ZIP Code 28431

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Columbus County, North Carolina.

Population: 6,104
Median household income: $32,244
Median home value: $89,700

ZIP Code 28431 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Columbus County, North Carolina, home to about 6,104 residents. The median household income of $32,244 is below the Columbus County median ($48,184).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28431's population declined 13.1% from 7,027 to 6,104, while its median gross rent rose 22.9% from $599 to $736.

36.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.25 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,104
Median age: 49.6 yrs
Median household income: $32,244
Median home value: $89,700
Median gross rent: $736
Housing units: 3,252
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0276,104

Median household income

$30,997$32,244

Median home value

$75,900$89,700

Median gross rent

$599$736

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,027	$30,997	$75,900	$599
2020	7,093	$29,375	$79,700	$582
2021	6,002	$31,949	$79,600	$626
2022	6,509	$31,714	$102,800	$677
2023	6,104	$32,244	$89,700	$736

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	398	6.5%
5 to 17	983	16.1%
18 to 24	491	8.0%
25 to 34	629	10.3%
35 to 44	388	6.4%
45 to 54	775	12.7%
55 to 64	1,165	19.1%
65 to 74	794	13.0%
75 and over	481	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,619	59.3%
Black or African American	2,089	34.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	150	2.5%
Asian	61	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	115	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	70	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	722	17.1%
High school graduate	1,632	38.6%
Some college or associate's	1,439	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	344	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	95	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone89.5%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,024	89.5%
Carpooled	152	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	1.9%
Other means	9	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	342	15.4%
15 to 29 min	969	43.7%
30 to 44 min	425	19.2%
45 to 59 min	148	6.7%
60+ min	333	15.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 36.8% (2,247 of 6,100)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,457	53.8%
Nonfamily households	1,249	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,706	83.2%
Vacant	546	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,759	65.0%
Renter-occupied	947	35.0%

1-unit, detached59.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other36.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,929	59.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	127	3.9%
5 to 19 units	18	0.6%
20 or more units	1	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,177	36.2%

ZIP Code 28431

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