ZIP Code 28420

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Population: 2,697
Median household income: $51,324
Median home value: $205,100

Covering part of Brunswick County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28420 has about 2,697 residents. The median household income of $51,324 is below the Brunswick County median ($74,034).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28420's population declined 33.8% from 4,075 to 2,697, while its median gross rent rose 44.5% from $712 to $1,029.

The typical home was built around 1986. 6.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,697
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $51,324
Median home value: $205,100
Median gross rent: $1,029
Housing units: 1,593
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0752,697

Median household income

$54,773$51,324

Median home value

$156,300$205,100

Median gross rent

$712$1,029

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,075	$54,773	$156,300	$712
2020	4,157	$49,106	$177,400	$938
2021	3,182	$47,976	$174,300	$958
2022	2,710	$51,364	$198,300	$979
2023	2,697	$51,324	$205,100	$1,029

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7419.3%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	146	5.4%
5 to 17	396	14.7%
18 to 24	122	4.5%
25 to 34	369	13.7%
35 to 44	290	10.8%
45 to 54	371	13.8%
55 to 64	307	11.4%
65 to 74	521	19.3%
75 and over	175	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,182	80.9%
Black or African American	268	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	75	2.8%
Asian	60	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	1.0%
Two or more races	16	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	70	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	238	11.7%
High school graduate	826	40.6%
Some college or associate's	696	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	239	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	34	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled22.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	806	70.9%
Carpooled	260	22.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	199	18.6%
15 to 29 min	496	46.3%
30 to 44 min	273	25.5%
45 to 59 min	49	4.6%
60+ min	54	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 6.5% (175 of 2,697)

	Count	Share
Family households	721	64.4%
Nonfamily households	399	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,120	70.3%
Vacant	473	29.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	808	72.1%
Renter-occupied	312	27.9%

1-unit, detached57.0%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other41.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	908	57.0%
1-unit, attached	5	0.3%
2 to 4 units	17	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	663	41.6%

ZIP Code 28420

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