ZIP Code 28398

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Duplin County, North Carolina.

Population: 6,084
Median household income: $45,167
Median home value: $86,000

ZIP Code 28398 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Duplin County, North Carolina, home to about 6,084 residents. At $45,167, its median household income sits below Duplin County's $51,880.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28398's population declined 26.7% from 8,296 to 6,084, while its median gross rent rose 26.6% from $658 to $833.

The median gross rent is $833. 12.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,084
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $45,167
Median home value: $86,000
Median gross rent: $833
Housing units: 3,004
Homeownership rate: 55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2966,084

Median household income

$35,635$45,167

Median home value

$80,300$86,000

Median gross rent

$658$833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,296	$35,635	$80,300	$658
2020	8,856	$32,585	$78,200	$701
2021	6,663	$32,270	$78,600	$732
2022	6,308	$40,440	$84,700	$787
2023	6,084	$45,167	$86,000	$833

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	530	8.7%
5 to 17	1,034	17.0%
18 to 24	714	11.7%
25 to 34	636	10.5%
35 to 44	753	12.4%
45 to 54	635	10.4%
55 to 64	724	11.9%
65 to 74	716	11.8%
75 and over	342	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,670	27.4%
Black or African American	2,787	45.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	36	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	181	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,400	23.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.4%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's43.9%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	625	16.4%
High school graduate	1,020	26.8%
Some college or associate's	1,672	43.9%
Bachelor's degree	344	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	145	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means6.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,968	76.1%
Carpooled	340	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	68	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	1.7%
Other means	165	6.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	743	29.2%
15 to 29 min	922	36.3%
30 to 44 min	401	15.8%
45 to 59 min	201	7.9%
60+ min	274	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 17.3% (1,038 of 6,004)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,366	59.2%
Nonfamily households	940	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,306	76.8%
Vacant	698	23.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,271	55.1%
Renter-occupied	1,035	44.9%

1-unit, detached49.4%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other27.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,484	49.4%
1-unit, attached	95	3.2%
2 to 4 units	327	10.9%
5 to 19 units	131	4.4%
20 or more units	141	4.7%
Mobile home & other	826	27.5%

ZIP Code 28398

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