ZIP Code 28470

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Population: 10,964
Median household income: $68,043
Median home value: $252,500

ZIP Code 28470 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Brunswick County, North Carolina, home to about 10,964 residents. At $68,043, its median household income sits below Brunswick County's $74,034.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28470's population declined 14.4% from 12,812 to 10,964, while its median gross rent rose 22.4% from $866 to $1,060.

54.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1997.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,964
Median age: 49.5 yrs
Median household income: $68,043
Median home value: $252,500
Median gross rent: $1,060
Housing units: 6,123
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,81210,964

Median household income

$49,238$68,043

Median home value

$185,500$252,500

Median gross rent

$866$1,060

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,812	$49,238	$185,500	$866
2020	12,271	$49,028	$168,700	$828
2021	10,577	$49,397	$176,100	$900
2022	10,645	$58,843	$222,200	$1,060
2023	10,964	$68,043	$252,500	$1,060

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	498	4.5%
5 to 17	1,641	15.0%
18 to 24	544	5.0%
25 to 34	1,083	9.9%
35 to 44	1,265	11.5%
45 to 54	1,087	9.9%
55 to 64	1,962	17.9%
65 to 74	1,572	14.3%
75 and over	1,312	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,057	73.5%
Black or African American	1,464	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	499	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	930	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's39.1%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	817	9.9%
High school graduate	2,372	28.6%
Some college or associate's	3,236	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,334	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	522	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,834	81.6%
Carpooled	390	8.3%
Public transit	26	0.6%
Walked	17	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	376	8.0%
Other means	54	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,372	31.8%
15 to 29 min	1,540	35.6%
30 to 44 min	804	18.6%
45 to 59 min	268	6.2%
60+ min	337	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 10.4% (1,118 of 10,753)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,440	72.9%
Nonfamily households	1,279	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,719	77.1%
Vacant	1,404	22.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,619	76.7%
Renter-occupied	1,100	23.3%

1-unit, detached54.1%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other33.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,312	54.1%
1-unit, attached	120	2.0%
2 to 4 units	224	3.7%
5 to 19 units	292	4.8%
20 or more units	145	2.4%
Mobile home & other	2,030	33.2%

ZIP Code 28470

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