ZIP Code 28525

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lenoir County, North Carolina.

Population: 2,684
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $80,200

Covering part of Lenoir County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28525 has about 2,684 residents. Its median household income of $53,750 runs above the Lenoir County figure of $44,795.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28525's population declined 6.9% from 2,883 to 2,684, while its median gross rent rose 27.5% from $593 to $756.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 63.0% of the population. 81.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,684
Median age: 49.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $80,200
Median gross rent: $756
Housing units: 1,312
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8832,684

Median household income

$35,000$53,750

Median home value

$76,100$80,200

Median gross rent

$593$756

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,883	$35,000	$76,100	$593
2020	2,504	$38,200	$71,500	$670
2021	2,687	$41,571	$76,200	$677
2022	2,790	$53,702	$80,000	$738
2023	2,684	$53,750	$80,200	$756

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

Age distribution

Under 50.3%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5419.6%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	0.3%
5 to 17	444	16.5%
18 to 24	222	8.3%
25 to 34	181	6.7%
35 to 44	202	7.5%
45 to 54	526	19.6%
55 to 64	468	17.4%
65 to 74	375	14.0%
75 and over	259	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,690	63.0%
Black or African American	241	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	726	27.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.5%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	492	24.5%
High school graduate	590	29.3%
Some college or associate's	731	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	167	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	31	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled17.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	996	81.5%
Carpooled	213	17.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	1.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	220	18.2%
15 to 29 min	411	34.0%
30 to 44 min	289	23.9%
45 to 59 min	124	10.3%
60+ min	165	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 15.4% (413 of 2,684)

	Count	Share
Family households	895	75.7%
Nonfamily households	287	24.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,182	90.1%
Vacant	130	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	880	74.5%
Renter-occupied	302	25.5%

1-unit, detached42.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other57.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	557	42.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	755	57.5%

ZIP Code 28525

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