ZIP Code 28462

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Population: 12,336
Median household income: $58,545
Median home value: $229,800

Covering part of Brunswick County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28462 has about 12,336 residents. The median household income of $58,545 is below the Brunswick County median ($74,034).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28462's population declined 4.5% from 12,917 to 12,336, while its median gross rent rose 6.4% from $807 to $859.

52.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1992.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,336
Median age: 54.7 yrs
Median household income: $58,545
Median home value: $229,800
Median gross rent: $859
Housing units: 11,620
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,91712,336

Median household income

$45,750$58,545

Median home value

$149,000$229,800

Median gross rent

$807$859

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,917	$45,750	$149,000	$807
2020	13,140	$44,616	$143,800	$714
2021	12,051	$49,194	$153,200	$738
2022	11,862	$60,427	$195,800	$831
2023	12,336	$58,545	$229,800	$859

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7421.1%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	497	4.0%
5 to 17	1,425	11.6%
18 to 24	843	6.8%
25 to 34	1,013	8.2%
35 to 44	1,103	8.9%
45 to 54	1,360	11.0%
55 to 64	2,182	17.7%
65 to 74	2,600	21.1%
75 and over	1,313	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,771	87.3%
Black or African American	833	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	13	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.0%
Two or more races	484	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	218	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,071	11.2%
High school graduate	3,068	32.1%
Some college or associate's	3,079	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,412	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	941	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,810	76.7%
Carpooled	515	10.4%
Public transit	13	0.3%
Walked	93	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	340	6.8%
Other means	196	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,335	28.9%
15 to 29 min	1,591	34.4%
30 to 44 min	828	17.9%
45 to 59 min	414	8.9%
60+ min	459	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 14.9% (1,828 of 12,308)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,758	69.6%
Nonfamily households	1,642	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,400	46.5%
Vacant	6,220	53.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,488	83.1%
Renter-occupied	912	16.9%

1-unit, detached52.9%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other43.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,146	52.9%
1-unit, attached	147	1.3%
2 to 4 units	139	1.2%
5 to 19 units	123	1.1%
20 or more units	6	0.1%
Mobile home & other	5,059	43.5%

ZIP Code 28462

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