ZIP Code 28269

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Population: 80,396
Median household income: $81,063
Median home value: $300,300

Covering part of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28269 has about 80,396 residents. At $81,063, its median household income sits in line with Mecklenburg County's $83,765.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28269's population grew 4.1% from 77,248 to 80,396, while its median gross rent rose 30.4% from $1,232 to $1,607.

The median resident is 35.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 80,396
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $81,063
Median home value: $300,300
Median gross rent: $1,607
Housing units: 33,124
Homeownership rate: 62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

77,24880,396

Median household income

$65,963$81,063

Median home value

$185,900$300,300

Median gross rent

$1,232$1,607

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	77,248	$65,963	$185,900	$1,232
2020	79,059	$68,636	$199,800	$1,278
2021	78,353	$72,619	$220,500	$1,361
2022	78,540	$76,560	$263,600	$1,485
2023	80,396	$81,063	$300,300	$1,607

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,760	5.9%
5 to 17	14,748	18.3%
18 to 24	8,008	10.0%
25 to 34	11,846	14.7%
35 to 44	11,954	14.9%
45 to 54	11,601	14.4%
55 to 64	9,651	12.0%
65 to 74	5,135	6.4%
75 and over	2,693	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,342	26.5%
Black or African American	39,996	49.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	66	0.1%
Asian	3,625	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	333	0.4%
Two or more races	2,793	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,233	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate14.3%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree29.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,379	8.3%
High school graduate	7,559	14.3%
Some college or associate's	16,761	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	15,589	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8,592	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone57.9%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home34.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,700	57.9%
Carpooled	2,597	5.8%
Public transit	400	0.9%
Walked	186	0.4%
Bicycle	27	0.1%
Worked from home	15,148	34.1%
Other means	346	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,663	19.4%
15 to 29 min	14,807	50.6%
30 to 44 min	6,076	20.8%
45 to 59 min	1,567	5.4%
60+ min	1,143	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 8.8% (7,062 of 79,918)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,752	63.3%
Nonfamily households	11,465	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,217	94.2%
Vacant	1,907	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,521	62.5%
Renter-occupied	11,696	37.5%

1-unit, detached69.1%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units13.9%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	22,874	69.1%
1-unit, attached	2,960	8.9%
2 to 4 units	423	1.3%
5 to 19 units	4,591	13.9%
20 or more units	1,542	4.7%
Mobile home & other	734	2.2%

ZIP Code 28269

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