ZIP Code 28612

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Burke County, North Carolina.

Population: 11,182
Median household income: $56,007
Median home value: $159,400

ZIP Code 28612 (Burke County, North Carolina) is home to about 11,182 residents. The median household income of $56,007 is in line with the Burke County median ($55,684).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28612's population declined 9.2% from 12,314 to 11,182, while its median gross rent rose 34.1% from $587 to $787.

84.5% of workers drive to work alone. 72.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,182
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,007
Median home value: $159,400
Median gross rent: $787
Housing units: 5,449
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,31411,182

Median household income

$44,130$56,007

Median home value

$104,200$159,400

Median gross rent

$587$787

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,314	$44,130	$104,200	$587
2020	12,274	$43,417	$106,700	$645
2021	11,954	$48,140	$115,900	$769
2022	11,154	$50,944	$138,100	$774
2023	11,182	$56,007	$159,400	$787

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	600	5.4%
5 to 17	1,388	12.4%
18 to 24	810	7.2%
25 to 34	1,534	13.7%
35 to 44	1,015	9.1%
45 to 54	1,589	14.2%
55 to 64	2,070	18.5%
65 to 74	1,088	9.7%
75 and over	1,088	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,122	90.5%
Black or African American	207	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	0.3%
Asian	306	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	166	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	342	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,364	16.3%
High school graduate	2,689	32.1%
Some college or associate's	3,144	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	878	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	309	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,016	84.5%
Carpooled	503	10.6%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	24	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	161	3.4%
Other means	50	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	934	20.3%
15 to 29 min	2,373	51.7%
30 to 44 min	820	17.8%
45 to 59 min	220	4.8%
60+ min	247	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 11.6% (1,290 of 11,141)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,487	72.6%
Nonfamily households	1,316	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,803	88.1%
Vacant	646	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,696	77.0%
Renter-occupied	1,107	23.0%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other23.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,937	72.3%
1-unit, attached	41	0.8%
2 to 4 units	133	2.4%
5 to 19 units	36	0.7%
20 or more units	3	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1,299	23.8%

ZIP Code 28612

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