ZIP Code 28504

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lenoir County, North Carolina.

Population: 20,325
Median household income: $50,650
Median home value: $124,500

Covering part of Lenoir County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28504 has about 20,325 residents. Its median household income of $50,650 runs above the Lenoir County figure of $44,795.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28504's population declined 6.4% from 21,717 to 20,325, while its median gross rent rose 12.1% from $807 to $905.

82.0% of workers drive to work alone. 63.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,325
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,650
Median home value: $124,500
Median gross rent: $905
Housing units: 9,355
Homeownership rate: 61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,71720,325

Median household income

$49,578$50,650

Median home value

$109,700$124,500

Median gross rent

$807$905

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,717	$49,578	$109,700	$807
2020	20,665	$46,138	$108,000	$736
2021	20,166	$45,962	$107,400	$765
2022	20,321	$46,043	$117,800	$850
2023	20,325	$50,650	$124,500	$905

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,024	5.0%
5 to 17	2,957	14.5%
18 to 24	1,720	8.5%
25 to 34	2,238	11.0%
35 to 44	2,352	11.6%
45 to 54	2,272	11.2%
55 to 64	3,134	15.4%
65 to 74	2,862	14.1%
75 and over	1,766	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,964	58.9%
Black or African American	6,661	32.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	0.2%
Asian	169	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	48	0.2%
Some other race	35	0.2%
Two or more races	325	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,084	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,338	16.0%
High school graduate	4,125	28.2%
Some college or associate's	5,585	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,470	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,106	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,052	82.0%
Carpooled	1,177	13.7%
Public transit	21	0.2%
Walked	79	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	199	2.3%
Other means	77	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,326	39.6%
15 to 29 min	2,770	33.0%
30 to 44 min	1,022	12.2%
45 to 59 min	628	7.5%
60+ min	660	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 18.5% (3,684 of 19,941)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,101	59.2%
Nonfamily households	3,520	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,621	92.2%
Vacant	734	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,338	61.9%
Renter-occupied	3,283	38.1%

1-unit, detached63.5%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other17.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,940	63.5%
1-unit, attached	194	2.1%
2 to 4 units	999	10.7%
5 to 19 units	355	3.8%
20 or more units	217	2.3%
Mobile home & other	1,650	17.6%

ZIP Code 28504

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