35 to 44	6,510	15.3%
45 to 54	5,399	12.7%
55 to 64	3,650	8.6%
65 to 74	2,511	5.9%
75 and over	1,167	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,759	18.2%
Black or African American	16,426	38.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	136	0.3%
Asian	3,281	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.1%
Some other race	306	0.7%
Two or more races	947	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,750	32.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,991	22.2%
High school graduate	6,901	25.6%
Some college or associate's	7,578	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,447	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,074	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone64.2%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit3.3%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,454	64.2%
Carpooled	3,120	14.9%
Public transit	690	3.3%
Walked	125	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,345	16.0%
Other means	225	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,648	15.0%
15 to 29 min	6,931	39.3%
30 to 44 min	5,151	29.2%
45 to 59 min	1,380	7.8%
60+ min	1,504	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 16.1% (6,742 of 42,002)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,308	58.1%
Nonfamily households	6,722	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,030	92.0%
Vacant	1,387	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,934	37.0%
Renter-occupied	10,096	63.0%

1-unit, detached40.1%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units30.6%

20 or more units16.7%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,992	40.1%
1-unit, attached	1,129	6.5%
2 to 4 units	949	5.4%
5 to 19 units	5,322	30.6%
20 or more units	2,917	16.7%
Mobile home & other	108	0.6%

ZIP Code 28212

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