ZIP Code 28479

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Population: 6,971
Median household income: $77,708
Median home value: $298,100

ZIP Code 28479 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Brunswick County, North Carolina, home to about 6,971 residents. Its median household income of $77,708 runs above the Brunswick County figure of $74,034.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28479's population declined 7.8% from 7,561 to 6,971, while its median gross rent rose 40.0% from $954 to $1,336.

The median gross rent is $1,336. 24.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,971
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $77,708
Median home value: $298,100
Median gross rent: $1,336
Housing units: 2,737
Homeownership rate: 81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5616,971

Median household income

$62,292$77,708

Median home value

$183,300$298,100

Median gross rent

$954$1,336

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,561	$62,292	$183,300	$954
2020	7,138	$66,133	$196,400	$990
2021	6,568	$65,833	$182,800	$1,011
2022	6,333	$77,014	$242,600	$1,119
2023	6,971	$77,708	$298,100	$1,336

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	270	3.9%
5 to 17	1,387	19.9%
18 to 24	294	4.2%
25 to 34	1,000	14.3%
35 to 44	1,073	15.4%
45 to 54	568	8.1%
55 to 64	1,063	15.2%
65 to 74	916	13.1%
75 and over	400	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,988	71.6%
Black or African American	892	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	847	12.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	225	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's40.8%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	250	5.0%
High school graduate	1,472	29.3%
Some college or associate's	2,049	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	896	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	353	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,557	78.6%
Carpooled	413	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	282	8.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	290	9.8%
15 to 29 min	1,645	55.4%
30 to 44 min	881	29.7%
45 to 59 min	68	2.3%
60+ min	86	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 6.8% (463 of 6,826)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,852	73.9%
Nonfamily households	655	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,507	91.6%
Vacant	230	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,052	81.9%
Renter-occupied	455	18.1%

1-unit, detached68.5%

1-unit, attached10.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other15.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,876	68.5%
1-unit, attached	295	10.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	107	3.9%
20 or more units	47	1.7%
Mobile home & other	412	15.1%

ZIP Code 28479

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