ZIP Code 28401

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in New Hanover County, North Carolina.

Population: 21,820
Median household income: $52,159
Median home value: $263,000

ZIP Code 28401 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in New Hanover County, North Carolina, home to about 21,820 residents. At $52,159, its median household income sits below New Hanover County's $72,892.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28401's population declined 11.5% from 24,656 to 21,820, while its median gross rent rose 33.8% from $884 to $1,183.

22.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.91 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,820
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,159
Median home value: $263,000
Median gross rent: $1,183
Housing units: 13,017
Homeownership rate: 40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,65621,820

Median household income

$33,741$52,159

Median home value

$157,400$263,000

Median gross rent

$884$1,183

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,656	$33,741	$157,400	$884
2020	24,764	$39,146	$168,500	$922
2021	22,167	$40,555	$177,100	$964
2022	21,872	$46,743	$219,700	$1,073
2023	21,820	$52,159	$263,000	$1,183

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	879	4.0%
5 to 17	2,467	11.3%
18 to 24	1,762	8.1%
25 to 34	4,033	18.5%
35 to 44	2,543	11.7%
45 to 54	2,871	13.2%
55 to 64	3,110	14.3%
65 to 74	2,639	12.1%
75 and over	1,516	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,335	51.9%
Black or African American	7,117	32.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	115	0.5%
Asian	124	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	215	1.0%
Two or more races	888	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,026	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate23.2%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,960	11.7%
High school graduate	3,885	23.2%
Some college or associate's	5,227	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,529	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,111	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone64.5%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home19.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,190	64.5%
Carpooled	972	8.7%
Public transit	96	0.9%
Walked	474	4.3%
Bicycle	111	1.0%
Worked from home	2,179	19.6%
Other means	120	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,081	34.4%
15 to 29 min	4,862	54.2%
30 to 44 min	709	7.9%
45 to 59 min	101	1.1%
60+ min	210	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.91
Poverty rate: 22.1% (4,645 of 21,034)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,434	41.1%
Nonfamily households	6,342	58.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,776	82.8%
Vacant	2,241	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,364	40.5%
Renter-occupied	6,412	59.5%

1-unit, detached54.3%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units16.4%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units13.6%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,067	54.3%
1-unit, attached	439	3.4%
2 to 4 units	2,132	16.4%
5 to 19 units	1,322	10.2%
20 or more units	1,772	13.6%
Mobile home & other	285	2.2%

ZIP Code 28401

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