ZIP Code 28607

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Watauga County, North Carolina.

Population: 35,504
Median household income: $44,132
Median home value: $339,200

ZIP Code 28607 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Watauga County, North Carolina, home to about 35,504 residents. At $44,132, its median household income sits below Watauga County's $51,367.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28607's population declined 2.9% from 36,550 to 35,504, while its median gross rent rose 22.6% from $882 to $1,081.

55.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,504
Median age: 23.7 yrs
Median household income: $44,132
Median home value: $339,200
Median gross rent: $1,081
Housing units: 16,726
Homeownership rate: 50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.8%
Unemployment rate: 11.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,55035,504

Median household income

$43,728$44,132

Median home value

$256,600$339,200

Median gross rent

$882$1,081

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,550	$43,728	$256,600	$882
2020	36,347	$44,736	$272,900	$939
2021	33,813	$43,542	$271,800	$960
2022	35,423	$45,476	$296,800	$1,071
2023	35,504	$44,132	$339,200	$1,081

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 177.9%

18 to 2442.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	868	2.4%
5 to 17	2,814	7.9%
18 to 24	15,005	42.3%
25 to 34	3,745	10.5%
35 to 44	2,694	7.6%
45 to 54	2,198	6.2%
55 to 64	3,297	9.3%
65 to 74	2,936	8.3%
75 and over	1,947	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,956	87.2%
Black or African American	815	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	88	0.2%
Asian	421	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.1%
Two or more races	807	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,388	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate17.7%

Some college or associate's20.0%

Bachelor's degree28.4%

Graduate or professional degree25.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,420	8.4%
High school graduate	2,976	17.7%
Some college or associate's	3,366	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,772	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,283	25.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit1.9%

Walked6.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,419	71.8%
Carpooled	1,632	10.3%
Public transit	298	1.9%
Walked	951	6.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,508	9.5%
Other means	101	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,053	49.0%
15 to 29 min	4,743	32.9%
30 to 44 min	1,703	11.8%
45 to 59 min	448	3.1%
60+ min	454	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 34.9% (10,340 of 29,622)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,622	44.5%
Nonfamily households	7,023	55.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,645	75.6%
Vacant	4,081	24.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,323	50.0%
Renter-occupied	6,322	50.0%

1-unit, detached55.5%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units16.9%

20 or more units11.0%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,276	55.5%
1-unit, attached	224	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1,473	8.8%
5 to 19 units	2,833	16.9%
20 or more units	1,848	11.0%
Mobile home & other	1,072	6.4%

ZIP Code 28607

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