ZIP Code 28518

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Duplin County, North Carolina.

Population: 8,065
Median household income: $54,500
Median home value: $162,900

ZIP Code 28518 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Duplin County, North Carolina, home to about 8,065 residents. Its median household income of $54,500 runs above the Duplin County figure of $51,880.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28518's population declined 9.5% from 8,912 to 8,065, while its median gross rent rose 24.6% from $675 to $841.

Owners occupy 78.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,065
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,500
Median home value: $162,900
Median gross rent: $841
Housing units: 3,702
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,9128,065

Median household income

$52,588$54,500

Median home value

$125,900$162,900

Median gross rent

$675$841

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,912	$52,588	$125,900	$675
2020	9,442	$53,052	$99,800	$714
2021	7,340	$53,236	$110,600	$702
2022	7,627	$55,888	$146,400	$859
2023	8,065	$54,500	$162,900	$841

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	511	6.3%
5 to 17	1,504	18.6%
18 to 24	781	9.7%
25 to 34	1,166	14.5%
35 to 44	760	9.4%
45 to 54	789	9.8%
55 to 64	1,096	13.6%
65 to 74	823	10.2%
75 and over	635	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,189	64.3%
Black or African American	1,195	14.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	242	3.0%
Asian	35	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.2%
Two or more races	151	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,238	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	656	12.5%
High school graduate	1,636	31.0%
Some college or associate's	1,728	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	874	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	375	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,739	86.8%
Carpooled	103	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	182	5.8%
Other means	130	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	680	22.9%
15 to 29 min	602	20.2%
30 to 44 min	824	27.7%
45 to 59 min	432	14.5%
60+ min	435	14.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 16.4% (1,325 of 8,055)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,121	66.3%
Nonfamily households	1,079	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,200	86.4%
Vacant	502	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,512	78.5%
Renter-occupied	688	21.5%

1-unit, detached62.5%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other31.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,315	62.5%
1-unit, attached	27	0.7%
2 to 4 units	92	2.5%
5 to 19 units	43	1.2%
20 or more units	46	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1,179	31.8%

ZIP Code 28518

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