ZIP Code 28617

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ashe County, North Carolina.

Population: 1,469
Median household income: $56,667
Median home value: $198,700

Covering part of Ashe County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28617 has about 1,469 residents. At $56,667, its median household income sits above Ashe County's $50,827.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28617's population declined 23.6% from 1,924 to 1,469, while its median gross rent rose 42.3% from $522 to $743.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.5% of the population. 76.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,469
Median age: 53.0 yrs
Median household income: $56,667
Median home value: $198,700
Median gross rent: $743
Housing units: 1,218
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9241,469

Median household income

$41,129$56,667

Median home value

$142,300$198,700

Median gross rent

$522$743

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,924	$41,129	$142,300	$522
2020	1,526	$33,244	$119,300	$585
2021	1,821	$35,778	$158,400	$721
2022	1,938	$38,750	$180,800	$764
2023	1,469	$56,667	$198,700	$743

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 6424.1%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	103	7.0%
5 to 17	163	11.1%
18 to 24	85	5.8%
25 to 34	113	7.7%
35 to 44	181	12.3%
45 to 54	93	6.3%
55 to 64	354	24.1%
65 to 74	211	14.4%
75 and over	166	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,374	93.5%
Black or African American	7	0.5%
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	25	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	63	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's40.1%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	89	8.0%
High school graduate	313	28.0%
Some college or associate's	448	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	164	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	104	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	430	76.5%
Carpooled	23	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	11.7%
Other means	19	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	246	49.6%
15 to 29 min	137	27.6%
30 to 44 min	106	21.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	7	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 12.8% (188 of 1,469)

	Count	Share
Family households	447	61.9%
Nonfamily households	275	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	722	59.3%
Vacant	496	40.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	573	79.4%
Renter-occupied	149	20.6%

1-unit, detached52.5%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other39.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	639	52.5%
1-unit, attached	19	1.6%
2 to 4 units	51	4.2%
5 to 19 units	30	2.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	479	39.3%

ZIP Code 28617

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