ZIP Code 28270

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Population: 32,913
Median household income: $128,660
Median home value: $543,600

ZIP Code 28270 (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina) is home to about 32,913 residents. Its median household income of $128,660 runs above the Mecklenburg County figure of $83,765.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28270's population declined 8.8% from 36,086 to 32,913, while its median gross rent rose 21.0% from $1,373 to $1,662.

6.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.69 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,913
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $128,660
Median home value: $543,600
Median gross rent: $1,662
Housing units: 12,653
Homeownership rate: 75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,08632,913

Median household income

$98,449$128,660

Median home value

$355,200$543,600

Median gross rent

$1,373$1,662

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,086	$98,449	$355,200	$1,373
2020	34,958	$103,175	$386,700	$1,341
2021	34,583	$112,190	$416,200	$1,491
2022	34,169	$120,894	$481,000	$1,635
2023	32,913	$128,660	$543,600	$1,662

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,893	5.8%
5 to 17	6,370	19.4%
18 to 24	1,819	5.5%
25 to 34	4,426	13.4%
35 to 44	4,578	13.9%
45 to 54	4,984	15.1%
55 to 64	4,288	13.0%
65 to 74	2,799	8.5%
75 and over	1,756	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,898	63.5%
Black or African American	3,800	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.1%
Asian	3,187	9.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	100	0.3%
Two or more races	1,483	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,410	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate10.0%

Some college or associate's19.5%

Bachelor's degree43.0%

Graduate or professional degree25.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	417	1.8%
High school graduate	2,285	10.0%
Some college or associate's	4,448	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	9,816	43.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5,865	25.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone68.1%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home22.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,295	68.1%
Carpooled	1,139	6.9%
Public transit	284	1.7%
Walked	53	0.3%
Bicycle	15	0.1%
Worked from home	3,708	22.4%
Other means	85	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,101	16.3%
15 to 29 min	4,936	38.3%
30 to 44 min	3,894	30.3%
45 to 59 min	1,250	9.7%
60+ min	690	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 6.1% (2,001 of 32,901)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,985	73.4%
Nonfamily households	3,260	26.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,245	96.8%
Vacant	408	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,254	75.6%
Renter-occupied	2,991	24.4%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached10.0%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,951	70.7%
1-unit, attached	1,265	10.0%
2 to 4 units	317	2.5%
5 to 19 units	1,306	10.3%
20 or more units	752	5.9%
Mobile home & other	62	0.5%

ZIP Code 28270

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