ZIP Code 28578

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, North Carolina.

Population: 4,585
Median household income: $55,966
Median home value: $87,100

ZIP Code 28578 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wayne County, North Carolina, home to about 4,585 residents. Its median household income of $55,966 runs in line with the Wayne County figure of $58,082.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28578's population declined 38.9% from 7,504 to 4,585, while its median gross rent rose 39.5% from $598 to $834.

The median gross rent is $834. 10.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,585
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,966
Median home value: $87,100
Median gross rent: $834
Housing units: 1,782
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5044,585

Median household income

$43,462$55,966

Median home value

$80,100$87,100

Median gross rent

$598$834

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,504	$43,462	$80,100	$598
2020	7,167	$43,029	$76,900	$645
2021	5,703	$56,733	$72,700	$793
2022	5,627	$61,515	$87,000	$803
2023	4,585	$55,966	$87,100	$834

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1725.2%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 743.7%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	429	9.4%
5 to 17	1,155	25.2%
18 to 24	493	10.8%
25 to 34	530	11.6%
35 to 44	589	12.8%
45 to 54	498	10.9%
55 to 64	426	9.3%
65 to 74	168	3.7%
75 and over	297	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,744	38.0%
Black or African American	247	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	8	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	225	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,356	51.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma38.1%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	955	38.1%
High school graduate	779	31.1%
Some college or associate's	508	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	136	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	130	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone65.4%

Carpooled30.0%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,172	65.4%
Carpooled	538	30.0%
Public transit	30	1.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	2.3%
Other means	11	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	252	14.4%
15 to 29 min	929	53.1%
30 to 44 min	336	19.2%
45 to 59 min	84	4.8%
60+ min	150	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.22
Poverty rate: 38.1% (1,717 of 4,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	999	70.4%
Nonfamily households	420	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,419	79.6%
Vacant	363	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	994	70.0%
Renter-occupied	425	30.0%

1-unit, detached37.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other61.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	663	37.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15	0.8%
20 or more units	12	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1,092	61.3%

ZIP Code 28578

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