ZIP Code 28516

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Carteret County, North Carolina.

Population: 11,143
Median household income: $63,257
Median home value: $292,300

Covering part of Carteret County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28516 has about 11,143 residents. The median household income of $63,257 is below the Carteret County median ($70,235).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28516's population declined 2.7% from 11,455 to 11,143, while its median gross rent rose 6.0% from $820 to $869.

27.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,143
Median age: 53.8 yrs
Median household income: $63,257
Median home value: $292,300
Median gross rent: $869
Housing units: 7,183
Homeownership rate: 67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,45511,143

Median household income

$50,354$63,257

Median home value

$192,300$292,300

Median gross rent

$820$869

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,455	$50,354	$192,300	$820
2020	11,546	$47,577	$204,500	$821
2021	11,365	$49,183	$207,900	$794
2022	10,610	$52,556	$258,800	$845
2023	11,143	$63,257	$292,300	$869

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7418.2%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	231	2.1%
5 to 17	1,289	11.6%
18 to 24	936	8.4%
25 to 34	935	8.4%
35 to 44	1,108	9.9%
45 to 54	1,221	11.0%
55 to 64	2,132	19.1%
65 to 74	2,027	18.2%
75 and over	1,264	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,096	81.6%
Black or African American	1,277	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93	0.8%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	145	1.3%
Two or more races	303	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	228	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	955	11.0%
High school graduate	2,188	25.2%
Some college or associate's	3,192	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,581	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	771	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,156	81.0%
Carpooled	167	3.3%
Public transit	22	0.4%
Walked	24	0.5%
Bicycle	62	1.2%
Worked from home	599	11.7%
Other means	99	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,431	31.6%
15 to 29 min	2,092	46.2%
30 to 44 min	738	16.3%
45 to 59 min	84	1.9%
60+ min	185	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 10.7% (1,164 of 10,915)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,231	58.9%
Nonfamily households	2,254	41.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,485	76.4%
Vacant	1,698	23.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,681	67.1%
Renter-occupied	1,804	32.9%

1-unit, detached68.5%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other13.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,920	68.5%
1-unit, attached	183	2.5%
2 to 4 units	503	7.0%
5 to 19 units	386	5.4%
20 or more units	225	3.1%
Mobile home & other	966	13.4%

ZIP Code 28516

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