ZIP Code 28226

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Population: 38,985
Median household income: $113,203
Median home value: $560,100

Covering part of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28226 has about 38,985 residents. Its median household income of $113,203 runs above the Mecklenburg County figure of $83,765.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28226's population declined 2.0% from 39,796 to 38,985, while its median gross rent rose 23.4% from $1,197 to $1,477.

The median resident is 40.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,985
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $113,203
Median home value: $560,100
Median gross rent: $1,477
Housing units: 16,816
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,79638,985

Median household income

$96,487$113,203

Median home value

$371,600$560,100

Median gross rent

$1,197$1,477

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,796	$96,487	$371,600	$1,197
2020	38,957	$103,103	$404,400	$1,212
2021	38,347	$107,603	$431,300	$1,256
2022	38,475	$116,220	$507,300	$1,387
2023	38,985	$113,203	$560,100	$1,477

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,080	5.3%
5 to 17	7,180	18.4%
18 to 24	2,203	5.7%
25 to 34	4,260	10.9%
35 to 44	6,565	16.8%
45 to 54	5,232	13.4%
55 to 64	4,419	11.3%
65 to 74	4,017	10.3%
75 and over	3,029	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,019	71.9%
Black or African American	3,088	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	1,278	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	146	0.4%
Two or more races	1,345	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,097	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate11.4%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree38.7%

Graduate or professional degree23.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,141	4.1%
High school graduate	3,140	11.4%
Some college or associate's	6,149	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	10,642	38.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6,450	23.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone61.4%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,335	61.4%
Carpooled	1,678	8.3%
Public transit	137	0.7%
Walked	69	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5,721	28.5%
Other means	164	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,679	18.6%
15 to 29 min	6,732	46.8%
30 to 44 min	3,265	22.7%
45 to 59 min	1,033	7.2%
60+ min	674	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 4.7% (1,824 of 38,703)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,389	66.0%
Nonfamily households	5,344	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,733	93.6%
Vacant	1,083	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,604	67.4%
Renter-occupied	5,129	32.6%

1-unit, detached62.4%

1-unit, attached11.3%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units13.7%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,488	62.4%
1-unit, attached	1,893	11.3%
2 to 4 units	677	4.0%
5 to 19 units	2,300	13.7%
20 or more units	1,443	8.6%
Mobile home & other	15	0.1%

ZIP Code 28226

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